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| Lexar JDSE2GB-431 2 GB JumpDrive Secure II (Retail Package) | 
 enlarge | Brand: Lexar
Category: CE
List Price: $159.99
Buy New: $18.99
You Save: $141.00 (88%)
New (4) from $18.99
Avg. Customer Rating:  9 reviews
Media: Electronics
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Hard Drive Size: 2
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1
Dimensions (in): 7.6 x 5.9 x 1.1
Warranty: 2 years warranty
MPN: JDSE2GB-431
Model: JDSE2GB-431
UPC: 650590136209
EAN: 0650590136209
ASIN: B000BMRO10
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
Condition: Brand New
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| Features:
| • | AES 256-bit encryption | | • | Easily create multiple password-protected areas called Encrypted Vaults on the JumpDrive and/or host computer via the Secure II Dashboard utility. | | • | Data that you place into an Encrypted Vault is automatically encrypted. | | • | The File Shredder feature allows yout osecurely and thoroughly delete files so that they can never be re-accessed or recovered. | | • | Compatible with both PC and Mac |
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Product Description
Lexar's JumpDrive Secure II gives you peace of mind that your data is safe. At half the size of the original Secure, with a sleek industrial design, you'll have advanced portable storage. Simply drag-and-drop your sensitive files and the JumpDrive will put them into its Encrypted Vaults area -- or use the File Shredder to destory unwanted files and make sure they can't be recovered. It's simple, easy data protection! Requirements - Windows XP(Home or Pro), Windows 2000 Pro; Mac OS X (10.2+); available USB 2.0 port
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| Customer Reviews: Read 4 more reviews...
 as advertised November 15, 2007
This worked just as advertised. The included software did just what I wanted it to do and is very easy to navigate.
 What, secure?! You have to be an administrator! March 28, 2007
5 out of 6 found this review helpful
I am giving this unit the lowest possible score for the reasons below. The fact that this is product by Lexar is actually named "Secure" invokes the belief it really is secure. However, I have been discussing this with Lexar for over two weeks now, without resolution.
The problem is that the Encrypted Vault (the reason I purchased the thing) is not available except when signed in as an administrator. Hello??!! Why would Lexar build a unit that is smaller than some earrings my girlfriend wears if they did not expect it to be used as a portable device, meaning it would be used in many different computers? So, if you go to the library, or at work on a network, or at your friend Billy's house, and you are not the administrator, YOU LOSE! The only way around this is to put your most sensitive material right on the public drive, and not use the secure features of the drive. Does that make sense?
I was sent the software version by Lexar with no improvement, and have tried all of their suggestions, and now the unit will display the Microsoft Windows error screen and shut the drive down.
To be fair, if you do not need to access sensitive material on any computer (without admin rights) then this unit could work for you. It works great on my home computer, but I just have to admit that with a PORTABLE device I tend to want to PORT it around and use it on other machines and cannot.
If you need to access your data on many machines, and wish to do so without admin rights, beware! I suggest you look at the Lexar website and contact them to make sure this is possible. I'm still wrestling with them, and am hopeful I can take them to the mat and pin them, and will be able to actually use this storage device as advertised.
 Amazing product! March 13, 2007
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
This flash drive has served me very well. It's fast, reliable, and survived a trip through the washing machine and dryer with all data and functionality intact. I use it frequently with a Windows XP machine and an OS X machine. Buy this drive! You won't regret it.
Glitch Using ThumbDrive May 30, 2006
9 out of 18 found this review helpful
I've had several Lexar Secure II thumb drives. I purchase them because you can encrypt your data. Not many other thumb drive makers provide encryption software in their thumb drive. All of my Lexar drives worked fine initially, for about a month, then eventually a glitch shows up in all of them. This same glitch occurs when inserting the thumb drive in both my desktop and laptop computers, so I guess that the glitch is probably in the thumb drive, not the computers.
The glitch is that I am unable to "Safely Remove the Hardware" when I click on the drive removal icon at the lower right hand corner of the screen. I am force to do an "unsafe" removal by simply pulling the thumb drive out. I believe that this technique may be corrupting some files in my computer to the point that often I get the "blue screen of death" when I shut down. This "blue screen of death" probably occurs because the computer is unable to remove the thumb drive when it is trying to shut down.
I do not have removal problems with thumb drives made by other companies, that does not have the encryption software. My guess is that the glitch in within Lexar's encryption software.
It is obviously difficult to provide trouble free encryption software in thumb drives. If it was simple, then more thumb drive companies would do so.
This glitchs makes the thumb drive not very usable because each time you do an unsafe removal, you run the risk of corrupting more files in your computer and possibly ruining it. Overall, I've wasted my money on these drives and will never buy another Lexar drive again.
 Encryption is not for Macs yet, not for Windows domains May 25, 2006
22 out of 24 found this review helpful
I bought this because I wanted an encrypted device that I could use to offload personal documents I receive while traveling for work, and then read them using my Mac(s) at home. Lexar JD II is the only product I found advertised to work with both Macs and PCs at the same time.
My primary Mac is an Intel Mac. Early on I realized the encryption utility only runs on PPC Macs. Okay, so I figured I'd use it on the PPC Mac Mini, and everything seeemed fine at first.
Then I hit a problem where my Mac Mini could not read video DVDs. A little search on the Mac support forums, and I found that installing Lexar JD software disables video DVD support on my Mac! Fortunately there were instructions on how to uninstall.
Aside from the problems with the Macs, I also hit the problem another reviewer mentioned, which is that you must be logged in as a LOCAL administrator to use the encryption software under Windows. Since my work PC is a member of a domain, I had to create a local account, log off the work domain and back on as a local user to use encryption anyway. Kingston Data Traveler Elite works fine under Windows domain logins, unfortunately for me they don't have Mac software yet.
So in summary the current Lexar encryption software:
- Can't be used on a Windows domain machine
- Can't be used on an Intel Mac
- Breaks the DVD on a PPC Mac
It's not for me!
However if you are using the Lexar strictly on stand-alone Windows PCs, OR you don't require encryption, it should be okay.
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