Customer Reviews:
 Wonderful Hard disk, in your Pocket ! 32 GB, of freedom, and Mobility September 4, 2008
13 out of 16 found this review helpful
I had this, on my Wish List, for a while. Finally, I had to buy it. I was only content with my SanDisk 8 GB Cruzer Micro USB 2.0 Drive with U3 SDCZ6-8192-A11 (retail packaging), with "U3" technology. That drive allowed me to store a lot of info, college projects, research, and to save large files for various Operating Systems.... However, being a Tech Geek, I was drooling over the 32 GB flash / thumb drive, and I am very happy with the product.
I researched, for a while, due to the fact that prices were higher when I began drooling over the 32 GB availability, and the Corsair drive was my choice after reading reviews.
The drive arrives clean, and ready for possibilities. My Cruzer drive has the U3 system built in...which is nice...but also can be a pain, on older computers, some public computers, or computers with slow memory.
On the other hand, having all of your email, browser settings, and favorite programs in your pocket is wonderful.
I have read several books, about how to create a Linux /home file, on a USB drive -- Knoppix Hacks: 100 Industrial-Strength Tips and Tools, for an ENCRYPTED /home file, to run "in Persistent mode," with a Linux "Live CD," such as Knoppix, or Ubuntu 8.04 DVD --and I have read about how to hack a Linux OS into a USB drive.... Hacking Ubuntu: Serious Hacks Mods and Customizations (ExtremeTech)...so the possibilities seemed limitless....with more GB !
Although I may use the above books, to later create an encrypted /home file, for USB "persistent mode" (carry your Desktop, anywhere....except across Borders, according to the news) /home file directory, for now I have simply setup an easy solution to duplicating a U3 type of setup.
You can purchase this 32 GB drive, then go to Portable Apps (on the web), and install the "Suite" package, then update the programs, and install new programs. You can even import your email into the drive, and it works with multiple Operating Systems (see Portable Apps, for a list of supported OSes).
So, if you like the idea of U3 type technology, but you want more GB, you can purchase this drive, and use Portable Apps to turn the drive into a pocket Office, or organizer.
If you want to really Geek out, and you do not cross Borders (where Homeland Security is taking laptops and thumb drives), you can put your entire Desktop environment (Linux), in your pocket...then boot with a Live CD, and save data without leaving any traces on the machine that you boot from.
Either way, this drive gives nearly unlimited possibilities, until Uncle Sam takes it away from you...or hires you to teach him how you tweaked it.
As a fantastic bonus, instead of providing a small, old school extension, Corsair provides a fancy, sleek, LONG, "new fangled" extension that works very well, and gives you a lot of flexibility and reach. Extensions are important, especially for office workers, and more so when the PC units are on the floor. Who wants to get their nice dress slacks dirty? Simply plug in the fancy, long extension, and you can have access, no matter where the USB ports are located, or what weird angle (Dell) they are placed.
Furthermore, the drive comes with a nice cap, and a durable lanyard, with a strong clip. One loop through the beltloop, and if the drive falls out of your pocket....no worries.
Great Storage Product September 2, 2008
There are so many positive things about this drive that it's difficult to know where to begin. Wait, no it's not--it's fast, massive (by today's standards), robust and durable. With its rubber coating, it resists electrical shock and physical shock. Lose the cap? You can still run it through the washing machine and dryer and have it come out fine. Reviewers who have tried to use this drive as RAM should remember that this is a storage drive, not DDR RAM. Get over it. It seemingly takes a long time to transfer lots of material, but compared to other flash drives, it's about the fastest available. It's not as cheap as it will eventually be, but when has that not been the case. For the here and now, it's great.
Fast, Mac-Compatible 8GB Thumbdrive September 1, 2008
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
I have been using this drive for about a month now, and it works great! It's fast, great capacity, and works seamlessly on my Mac. Unfortunately, the first one I received was dead, but with Amazon's no-questions-asked return policy, they overnighted me a new one, and I returned the broken one, with minimal effort. Overall I am very pleased with the drive.
Best Flash Drive Ever August 31, 2008
4 out of 5 found this review helpful
This is a excellent product-- solid, rugged and reliable. I was looking for something portable, sizable, and durable. Thus far, this has proved to be all the above and then some. I have saved video, music, and documents on this drive and zero failures to report. My con is that rubber casing prohibits using side by side usb ports due to the size. Other than that, it is a terrific drive that is economically priced.
What a voyager August 31, 2008
1 out of 5 found this review helpful
Easy to handle, not to wide to insert in a laptop usb port. Great capacity.
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