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Summary: Don't know how I got by without it
Review: I'm a Network Administrator, responsible for the network of a $10M company. I support ten servers and 75 workstations. I've had this little drive for over a year and I use it all the time. I carry it around in my pocket all day, and toss it in my purse when I go home, so it really gets thrown around a lot. This little gizmo is indispensable for moving and copying files. It's a lot faster to use this to copy largish (50 MB+) files to several computers than it is to copy the files down from the network. I've used this drive at least twice at home to copy files from one computer to another so I could rebuild a computer when there was no CD burner available. I've used this drive with both FAT32 and NTFS drives. It's fast enough to satisfy me. I've even got a couple of smaller ones to give to our CEO or Sales guys when they have to transport files. They all work great.
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Summary: Best Idea that Works Great
Review: I bought this product 6 months ago and its the greatest thing I ever bought. Fast usb 2.0 transfers and holds a lot, 256 mb. This is a lot better than any floppy disk or any zip disks. A MUST HAVE!Powel
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Summary: The best value in flash
Review: These are the best value I have found in flash memory. It's definitely the best thing out and you'll wonder what you did before you had one. wwr@virginia.edu
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Summary: Good USB drive, but with a few downsides
Review: I've owned this drive for about 6 months. It performs well (automatically recognized as a storage device in XP and Win2000), and I have no complaints with data transfer speeds. It supports both USB 1.1 and USB 2.0. On the plus side, the device has performed flawlessly for six months, with no errors, across a wide range of Windows-based machines. On the downside, the flattened coke-bottle shape is not a good idea. The drive is wider than it needs to be, and this can cause problems when you are trying to plug two USB devices in to side-to-side USB connectors. The USB drive encroaches on adjacent USB connector's space. This is only a problem if you have a pair of side-to-side USB connectors and you plan to use both of them simultaneously. The drive does not feel very sturdy, but it must be stronger than it looks. I carry it around in my pockets with assorted metal objects like keys and coins. I've probably sat on it once or twice. So far, it has not cracked or broken.
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Summary: Good, but not as physically robust as the others
Review: The current price of this thing makes it a good deal. However, I have used several brands of USB Flash drives now, and the Lexar has a few comparative disadvantages. First, the design (two separate boards connected with a riser) is overly complex. Most of the newer USB Flash drives have only one board, and many fewer chips. This makes it bigger than others, and I wouldn't want to drop it too many times. Second, although the plastic seems plenty strong, it is not attached to the electronics. The shell just clamps over the device. In other words, the metal USB plug housing is attached to the circuit board, but NOT the plastic. This means that if you accidentally bend the tip, you're bending the circuit board directly and the plastic housing does nothing to help. This happened to me, and now there's a loose connection somewhere, and I have to put upward pressure on the drive in order for it to work. But it's getting worse, so I'm trying to get a replacement. This brings me to the third disadvantage: Lexar warranty support. I've been trying to get an RMA for the device, and have been going back and forth with a support rep in India for a couple weeks but despite several requests have only received promises that the RMA department will contact me.
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Summary: A must have for anyone who transfers files
Review: This is the first flash drive I've owned, and I've got to say, I love it. I've read other reviews where it's busted within a few weeks and won't write; chances are, those people just have the write protect turned on (it's the little notch on the skinny side). I have had this thing for 13 months now, and it has yet to fail me. The only thing to be aware of is this; it doesn't exactly hold 256 megs of data per se. It's capacity is 256, but you can only put 245 onto it. The reason as far as I can tell is that it has an 11 meg buffer of some sort. But hell, it's still more than enough to transfer a bunch of mp3's, dozens of pictures, thousands of pages of text, and even video game emulators (at only a couple meg a pop, you can get quite a library of Super NES games on something the size of a toe nail clpper).
I've had one issue on diminished capacity, but a quick format of the FAT32 brought it right back (this was after 11 months of consistant use w/o formatting, defragging, disk cleanup, etc. This is the reason for only four out of five stars. Otherwise, I would highly suggest getting a flash/jump/thumb/whatever drive. It doesn't neccessarily have to be Lexar; I just got this one because it's a good name, and Comp USA had a pretty good discount on them in Feb 2003. It hasn't failed me since.
Anyone who works with computers on even a semi regular basis will know that storage is paramount. If you don't have enough room to cart things around, then you can soon find yourself SOL. That's why I would suggest anything above 128megs. They're roughly 30 bucks nowadays; cheaper if you shop around. I think the lower end ones even come as perks in bundled packages nowadays (16, 32mb). I just recommend anything over 128 because a network transfer of 64 megs just simply doesn't take that long. That's where the 128 begins to become time effective. For those who don't know, they make these up to 2gb now, I believe (those are just ludicrously expensive. The 1gbs are ~300 dollars now) It writes pretty quickly too. 'course, this is expected considering it's USB 2.0 compatible.
In short, a flash drive is just a must have. It beats carrying around X number of floppies around.
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Summary: I¿m Putting my Zip Drives on eBay ASAP!
Review: This is the greatest thing since sliced bread. This is a "jump drive" also called pen drives, thumb drives, stick drives, and as one of my clients put it - "little secret weapons."
Not much bigger than a stick of gum, this unit holds 176 floppy disks of data. No, that is not a mistake. Remember that zip drive you pack around, and it only holds about 80 floppies. Not to mention zip disks that multiply like rabbits.
Just put your data in your pocket or pocket book. That's where I keep mine. It's so small, it kept getting lost in the purse "my husband calls the black hole." So now it's in the wallet.
This unt installed automatically on my Windows XP and came up like another hard drive (E drive). It even put itself on my SEND TO menu. So just open "My Documents" folder, hold down the ctrl key, select the files you want, click right mouse, go to SEND TO, then click on your newly installed jump drive. Instant backup!
The only flaw with this drive was on my laptop. The USB ports are vertical side by side, and I have to pull out my wireless keyboard so the jump drive would fit. This unit also wouldn't fit on a new Dell system, where they put the USB on the front inside a pop-out drawer. So check out where your USB ports are located before you buy. Gina Novelle
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Summary: Great but does NOT work with Windows 98SE
Review: I used to own a 128mb jumpdrive 1.0 and it worked great on all the OSs it claimed to support including Windows 98SE. Unfortunately, I lost it. I decided to go for this larger capacity drive as a replacement. Since one of my computers still runs windows 98se it is important to me that is supports this particular OS. When I went to download the drivers for windows 98se they were not available. Tech support emailed me some drivers, but they did not work either. I then tried it on some other windoows 98se machines at work with the same result. This is my only problem. Otherwise, it has functioned very well for me. If it worked with 98se (as it claims to) i'd give it 5 stars.
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Summary: Capacity is only 245MB instead of 256MB
Review: The overall performance is great. The drive is compact and fast. I am just a little disappointed to find out its actual capacity is only 245MB, not 256MB as advertised. Compared with SanDisk 256MB Drive which comes with a capacity of 250MB, Lexar seems to be more "flexible" in measuring the storage size.
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Summary: Love everything but the cap
Review: As a grad school student I am constantly working on different machines. This drive has become a permanent fixture on my key chain. It's fast, reliable, and requires no driver for windows XP. A few of us around the department started off with them, no everyone has one. I cannot stress how much faster and easier it is to use it over a Zip Disc or CD/RW. The downside is the cap and lack of extension cord. Some of the other manufacturers include a USB extension cord (in case the USB port is on the back of the computer)... but you can buy one fairly cheap. The biggest drawback is the tiny cap - which protects the USB connector. Mine broke within weeks (but help up after super gluing it back together), and they can easily get lost. Other than that, this has been a godsend. I use mine daily and have yet to have a problem. Some of the cheaper one's can have memory loss problems, so spend the extra $10 and go with a name brand... like Lexar or any of the other big companies.
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