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Summary: very easy to use and relatively secure locking clasp
Review: I have used this device repeatedly with my iBook Mac running OSX 10.2.4, a WindowsXP desktop and multiple Windows NT machines at work and at conferences. It is truly a delight to use and I have not had any problems whatsoever. I must say that I did look at a few other flash drives and I thought this one had one of the better 'locking' mechanisms. The cover has not come off in my pocket inspite of some hard use (and constant opening and closing of the cap too!). Highly recommended.
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Summary: very easy to use and relatively secure locking clasp
Review: I have used this device repeatedly with my iBook Mac running OSX 10.2.4, a WindowsXP desktop and multiple Windows NT machines at work and at conferences. It is truly a delight to use and I have not had any problems whatsoever. I must say that I did look at a few other flash drives and I thought this one had one of the better 'locking' mechanisms. The cover has not come off in my pocket inspite of some hard use (and constant opening and closing of the cap too!). Highly recommended.
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Summary: Cracking due to Poor design
Review: I've had two of these and both crack and break at the same place. There's a "bow-tie" sort of clip. The plast casing that holds on to the bow-tie cracks and breaks. The cover then falls off too easily. Otherwise, a good product. Just poor product design.
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Summary: Great bargain!
Review: My work teams travels a lot and frequently transfers large files, so I asked our IT department to get each of the members a USB drive. They selected Iomega. The drives have been a great success. They have all worked reliably, and endured a lot of jostling in briefcases. As the review above states, the cap is very sound and stays on well. I've been using mine for about six months now and it has not gotten loose. I highly recommend these drives. One word of warning for travelers: I've gotten stopped going through airport security with this drive in my briefcase a few times, and the screeners frequently have no clue what this little device is. Fortunately, they've never tried to confiscate it.
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Summary: Great bargain!
Review: My work teams travels a lot and frequently transfers large files, so I asked our IT department to get each of the members a USB drive. They selected Iomega. The drives have been a great success. They have all worked reliably, and endured a lot of jostling in briefcases. As the review above states, the cap is very sound and stays on well. I've been using mine for about six months now and it has not gotten loose. I highly recommend these drives. One word of warning for travelers: I've gotten stopped going through airport security with this drive in my briefcase a few times, and the screeners frequently have no clue what this little device is. Fortunately, they've never tried to confiscate it.
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Summary: Best and fastest of what I've seen so far! Good name brand!
Review: This was my first mini drive. Since I have 2.0 USB ports and WinXP, I went shopping for a USB 2.0 drive. I bought and returned 2 Lexar Jumpdrive Pro 2.0 and a SanDisk Cruzer Mini. Their performance was awful under WinXP Service Pack 1 (SP1). In all cases the Iomega performed my benchmark of receiving a 44MB directory in appx. 1 min. 30 secs, while the allegedly faster 2.0 models I tested required 3-5 mins.+. I am attributing this to a flaw in WinXP SP1 (and not my machine) since I repeated the benchmark on a Best Buy demo computer with the same level of WinXP and again the Mini Drive beat the Lexar hands down. I then downloaded the Win98 driver from Iomega's site for my 5 year old Dell (installed very very cleanly) and this time the 2.0 device timings improved dramatically to about 1 min. 30 secs., but the Iomega also improved to 1 min. 10 secs. Since I'm not yet sure what is causing the 2.0 drives to deteriorate under WinXP, I am sure that the Iomega USB 1.1 Mini Drive runs at very acceptable levels under WinXP with 2.0 ports and under Win98 with USB 1.1 ports. In other words, in today's Windows software environment, the Iomega Mini Drive runs acceptably fast, is consistent across Windows platforms, and is just ... well, a safe purchase if you want this type of device. Worthy of mention is that the physical construction of the Iomega was far and away the best. It's size is smaller than most others I've seen, and it is flat enough to fit in a USB port alongside a USB cable attached device, without encroaching. The case has good ergonomics designed into it, besides being a very professional looking, handsome, gray (like today's computer chasses). The end cap is large, bears a shirt pocket clip, and fits securely. The non business end of the drive has an attachment with a keyring which, if nothing else, will make it more difficult to lose, and it also lends to its appearance. Iomega is a good company with a useful web site and acceptable technical support. I can't come close to saying this about the pathetic SanDisk site and the slightly less anemic Lexar site. There are also some free downloads available for the device which I haven't explored yet, but do take a look and see if they interest you. So ... if you want this type of device, value performance, stylish looks, quality construction, and good vendor support, all at a reasonable price, consider this one. Can't vouch for the 256MB model since I didn't try it, but I do wish I had the extra capacity. You can basically leave it installed all the time and have the convenience of fairly adequate removeable storage for backing up frequently changing data, in my case a web site I'm actively maintaining, my Eudora mailboxes, and Excel spreadsheets. From sketchy information on the Internet, it appears that Iomega will be introducing 2.0 versions of this device. Several vendors like HP have been advertising them but are all out of stock. If I can iron out the nagging XP performance issue, I will be buying 2 of the 256KB 2.0 models. They will probably fly and I trust Iomega will ensure that happens. Good luck with your purchasing decision. You will likely find that this device is a "keeper", as I have.
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