Friday, October 07, 2005

USB Flash Drive

I just ordered a USB 2.0 1GB flash drive. I have been using another 1GB flash drive to transfer files, etc. but wanted a separate one to securely store my personal files on. This drive seems to be one of the better ones - Fast and secure. It is also more expensive with prices about $110 at most discounters but I found it at Dell for $83 including shipping.

Review and links here:
http://www.everythingusb.com/lexar_jumpdrive_lightning_1gb.html

Update: I like this flash drive. It is fast, easy to use and secure. I backup all of my personal data to it every day or so. (In addition to all of the daily/weekly/monthly backups that I do to other media.) Using the built-in application, I easily divided the drive into two 512MB segments - one public and one private. When I insert the drive into a USB port, the built-in application asks if I want to allow it to run. I say 'yes' if I want to access my private files, otherwise I say no and it opens up the public part of the drive which I use to store various trouble shooting utilities.

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