4GB Clip Flash Drive USB 2.0 | List Price: $47.07
Discount Price: $16.86
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Brand: Imation
Binding: Electronics
Warranty: Limited lifetime warranty
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Too slow. [Posted on 2007-06-03]
Last edit. After I remembered another folder of about 130 MB that I wanted to store on this drive, and after it took more than half an hour to transfer it, I decided to return this item.
I would have used this drive with my own computers, with Mac OS 10.4.9, and work computers, mostly with Windows 2000 or XP, but a couple of old ones with Windows 98 SE.
Positive things. This drive has a rugged design with a very convenient carrying doohickey. Comes with Windows 98 drivers, which most people won't need, but I do.
Negative, unfortunately, I have to weight this fairly heavily. Really slow transfer rate compared with my 1 GB drive by another maker. A large folder, about 500 MB, took something like half an hour or more to transfer on to this drive. Compared that to my 1 GB drive, which took only 2 or 3 minutes. On the other hand, a larger folder, about 900 MB, took around twenty minutes, so it's not consistent.
Later edit, with things I should have mentioned. The slow data rates were definitely on USB 2.0 ports, and were on my Mac Mini with OS 10.4.9.
The security software is included on the drive, but not actually installed. Since it's Windows only software, I just deleted it without installing. There is also a PDF manual included on the drive.
Protected, and massive storage [Posted on 2007-12-27]
I owned the 1GB version of this for a long time and purchased the 4GB version for my partner. He, like I, has been thrilled with the Caribeener clip as we both keep it on our key rings at all times now. So there's never a time when we are without the ability to store files.
I keep my passwords on mine, so no matter where I am, I have access to them. (It is encrypted.) But something like PortableApps will make this even more useful.
No downsides that I've found.
After some REAL testing [Posted on 2008-04-25]
OK, I purchased this item last week, and I must say I am VERY impressed by it. I own several Verbatim 512 usb drives, a Sony 2gb usb drive, a Lexar 2 gb drive, and some smaller office usb drives (8 usb drives in total) and I must say this Imation drive is the best of all of these.
As to the comment made by the reviewer before about this drive being slow, this is simply not true. If you have a USB 2.0 capable system (newer to semi-newer system have by default) than this drive is actually very fast. I put over 3GB of software on my drive (THREE GIGABYTE!) and did this in less than 30 minutes, and that includes the time of me selecting the files I wanted to load on this! And my software folder on there alone has 1192 individual files in it! So to say this drive is slow, I can only say that there is something wrong with your system if it appears slow.
(Keep in mind, there is a difference between loading a few large files, and many little files; it will take longer to load numerous files than it does to load large files in small numbers. So if you're uploading 4311 small files equaling 1 gb to your drive, it takes longer than uploading 100 files that equal 1gb in size. But this is true for all usb drives and also for hard drives, and if any performance loss occurs because of this, it is in no way particular to this drive.)
Furthermore, from my experience with other usb flash drives I can say this: the Lexar lightning drive, the one with the chrome exterior, is also fast, but the Lexar get EXTREMELY hot to the touch, which can certainly not be considered good. So remember that when you're looking into purchasing one of those. In contrast, this Imation 4gb drive did not change temperature AT ALL, and I touched it during and just after transferring those 3gb of stuff, and it did not even feel slightly warm. That is just utterly amazing to me! So it is fast, and it is cool. So I am very impressed. It is also a lot faster than the Sony 2gb retractable usb drive that I have.
You can indeed wear it on your keychain. I actually did this because of the first reviewer's comments, and I love it! Now I always have my stuff on me, and if I ever need to help someone with their PC problem, or I need one of my files, I have it on me.
The rubber sleeve, wherein the little usb drive itself fits, is very flexible/mouldable, and the drive itself sits very snugly into it, and there is no risk of it coming out. The o-ring itself is fortified and made out of hard plastic, as so that it is strong and rugged. I took the clip itself off because I have it on a metal ring that also contains my keys, but I could see how the clip could be handy if you want to hang it on your belt-loop or something.
What else can I say? I am really impressed with this drive and I would recommend it to anyone.
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