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Aaron B.

Aaron B.

Joined on 08/14/04

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Most Favorable Review

Extremely fast, neat case

CORSAIR Flash Voyager 2GB Flash Drive (USB2.0 Portable) Model CMFUSB2.0-2GB
CORSAIR Flash Voyager 2GB Flash Drive (USB2.0 Portable) Model CMFUSB2.0-2GB

Pros: The first thing you'll notice is that this little guy feels solid. It's wrapped in a rubbery skin (think one of those MP3 player protective cases) which is a nice touch for those of us with sweaty palms. DiskSpeed32 clocks this drive at 20398KBps avg. Which makes it fully capable of running Vista ReadyBoost and one of the fastest drives I've tested.

Cons: Easy to lose the lid. Is not as small as some other similarly priced units.

Most Critical Review

Unreliable, power and driver issues

Linksys AE2500-NP High Performance Dual-Band Wireless-N Adapter IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n USB 2.0 Up to 300Mbps Wireless Data Rates
Linksys AE2500-NP High Performance Dual-Band Wireless-N Adapter IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n USB 2.0 Up to 300Mbps Wireless Data Rates

Pros: Compact form-factor, high speed transfers under perfect conditions.

Cons: This device worked intermittently with my PC and Win7. I RMA'd it and had the same problem. Borrowed a friend's computer and it worked fine. Turned out my power supply wasn't providing consistent power and getting a new power supply fixed the Win7 issue. Upgraded to Win8 and the device started disconnecting (warning icon in device manager "Device could not start.")

Extremely small, not fast enough

OCZ Ultra-Slim Mini-Kart 2GB Flash Drive (USB2.0 Portable) Model OCZUSBM-2GB
OCZ Ultra-Slim Mini-Kart 2GB Flash Drive (USB2.0 Portable) Model OCZUSBM-2GB

Pros: Very very small. This little guy can fit in your wallet or even a business card holder. It comes with a tiny lanyard and an even tinier hole to loop it through.

Cons: Not fast enough to run Vista ReadyBoost. DiskSpeed32 clocks this drive at 10,312KBps avg. You can find 2GB flash drives around here for the same price that will support ReadyBoost... the cost of size.

Well built, very fast

OCZ RALLY2 2GB High Performance 2GB Dual Channel Flash Drive (USB2.0 Portable) Model OCZUSBR2DC-2GB
OCZ RALLY2 2GB High Performance 2GB Dual Channel Flash Drive (USB2.0 Portable) Model OCZUSBR2DC-2GB

Pros: Aluminum case feels really cool. It seems like it's going to hold up well in my backpack. The LED is extremely bright and awesome looking. Definitely going to make me popular with the ladiez... or epileptics. Very fast. Works great with Vista ReadyBoost. Comes with a cool lanyard.

Cons: LED is EXTREMELY bright. Can be quite distracting at night. Also may attract thieves/moths. Cap can be lost easily.

Overall Review: I'm buying another two of these guys to use as dedicated ReadyBoost for my desktop and mediacenter.