CORSAIR Flash Voyager 1GB Flash Drive (USB2.0 Portable) Model CMFUSB2.0-1GB

Pros: Very durable. VERY DURABLE. I can’t say this enough. I’ve dropped it, thrown it (HARD) at people, played catch with it. It still works like new. It’s actually my favorite thing about it. Unlike most flash drives, which have a hard plastic shell, this is incased in a rubber shell. Tons of fun. Otherwise it has good capacity/speed for the price. And I’m not sure about the speed, since I’ve never owned another flash drive to compare it with. But the stats say it’s a bit faster then the average speed within the price range.

Cons: It gets dirty, since it's kind of rubbery. It's not hard to clean (soak a paper towel in some Absolute vodka and rub), but you really don't need to clean plastic-cased Flash drives. However, the rubber-case is also what allows me be so careless with it. But if you don't plan on hitting people with your memory, it's a con. Also, it's a bit thick, so it doesn't let me use adjacent USB ports, vertical or horizontal. And while I guess that's why they included that short extension cable, it would be nice if it was naturally that thin. Alternatively, it would be nice if the cable was longer, so it could be used for more then just thinning out your plug. Note: Finally, it doesn’t bounce. That might sound like a silly complaint, but given why I like it...

Overall Review: You’ll notice that despite the length of my cons, it still gave it a 5/5. There a several reason for that: A) I was really nitpicking, B) none of those issues is something I’d noticed until I started thinking about the cons just now, and C) some of my complains are entirely outside the normal function of flash drives. I’ve had this thing for about 6 months now. I’ll buy from Corsair again. I’d say all the “newegg gr8 for shippz!” stuff, but the truth is I can see the NJ warehouse out my window. I really wish I could just go over and get it. I know Newegg isn’t a retail store, but seriously, I see the warehouse. Even if this automatically makes all my orders “next day” in effect, I don’t like waiting an extra day and paying shipping when I could just walk over and get it.

Pros: Blazingly fast read/write speeds with small and large files. USB "extension" cable is a bonus. Tech support via phone and website is top shelf. They really try to make their customers happy. Blue activity light. Ten year warranty.

Cons: There is a known issue with a number of these drives and has been validated on corsair's tech forum. Write protection errors keep coming up and cannot be fixed. Some people here have even mentioned them. Tech support was easy to work with and they want me to RMA the drive. Hopefully the next one won't have this problem. Lanyard loop could split, but never happened with mine. Somewhat "fat" so you might have problems with close usb ports. Could easily lose the cap but corsair will send you a new one for free. Security/encryption sotware isn't built in. Either carry the CD with you or leave it on the drive.

Overall Review: While I noted certain "cons" of the drive, none has affected me save the write protection errors. Again, corsair will most likely let you RMA the drive with ease. Product would have receive five eggs had it not broken on me. As always, newegg dominates.

Pros: Newegg got the drives to me in record time. Drive is fast and reliable, have purchased 2. The first one came with password protection - very easy to set up and use the last one came with AES protection by truecrypt.

Cons: The password protection was user friendly and easy to sey up. The AES encrytion by truecrpt was much more difficult to use so didn't set up the securety. I was very disappoined that Corsair had done away with the password protection and was using the not so user friendly new encryption. If it wasn't for this I would have given it a 5 egg rating.

Overall Review: Lost my first drive after 18 months - to use the warranty I have to send the drive to the manufacture. I can't erase the files on the drive since no computer can locate the hardware now. The material on the drive is of a very senstive nature such as "passwords", "account numbers" etc. so I would never risk the data being read by anyone therefore the manufactures warranty is useless to me.

Pros: This USB key can be stepped on, thrown (hard) at annoying people (even those with thick skulls)and still work fine.

Cons: The rubber loop (for attaching to keychain, etc) broke after a month, so I can't use it on my keychain anymore. Since I really wanted something I can just tote around without thinking about it, this device no longer meets my needs because of the flimsy key loop. They could have reinforced it internally. Also, by about 3 weeks (i.e. before it broke off my keychain), the rubber cap became loose enough it would fall off quite easily. (I lost it in a parking lot when I took my keys out.) This is mostly just irritating, but it does let dirt and dust into the connector.

Pros: Very good tranfer rates using USB 2.0, has worked on every system I've tried it on, seems very compatible. Detects a USB hub first, then the drive itself. I imagine this lends to compatibility quite a bit. So far doesn't seem prone to ESD spiking systems when plugging it in, I'm guessing the rubber shell insulates it while in your pocket or wherever. Some of you may have experienced plugging in a USB device like this and rebooting the computer from a static shock. Aesthetics of the drive are good, doesn't look too cheesey.

Cons: I've been using the drive for awhile now and I have a few gripes. The rubber key-hole hook broke the first month I had the drive, the lanyard got caught on something and yanked the drive, if it wasn't in my pocket with the lanyard hanging out I might have lost the drive. The rubber hook should be internally reinforced with some kind of wire frame for strength. The rubber USB drive condom (male connector cap) is FAR too easy to lose, I've lost it several times but thankfully have found it. The cap is also very prone to tearing, I use this drive regularly and the rubber has torn on the corner right up the edge, the cap barely stays on now, very annoying.

Overall Review: This product needs more useability testing and refinements, the technical performance the drive is above par compared to other products from other manufacturers. However plenty of other drives have better useability by far. If Corsair were to refine this product by reinforcing the key-hole hook and the cap, as well attach the cap to the device body, this product would be a perfect 5. Oddly enough I'm writing this review as I'm about to RMA a defective drive. I nearly lost everything on it but was able to get the drive to work for a few more minutes to copy the bulk of my content off before it gave up the ghost. It detects as device name 0000000-0000000000 now, yay!

Pros: Looks nice, easy to grip, comfortable to hold

Cons: The USB connector within 1 month became very loose, so I have to hold it in place for my computer to read it. I have to put pressure on it for it stays in the right position.

Overall Review: This design would work great if it was built like most flash drives then on the outside had the comfortable layer.

Pros: Cheap. Fast (enough). Durable. Decent size. Durable.

Cons: A bit thicker than other jump drives, but that is the cost of durrability.

Overall Review: After about a year, general wear-and-tear and some bumps 'caused my drive's USB head to snap loose from the body. I pulled the drive from a computer, and the USB bit was still there. I just pulled it out, and stuck it back in - it still works great, even if it occasionally get re-bumped, and the computer thinks it got disconnected.

Pros: Works great—even after going through the washer and dryer. That’s right. Went through one cycle of the washer and dryer. Plugged it in and all my data was still there. Fast data transfer. Rubberized outer shell and cap are a great idea. The cap has not loosened any from my high day-to-day use. I have used several other plastic jump drives in the past and the caps seem to always loosen and fall off. This is definitely the best out of around 5 other brands I use. Highly recommended.

Cons: None. Although I wish the 4GB was around 17.99! I paid around 70 for this back in February 2006.

Overall Review: Great drives. Will never buy another brand as long as this exists.