Transferring just got easier
Written: Jul 20 '03
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Pros: Great way to transfers files between systems
Cons: The higher memory capacities are a little pricey
The Bottom Line: I am very happy that I am able to transfer data easily and without additional cost between systems without the limited memory restrictions that I had in the past.
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I was first introduced to the pen drive technology when I was in a training class at work. We were having problems downloading required software from the web, so the teacher just whipped out his pen drive that he had in his pocket (its only about 3 ½ inches long and 1 inch wide) and plugged it into my USB port on my laptop. My Windows 2000 operating system sensed the drive automatically and I could immediately see the data through explorer as an additional drive. The drive response had minimal delay and I quickly and conveniently transferred my data to my local C: drive. Note that you cannot just pull out the drive when you are done. You have to go to the control panel and say to stop the drive before you pull it out.
FEATURES
- 256 MB Memory (note that the link here is to the 32MB Memory version: difference is cost of about $40 for the 32 MB version and $149 at Frys for the 256MB version).
- High Speed USB 2.0
- Compatible with USB 1.1
- Compatible with Windows XP professional/home edition,Windows 2000 professional,Windows ME, MAC 9.0 and higher (no driver software required)
- Compatible with Windows 98/98SE(requires included software)
- Password lock where you can password protect any portion of the device’s contents
- Autozip where it automatically zips and unzips files into a special folder
- PC lock where you can lock your pc for a designated period of time
- Auto login (automatically file IDs and passwords for websites)
- 1 year warranty
- Free accessory by mail (detachable neck strap, USB extension cable, or soft carry case) through http://www.mediabysony.com.
WHAT I USE IT FOR
I use it to transfer data between my work laptop and my home computer. It’s also great if you want to take some neat digital pictures that you have on another system and port them over to someone else’s system. Most computers nowadays have a USB port configured on it. As an example, a friend of mine got exuberant with his picture taking on our last sailing trip and took over 130 pictures. He tried to burn them on a CD from his digital camera, and had some problems transferring the data. Instead, he saved it on our work system, I copied all the data onto my laptop, and when I got home, I used the pen drive to transfer all the data over to my home computer. The software automatically opens up the folder as pictures with my Windows XP OS, and I get a neat slide show of all the pictures, deleting automatically all the ones of me looking totally soaked! Then I copied over all the pictures into my documents folder and set up the system to use the pictures as my screen saver. A very nice remembrance of my neat trip and some great pictures of the San Francisco Bay!
Bottom line, if you want to quickly transfer data between systems without the annoyance and expense of burning a CD, the limited file sizes and awkward restrictions of sending your data through e-mail or the restrictions of limited storage capacity on floppy drives, then this is a great option.
Recommended:
Yes
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