USB Flash Drive Roundup - 10/2005
by Anand Lal Shimpi on October 4, 2005 11:28 AM EST- Posted in
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PQI I-Stick 2.0
PQI's I-Stick line has the best form factor of all of the drives that we've reviewed here today. In fact, the only reason to complain about the I-Stick's form factor is that it is possibly too small.
If you desire a larger drive or normal USB connector, PQI provides a little USB shell into which you plug the I-Stick. PQI also ships the I-Stick with a little credit card sized holder that can accommodate up to two I-Sticks. The holder itself is thicker than a credit card, but it can definitely fit in a wallet that could handle multiple credit cards stuck in a single slot.
The I-Stick is available in three flavors (in order of ascending performance): the vanilla I-Stick 2.0, the 2.0 Plus and the I-Stick Pro170, with the main differentiating feature between all three drives being their performance.
PQI I-Stick 2.0 Plus
PQI I-Stick Pro170
PQI's I-Stick line has the best form factor of all of the drives that we've reviewed here today. In fact, the only reason to complain about the I-Stick's form factor is that it is possibly too small.
If you desire a larger drive or normal USB connector, PQI provides a little USB shell into which you plug the I-Stick. PQI also ships the I-Stick with a little credit card sized holder that can accommodate up to two I-Sticks. The holder itself is thicker than a credit card, but it can definitely fit in a wallet that could handle multiple credit cards stuck in a single slot.
| PQI I-Stick 2.0 | |
| Sizes Available | 128MB - 1GB |
| Lanyard Included | No |
| USB Extension Cable Included | No |
| Data Encryption | No |
| Password Protection | No |
| Secure + Public Partitions Simultaneously Accessible | N/A |
| Flash Controller | USBest |
| Flash Memory | ? |
| Warranty | Lifetime |
The I-Stick is available in three flavors (in order of ascending performance): the vanilla I-Stick 2.0, the 2.0 Plus and the I-Stick Pro170, with the main differentiating feature between all three drives being their performance.
PQI I-Stick 2.0 Plus
| PQI I-Stick 2.0 Plus | |
| Sizes Available | 128MB - 1GB |
| Lanyard Included | No |
| USB Extension Cable Included | No |
| Data Encryption | No |
| Password Protection | Yes (Windows Only) |
| Secure + Public Partitions Simultaneously Accessible | No |
| Flash Controller | USBest |
| Flash Memory | ? |
| Warranty | Lifetime |
PQI I-Stick Pro170
| PQI I-Stick Pro170 | |
| Sizes Available | 128MB - 1GB |
| Lanyard Included | No |
| USB Extension Cable Included | No |
| Data Encryption | No |
| Password Protection | No |
| Secure + Public Partitions Simultaneously Accessible | N/A |
| Flash Controller | USBest |
| Flash Memory | ? |
| Warranty | Lifetime |
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LightRider - Tuesday, October 4, 2005 - link
Page 22 Shikatronics ManhattanLightRider - Tuesday, October 4, 2005 - link
Of course I make an error in my post pointing out an error...phisrow - Tuesday, October 4, 2005 - link
I'm glad to have some idea about real world performance specs, to the degree that the volatility of the market allows that, of these drives. Any chance that this, or future, reviews of this kind could test making the drives bootable. Some are easy, some are impossible, and some need some real voodoo to get them working. I'd love to know which is which these days.johnsonx - Tuesday, October 4, 2005 - link
Page 13:"although, neither is obviously full-proof."
yacoub - Tuesday, October 4, 2005 - link
"From top to bottom, a AA battery, Kingston DataTraveler II drive, Kingston DataTraveler Elite."No, not even close.
Elite is on top, DT2 is next, AA battery next, and 9-volt battery on the bottom.
TheInvincibleMustard - Tuesday, October 4, 2005 - link
C'mon, I soooo posted that before you!:p
-TIM
yacoub - Tuesday, October 4, 2005 - link
What's with all the scratches on the Corsair Flash Voyager's USB connector?TheInvincibleMustard - Tuesday, October 4, 2005 - link
I was actually wondering that, too ... what did you do to that poor thing to take the cover off???All in the name of science, eh?
TYPO: Pg 13 ... the caption for the "battery" picture doesn't correspond to the actual picture ... oh ... and just how OLD is that 9V Eveready? It looks like something out of the stonage in comparison to the other things in the picture ...
-TIM
SpaceRanger - Tuesday, October 4, 2005 - link
Stonage?? Sorry.. Couldn't help pointing out a typo in a "typo informative" post../em hides now.
TheInvincibleMustard - Tuesday, October 4, 2005 - link
:pAnd that's all I hafta say about that.
-TIM