Good!

I have had a few usb sticks but i must be honest, i really like this one. I too was unsure of the rubber...but! The day after i received it i stupidly left in my pocket and put it through the washing machine. Of course i was expecting the worst but EVERYTHING was in tact and working perrfectly! And it has remained so for the last year and a half. I intend to buy more.

Awful

Doesnt work even though i have the right spec. Its very slow, and messes your computer up within minutes. Might as well save those pennies for a more reliable piece of equiptment. I wont be making that mistake again.

SANDISK cruzer crossfire 4Gb

A Quality pen drive made by a Quality Manufacturer. Out of all the Pen drives I have used, this one has been the best one so far. It is easy to carry around due to the size (it is truly tiny). Another good point about this is size of memory, 4Gb. Look wise this pen drive is pretty attractive, sleek and is well made. This USB Pen drive is very well priced aswell. Transferring data isn't an issue and I have found that it is pretty quick when it comes down to copying data onto the Pen drive.

Amazon have also provided a Promt service in regards to delivering this product and I recommend this product to future buyers.

Disappointing...

Have used the older 4GB Kingston sticks for ages and they are fast and bomb-proof. These look really cheap and flimsy in comparison and frankly don't work. They would cause our computers to freeze or crash if inserted and that's if they'd appear on the desktop at all. They are also very much slower than the 4GB versions. Not good, sent them back.

Cracking way to store pictures

My camera Olympus C-150 came with an Olympus 16mb card and was only able to take about 35 pictures at HQ - bit like a normal 35mm camera in terms of capacity.

The 64mb card is able to store 150+ pictures at that quality. This is the sort of capacity that I was looking for. Plenty of space to mess about. At this kind of cost this is very worth having although I notice they have gone up a bit since I bought mine about 3 months ago.

I picked a Fuji instead of an Olympus. The Fuji card was cheaper and also importantly - available! One annoying drawback - the panoramic function on the Olympus camera is only supported on an Olympus card and not the"identical" Fuji card which is meant to be interchangable but in fairness it does say that in the manual (but who reads the manual?). Other than that a doddle to use and a very fast and accurate transfer rate to the PC. I have shot over a 1000 pics now - no sign of any quality reduction. Yep I recommend it (and it's cheaper on Amazon than on ebay!!!!!).

Solid and Secure

Don't worry about your data - if you lose this memory stick your files and photos are safe!

Firstly, the device itself is a sturdy thing, not like the cheap/free USB devices you normally have lying around the office or home. The IronKey is made of metal so you won't be accidentally breaking this little beauty. And having said that, it is a nice device to look at and it feels nice to hold. It's solid.

The important feature with this device is that all your data is secure. Whatever you put on it will be securely encrypted by the device itself. Only you and your password can unlock the device and view the files. If you lose the Ironkey, and it's found, the data remains encrypted and safe. If someone then tries to unlock it by guessing the password, he only has 10 attempts before the device destroys your data and then destroys the device. Okay, there won't be any smoke but once the device has been wiped, the Ironkey goes one step further and destroys its internal operation (effectively committing suicide!). The Ironkey can then not be reformatted nor reactivated - it becomes just a bit of metal and plastic.

You also get 1 year of online service which includes secure web surfing which is great if you visit a lot of coffee shops or Internet cafes. Secure surfing is slower but it keeps all your browsing off the host computer leaving no trace of your session behind - so you should be okay to visit your online bank account anywhere.

Okay, £60 is a lot for 2GB of USB flash, but you are getting a lot more for your money.

If only our civil servants used these then if they leave their Ironkey on a train, nobody would ever know what's inside it. :-)

Alright

Its alright it does the job,but the postage and packaging price is more than the memory stick.

Works Great in my Nokia N73

Recived this card today, placed it in my phone connected my phone to the PC anc copied 350Mb of music in just a few seconds. Very pleased with the item.

Excellent piece of kit

SPEED:
It is very quick - nearly as quick at opening and closing files as a hard drive. 3.5GB took me about 8 minutes.

CASING:
The rubberised casing is pretty large but provides a great robustness to the product. However, the size does cause problems if your USB slots are close together. Patriot have, however, thought of this and supplied a short extension cable in the package.

SOFTWARE:
Thankfully it is unencumbered by software that you need to install on your PC. Simply plug it in and away you go. No setup required.

VERDICT:
A fantastic product. The only issue you may have with it is the actual size of it due to the rubber. Other than that I can't fault it.

Disappointing...

I got one of these for the Sony name and good looks.

Unfortunately it looks and feels very cheap and nasty.

The device is made of very light, very shiny black plastic, and the chrome part is also a very light and shiny plastic - so it becomes smothered in finger prints and marks very quickly. Because this is so light and frail looking, it looks as though it could be damaged very easily.

The USB connector moves inside the device, but this still leaves the connector open which could easily be damaged if kept anywhere with other items (anything could get inside the connector and cause damage). Other USB drives have a protective cover for the USB connector, but this doesn't.

There are no grip areas on the sides of this, which means that if it's plugged into a tight USB port, your fingers tend to slip on the shiny plastic making it difficult to get a good grip.

Also, the slider on the side used to retract the USB connector rattles and moves, again giving a cheap feel to the device.

There's 1.87GB free space straight from the packet - which requires a sharp and strong pair of scissors to open.

So 3 major issues with this: cheap plastic meaning that it's not robust and easily damaged; plastic is very shiny showing marks, finger prints, and any scratches that may appear; no protection for the USB connector leaving it open to damage.

I don't recommend this product at all, and would urge others to look for something better first.