Memorex 2 GB 2nd Generation USB 2.0 Travel Drive 32509070 | 
| Brand: Memorex
List Price: $39.68
Buy New: $33.46
You Save: $6.22 (16%)
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Rating:  41 reviews
Media: Electronics
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Shipping Weight (lbs): 2
Dimensions (in): 4.9 x 1.2 x 7
Legal Disclaimer: Warranty does not cover misuse of product.
Warranty: 2 years warranty
MPN: 32509070
Model: 32509070
UPC: 034707090705
EAN: 0034707090705
ASIN: B0009WDM36
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| • | 2GB Memory Capacity | | • | Slim Design | | • | Blue LED Light to Indicate Device is Reading or Writing | | • | Write Speed Up To 1.5MB/Second | | • | Read Speed Up To 6.0MB/Second |
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Product Description
Take your data, digital photos, video and MP3 files on the road and access them easily from any computer using its USB port, with this 2GB TravelDrive USB 2.0 flash drive from Memorex. At less than an inch wide, these USB flash drives are 30% smaller than the original TravelDrive, while retaining a round, textured gripping area that makes for superior ergonomics. The transparent cap that protects the device's USB connector is specially designed to fit on the back of the drive, like a pen cap, to prevent loss. A reinforced aluminum lanyard loop on the back of the drive is highly resistant to breaking, and a blue LED indicator adds to the cool factor of this versatile mobile storage device.
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| Customer Reviews: Read 36 more reviews...
A Necessity At A Great Price January 29, 2006
Julian Nam (San Diego, CA)
68 out of 71 found this review helpful
Everybody needs a USB flash drive. Really, you NEED one. The days of the floppy disk are long gone, and the USB flash drive has become the new standard in portable data storage. $70 for a 2GB drive (as of 6/18/06) is an excellent price for this item. Just a few things of note:
1. BLUE LIGHT. A lit blue light indicates that the drive is connected. A flashing blue light indicates that the drive is reading or writing. DO NOT UNPLUG while the blue light is flashing. If you do, then the files may get corrupted, or in a worse scenario, you may need to reformat the drive to make it usable again.
2. SPEED. This drive is a bit slower than most USB flash drives that I've tried. But it's fast enough for general purposes. Be sure to connect to a USB 2.0 port (most computers nowdays should have USB 2.0); when connected to a USB 1.1 port, the transfer speed will be painfully slow.
3. SIZE. While this travel drive is small, it's not THAT small. The Sandisk Cruzer Micro and the Sony Micro Vault are each only 2" long compared to this Memorex which is 3" long. This is noticeably bigger, definitely not a tiny product.
4. CAP. You can very easily lose the cap within the first couple months. Be very careful not to lose it or ... get a USB drive that has a retractable USB connector (like all of the new Sandisk Cruzers) or a swivel cap that do not detach (like X Digital or Sony drives).
 Should've read the specs first.... February 7, 2006
Joe Vanderbilt (Irving, TX United States)
41 out of 44 found this review helpful
I bought this drive to replace my 1GB Lexar which I have absolutely no complaints about. I bought it because it was $50 cheaper than most of the other 2GB thumb drives that are out there and I'm running out of space on the Lexar.
That was a mistake I hope I don't repeat. This drive is so cheap because it is... well... "cheap".
Unlike my Lexar, XP identifies this drive as a "Removable Media" device much like a ZIP drive or CDROM instead of as a removal hard drive. The downside of this is that you can't delete the factory-installed partition that's on the drive - XP won't let you.
If you try and format it as NTFS - something my Lexar had no complaints about - XP will tell you that you need to change the policy for this drive to "Optimize for performance" instead of "Optimize for quick removal". If you -do- make that change, the write speed of this drive becomes absolutely horrid. I'm talking about a little under a minute to copy a 20 meg file to this drive! Completely unacceptable for a USB 2.0 device.
The only way to get decent performance out of it is to go FAT/FAT32, file systems I haven't used since about 1997. Robocopying about 20 megs to the drive, my benchmarks put the write speed at ~ 2.5MB/s using FAT32. You can actually sit there and watch its copying process. By comparison, when copying the same files to the Lexar drive, it's virtually instantaneous.
So now I'm back on Amazon looking at the specs for this drive (albeit it's a little late for that) and see that the write speed is a paltry 1.5MB/s. I'd agree on that when you're using NTFS, but not FAT32. Memorex has another 2GB drive listed that provides 5x write speed (whatever that happens to be) but it's back up in the $150+ range.
Still, despite the awful speed of this drive, it IS only $95 when other 2GB drives are going for around $150 or more. If you're willing to put up with the speed of this thing, go for it. Me, if I'd known it was this slow I would've spent the extra $50 and would've stuck with the Lexar brand.
 Great storage, Lousy drive June 6, 2006
Steve G (Richmond, VA)
14 out of 14 found this review helpful
I recently bought this drive because for the price, nothing else came close to storage capacity. I was upset when I got home and realized I could not easily remove the preinstalled partition with all the junk software on it. The device has what I call a "mini-OS" that you have to wait to load up each time you plug it in. It's neat at first but gets old quick when all you want to do is transfer some files. And most importantly, the speed of file transfer is lowsy imo, it seemed more like I was connected via usb 1.1, not 2.0.
If you only care about storage vs cost, then it's a no brainer, get this drive. If you don't mind paying more for a better quality drive, then continue your search.
 Nice drive January 5, 2006
astro (usa)
10 out of 14 found this review helpful
I've had this for a couple of months now and
I'm very pleased. Got it for 89 dollars after rebate.
The drive is fast copying files and has a good feel to it.
My only criticism is that the cap is easy to misplace, but
that's my problem.
Recommended
FIve Stars! January 17, 2006
Patrick Gallagher (usa)
8 out of 12 found this review helpful
I was quite surprised when I saw this 2GB for the price. Fast and Durable. Memorex Brand at an excellent price. 2 Year warranty.. you can't lose!
With this size, I won't need another one for quite some time.. Highly recommended.
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