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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sxr7171 - Tuesday, October 4, 2005 - link
Time to get a Lexar JumpDrive lightning. This may not be important to a lot of people, but a USB drive IMHO needs to have a loop for a keyring. It is the most convenient way to carry the thing and always have it with you no matter what. I guess this applies more to people living in the city and not needing a car and the big bulky car keys/remote that come with that.TheInvincibleMustard - Tuesday, October 4, 2005 - link
Speaking of, is there some reason the Lexar isn't on the RTPE? I mean, it did just win an Editor's Choice and all, so you'd hope it would be one of the drives listed in the newly-announced Flash Storage section ... :(-TIM
Pete84 - Tuesday, October 4, 2005 - link
Bummer, OCZ's dual channel USB stick didn't get in.jkostans - Tuesday, October 4, 2005 - link
Someone didn't read the article......SpaceRanger - Tuesday, October 4, 2005 - link
Are USB drives able to be made Bootable?? I know that systems can recognize USB Floppy Drives, and boot from those, but I was wondering if you could take a USB Flash Drive and make it a bootable device.Phantronius - Tuesday, October 4, 2005 - link
depending on the flash drive and the motherboard BIOS, yes you can do it.Phantronius - Tuesday, October 4, 2005 - link
1st!!!I love my OEM made from some pretty lady in china USB 2.0 stick, its saved my ass so many times for my work, especially in data reterival and spyware removal.
Souka - Tuesday, October 4, 2005 - link
I've had the Memina Rocket for a couple months now....before they even announced it (thanks to NewEgg)....write spead defintly kinda bite with small files especially, but usually I put drivers and stuff there once, then read mutliple times....so its a good match for me.PQI's I got over a year ago, and completely made everyone jealous.... for once, mem were bragging theirs is smaller than someone else's. :D
I still use a SanDisk Titanium.....only a 512mb module, but still works well.
Souka - Wednesday, October 5, 2005 - link
oopsss...typomeant to say...
PQI's I got over a year ago for my office, and completely made everyone jealous.... for once, men were bragging theirs was smaller!! :D