KingMax 8GB Super Stick =NEW Microsoft Vista Boost Certified= USB Drive. **Washer and Dryer SAFE! by KingMax
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Digital camera reviews of KingMax 8GB Super Stick =NEW Microsoft Vista Boost Certified= USB Drive. **Washer and Dryer SAFE!
Digital camera Review: A low quality product
Summary: 1 Stars
This flash drive is cool its just to bad that its very low quality. I received mine and two weeks later it didn't work. I guess you get what you pay for. I tried contacting this seller to see if I could get a return and they wouldn't ever respond. I would not recommend them. I was very upset with the product and the service.Digital camera Review: A tough little 8GB flash drive
Summary: 5 Stars
This little drive is amazing. 8GB of memory and no bigger than a paper clip. I use mine to back up my document files and my outlook calendar and address book. It's nice that it's practically indestructable too.Digital camera Review: An excellent device, with a few shortcomings
Summary: 4 Stars
These days USB flash drives are the easiest way to move data back and forth, and you never know when one might come in handy, so I always carry one with me wherever I go. That said, a small form-factor helps a great deal in not having this be an inconvenience.
I've used both this KingMax Super Stick and another gumstick-style drive from Transcend which was similar. These drives achieve their small size by using a double-sized PCB construction that allows them to be made about half the height of a female USB port (~2.2mm). The encapsulated PCB on which the USB contacts are formed is glued to a thin plastic casing that provides the lanyard hole.
The PCB is encapsulated in a layered plastic that almost looks like it was surface injected, but I believe it actually uses adhesive. Whatever the case, the circuit components are sealed very tightly, making it extremely well-protected from the elements. I'm not one to tempt fate, but mine has survived several accidental dips in the kitchen sink. Standard flash drives use a single-sided process coupled with a snap-on plastic casing, which means all the components are exposed inside - never let these drives anywhere near water!
The tight sealing of this drive also insulates its components, making them more sensitive to heat issues. The designers have tuned the drive to operate without risk of overheating. So, the drive is noticeably slower than typical models. I haven't bothered to do a speed benchmark, but transferring a few hundred megs takes about a minute or two. This is acceptable to me, but I wouldn't use it for Vista Boost or anything speed-sensitive.
Although the PCB itself is constructed solidly and I could see it lasting for years, the outer plastic shell is not built as well. The adhesive has begun to wear on both my gumstick-drives so that you can see the PCB pulling away from the casing if you press on it a certain way. The worst part of the shell is that only a sliver of plastic separates the lanyard hole from the edge. I prefer attaching the drives to a small key-chain ring, and the plastic adjacent to the lanyard hole on both my drives broke within a few months from the pressure on them.
All in all, the small-size of this drive is a wonderful thing, and I will be getting more in the near future. The poor durability of the outer casing is its biggest annoyance, but with USB memory this cheap these days, it's worth it to be able to keep one unnoticed in my pocket at all times.
Digital camera Review: As good as 2GB version
Summary: 5 Stars
I just got mine today and so far its great, Its formatted compacity is actually 7.52GB but thats still tons of room.Digital camera Review: Best Flashdrive Ever
Summary: 5 Stars
I love these little guys. 8 gig on such a tiny stick is convenient and discreet.
We accidently proved it's "washer/dryer safe" status. Still works like a charm.