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Corsair Flash Voyager 4 GB USB 2.0 Flash Drive CMFUSB2.0-4GB
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Excelente pen drive
(5 out of 5) by Luis Enrique Yi Castañeda on Feb 6, 2008 (Maracaibo, Venezuela)Tengo ciento de archivos mp3, el crack de mohaa y cientos de archivos e imagenes.. y aun queda espacio !!!
0 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
Awesome...
(5 out of 5) by Javier E. Luces on Dec 28, 2007 (Culpeper, VA)This is THE usb flash memory. Lots of space and very durable for a very low price.
22 of 37 people found the following review helpful:
It Doesn't Suck?
(1 out of 5) by Sky on Sep 11, 2007 (New York)Reviewing a flash drive should be like reviewing something as simple as a vacuum cleaner. The only way you have a problem with a flash drive is if doesn't store data. The only way you have a problem with a vacuum cleaner is if it doesn't suck. Well, for me the Corsair 8GB Flash Voyager is a vacuum cleaner that doesn't suck.
I already own a Seagate Pocket Drive Seagate 6GB Pocket Drive USB 2.0 External Hard Drive ( ST660211URK ) and a Seagate portable drive Seagate 60GB USB 2.0 Portable External Hard Drive ( ST960801U2-RK ) . Those have both served me quite well and they work like...well...vacuum cleaners; they do exactly what they're supposed to do, and I've had them both for over a year.
I recently cleaned up my PC and laptop hard drives, and I wanted to start backing up my newly cleaned up drives to a new device, and keep my old stuff in storage on my Seagates. So I tried the Corsair 8GB Flash Voyager.
Unfortunately, with technology, I give a device one chance to work. Whether it's a laptop, PC, Playstation...whatever. If it doesn't go the first time, there's a slim to none chance that my next try will be with the same brand. And that's what happened with the Corsair 8GB Flash Voyager.
A flash drive should be plug and play; indeed the Corsair 8GB Flash Voyager touted that it was "true" plug and play. It should be durable; it indeed seemed quite durable. It should be fast; oh, it was fast alright. I plugged it in, it started transferring files, and after about two seconds it stopped and I got a Window about "parameter" issues. So I tried again after a reboot, and it actually seemed to work better...for a about 4 additional seconds until I got a Window telling me that "the files that I was attempting to transfer could not be found." Believe me...the files are there and I transferred them to my Seagate just to make sure there wasn't some kind of data corruption.
So on a voyage the Voyager will go...back to Amazon (whose return process was as simple as ever). The problem occurred with my Dell Latitude Laptop, so maybe the Voyager just doesn't like Dell. There are other favorable reviews here about the Voyager. Therefore, it might be worth weighing my seemingly lone bad experience with the Voyager against some more of the positive ones, and perhaps take a chance that you'll get one that doesn't suck.
As for me...I 've been kicked in the rear by that old axiom "why fix something if it's not broken." The Seagates weren't broken. I'll be looking at another Seagate.
I already own a Seagate Pocket Drive Seagate 6GB Pocket Drive USB 2.0 External Hard Drive ( ST660211URK ) and a Seagate portable drive Seagate 60GB USB 2.0 Portable External Hard Drive ( ST960801U2-RK ) . Those have both served me quite well and they work like...well...vacuum cleaners; they do exactly what they're supposed to do, and I've had them both for over a year.
I recently cleaned up my PC and laptop hard drives, and I wanted to start backing up my newly cleaned up drives to a new device, and keep my old stuff in storage on my Seagates. So I tried the Corsair 8GB Flash Voyager.
Unfortunately, with technology, I give a device one chance to work. Whether it's a laptop, PC, Playstation...whatever. If it doesn't go the first time, there's a slim to none chance that my next try will be with the same brand. And that's what happened with the Corsair 8GB Flash Voyager.
A flash drive should be plug and play; indeed the Corsair 8GB Flash Voyager touted that it was "true" plug and play. It should be durable; it indeed seemed quite durable. It should be fast; oh, it was fast alright. I plugged it in, it started transferring files, and after about two seconds it stopped and I got a Window about "parameter" issues. So I tried again after a reboot, and it actually seemed to work better...for a about 4 additional seconds until I got a Window telling me that "the files that I was attempting to transfer could not be found." Believe me...the files are there and I transferred them to my Seagate just to make sure there wasn't some kind of data corruption.
So on a voyage the Voyager will go...back to Amazon (whose return process was as simple as ever). The problem occurred with my Dell Latitude Laptop, so maybe the Voyager just doesn't like Dell. There are other favorable reviews here about the Voyager. Therefore, it might be worth weighing my seemingly lone bad experience with the Voyager against some more of the positive ones, and perhaps take a chance that you'll get one that doesn't suck.
As for me...I 've been kicked in the rear by that old axiom "why fix something if it's not broken." The Seagates weren't broken. I'll be looking at another Seagate.
1 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
Yep, it's a Flash Drive...
(3 out of 5) by JQ on Nov 5, 2008 (Helena, MT USA)What's to say? It's a flash drive that holds up to 8GB (7.54GB actual storage). I have no qualms about the transfer speeds, so I'd say that the flash storage aspects of this product are great.
It's a little bulky, what with the rubber casing and all, but that doesn't really bother me; I actually like the uniqueness when compared with my SanDisk Cruzers and other tiny, personality-less flash drives. Not that "personality" is what I look for in a flash drive, but when they're a dime a dozen, a flash of color doesn't hurt anyone. Mine also came with a USB extension cable, just in case your USB ports are too close together for another USB device to plug in next to it.
My only real qualm is with the rubber cap; it relies solely on rubber-to-metal friction to stay on, so over time it becomes loose. I'm debating using a piece of thread or something to tie the cap to the body of the flash drive; otherwise, I could see myself losing it.
If I had it to do over again, I'd probably hold out for a 16GB or 32GB drive before buying something so bulky. However, it is what it is, and it does a good job at it.
It's a little bulky, what with the rubber casing and all, but that doesn't really bother me; I actually like the uniqueness when compared with my SanDisk Cruzers and other tiny, personality-less flash drives. Not that "personality" is what I look for in a flash drive, but when they're a dime a dozen, a flash of color doesn't hurt anyone. Mine also came with a USB extension cable, just in case your USB ports are too close together for another USB device to plug in next to it.
My only real qualm is with the rubber cap; it relies solely on rubber-to-metal friction to stay on, so over time it becomes loose. I'm debating using a piece of thread or something to tie the cap to the body of the flash drive; otherwise, I could see myself losing it.
If I had it to do over again, I'd probably hold out for a 16GB or 32GB drive before buying something so bulky. However, it is what it is, and it does a good job at it.
1 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
Style and Storage
(5 out of 5) by Michael J. Fitzpatrick on Feb 9, 2008 (Sacramento CA)If you're into style, you cannot beat Corsair. If you're into storage, it's difficult to beat them too. Though they do have a 32 GB version.