| OCZ ATV Turbo 4GB | Corsair Flash Voyager GT 4GB | Lexar JumpDrive Lightning 4GB |
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- Read at 33 - 35MB/s
- Write at 26 - 30MB/s
- 3.25" x 0.75" x 0.38"
- Waterproof rubber
- Lifetime warranty
- Shipping since Jun 2007
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 | - 4GB
- Read at 34MB/s
- Write at 28MB/s
- 3.05" x 0.95" x 0.5"
- All rubber
- 256-bit AES SW encryption
- Ten year warranty
- Shipping since Mar 2007
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 | - 4GB
- Read at 30MB/s
- Write at 21MB/s
- 3" x 0.87" x 0.43"
- Stainless steel with plastic
- 256-bit AES SW encryption
- Lifetime warranty
- Shipping since Dec 2006
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| We have all accidentally left a flash drive in our pocket and washed it, dropped it outside and left it to Mother Natures wrath, or something similar. Thankfully many manufacturers are starting to come up with ways to protect these frail devices and help them withstand our mishaps. While OCZ is not the first one to introduce a product that increases the durability and ruggedness of a flash drive, it is their first attempt at a flash drive with some extra resilience. | Two years ago Corsair made a splash in the flash drive market with the launch of their Flash Voyager, a rubber coated drive that is meant to take a beating. While we have seen a few new capacities come out, Corsair has not made any dramatic improvements to the line until now with the release of the Flash Voyager GT. Built for extreme speeds and conditions, we put both of these to the test in our full review. Obligatory SUV crush test after the jump. | Lexar is updating their flagship-series Lightning with a new 4GB model. Sure, the 4GB is not any newsworthy nowadays with 8GB & 16GB in the horizon. Lexar tries to make up by throwing in a polishing cloth, lifetime warranty, ultra-fast 30/21MB/s read/write speeds as well as some nifty software including Ceedo (U3-like app platform), on-the-fly AES encryption and file shredder. |
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| SanDisk Cruzer Titanium Plus 4GB | Ironkey 4GB | Kingston Data Traveler Secure 4GB |
 | - 4GB
- Unspecified read speed
- Unspecified write speed
- 2.28" x 0.75" x 0.28"
- 256-bit AES HW
- Automatic online backup
- One year warranty
- Shipping since Feb 2008
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 | - 4GB
- Unspecified read speed
- Unspecified write speed
- 3" x 0.4" x 0.8"
- Potted metal
- 128-bit AES HW encryption
- Self-destruct data
- Anti-keystroke logger
- Shipping since May 2007
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 | - 4GB
- Read at 24MB/s
- Write at 10MB/s
- 3.06" x 0.9" x 0.47"
- Thin titanium with plastic
- 256-bit AES HW encryption
- Five year warranty
- Shipping since Nov 2006
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| Sandisk latest flash drive offering - Cruzer Titanium Plus - has two revisions that seem somewhat odd to us. First, the Plus is colored gold, not exactly the original color of titanium - the rugged material used for the thumbdrive chassis. Second, Sandisk has stopped bundling U3 on their drives starting with the Titanium Plus. Those who scold about the incompetency of U3 platform can turn their target elsewhere. | The aptly named IronKey flash drive has been designed from ground up to protect your data with the best security commercially available, or so they say. Inside the flash drive is a hardware accelerated engine that always encrypts the data in AES CBC mode before being written to the drive. Encryption keys are generated and stored in the IronKey Cryptochip, and are never going to be stored on the PC which is often the place where traces of security leaks can be found. | For roaming professionals who cannot afford to compromise sensitive data, there is quite a few options out there, most dealing with software encryption. However, such methods can be slow, and do little to protect the fragile drive itself. Enter Kingston DataTraveler Secure, a robust new flash drive featuring 256-bit AES encryption that works on-the-fly, a self destructing feature, and a casing that can handle life everyday abuses. |
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| Corsair Flash Survivor GT 8GB | SanDisk Cruzer Titanium 2GB | Imation Clip Flash Drive 4GB |
 | - 8GB
- Read at 34MB/s
- Write at 28MB/s
- 3.25" x 0.75"
- Anodized aluminum
- 256-bit AES SW encryption
- Ten year warranty
- Shipping since May 2007
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 | - 2GB
- Read at 15MB/s
- Write at 9MB/s
- 2.28" x 0.75" x 0.28"
- Full liquid metal
- No data encryption
- Retractable connector
- One year warranty
- Shipping since Jun 2006
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 | - 4GB
- Unspecified read speed
- Unspecified write speed
- 2.95" x 1.14" x 0.4"
- Plastic with rubberized shell
- No data encryption
- Five year warranty
- Shipping since May 2006
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| Corsair is billing the Flash Survivor as the most rugged USB 2.0 flash drive. The drive is encased in an aluminum shell that makes the flash drive inside water-resistant and shock-proof. It will be available in two variations, the Flash Survivor GT with 8GB of storage for $129.99 and the Flash Survivor 4GB at $59.99. Both drives are rated water resistant to 200 meters. The sustained read/write performance for the GT is up to 34MB/sec read and 28MB/sec write. | Speed. Reliability. Portability. Security. These are all things that should be present in a flash drive worthy of being called a mobile office. As the crème de la crème of SanDisk offerings, the new Cruzer Titanium 2GB flash drive has a lot to live up to. Now that it's been armed with U3 and a casing developed by Liquid Metal, we see how this flash drive handles the pressure. Literally. Read on for the full review. | The Imation 4GB drive is simply a rubber casing that houses one of the smallest flash drives. The actual mechanism is only as big as a thumb joint, which is about an inch long, plus the USB connector. The actual USB port slips into a slot and the drive seats into the rubber, so there is no danger of it falling out. To remove it, you sort of peel the rubber back and slide the drive out using the indented end with a thumb grip. |
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| SanDisk Cruzer Profile 512MB | Lexar JumpDrive TouchGuard 256MB | Sony Micro Vault with Fingerprint ID |
 | - 512MB
- Read at 8MB/s
- Write at 5MB/s
- 2.5" x 1.1" x 0.59"
- 448-bit Blowfish encryption
- Fingerprint authentication
- One year warranty
- Shipping since Sep 2005
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 | - 256MB
- Read at 12MB/s
- Write at 6MB/s
- 3.4" x 0.92" x 0.48"
- AES 256-bit encryption
- Fingerprint authentication
- Two year warranty
- Shipping since Nov 2004
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 | - 128MB
- Read at 5.5MB/s
- Write at 3.5MB/s
- 3.1" x 0.5" x 1"
- Fingerprint authentication
- One year warranty
- Shipping since Nov 2003
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| The biometric flash drive adopts a two-piece tethered design, allowing a convenient finger swipe angle every time. This is in contrast to traditional all-in-one biometric drive, like Lexar JumpDrive TouchGuard. Available in 512MB ($99) and 1GB ($199.99), the Profile will not require any loading of the 448-bit Blowfish encryption apps on the host computer. | The 256MB flash drive with fingerprint authentication can encrypt up to 10 different thumbprints, 200 website logins and all your bookmarks. Replacing passwords with fingerprints is a life-saver when you need to access secure websites when there's possibility that a keystroke recorder may be in place. Though, the TouchGuard is for IE6 only. | Secured by your very own fingerprint, this keychain Hi-Speed USB flash drive not only encrypts your precious data, but also doubles as a lock key for your PC. |
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