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Corsair 8GB Flash Survivor USB 2.0 Flash Drive CMFUSBSRVR-8GB

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My video of the Corsair Survivor 8Gb flash drivr

This drive is by far one of the best designed USB flash drive that I have ever own or seen. I'm an architecture student and I constantly need to transfer drawing and image files rangeing from 100kbs to 1+Gbs between a series of computer; this drives size and acceptable speed deffinately enable me to do this. I need to have a flash drive with me constantly and I have found that the only way that I can remember to bring it with me in the morning after 3-4 nights with out sleep is to leave it on my keys.I also work construction and in the past, most drive that i have left on my keys have only been able to last ~1 month before they were just completely non-functional. Thus I found myself going through flash drives like M&M's.
It is larger than most drives however its about the same length as my trucks key. It is TOUGH. I've had it quite some time now and ever part of it is just as tough as ever. Be aware that "aircraft aluminum" will be very suceptible to cosmetic damage hower i find that i really just gives it a more convicing arugment for its design. It's water proof design allows me also to do my laundry with my keys in my poket witch is also quite a frequent occurance. All of this and it's backed up by a 10 YEAR warrenty. You really can't go wrong with this drive.

The truth is the light and that said there is no denying Corsair makes what must unquestionably be the slowest drives. This Corsair drive is the slowest writing storage device on the planet bar none. I have two of the 32 gig version of this USB drive and its so slow I would never use it to actually store 32 gigs of information. I am 50 years old and I would not live long enough to see a corsair 32 gig drive complete a 32 gig write. Even with USB2 ports any corsair drive of this type is painfully slow.

The coolness of this corsair drive is not in its speed but in its durability. I do not know what drive some of these reviewers git hold of but, the Corsair 32 gig drives of this type that I have are so much more sturdy than the fragile plastic wrapped crap, most notably the Kingston Traveler series of drives. These drives are like steel trash cans that protect your drive. I have a 370 pound 6 foot 8 inch friend. I gave him one of my Corsair 32 bit drives.

My big biker friend puts USB drives in his back pocket sits down without thinking. I lost 2 cheap plastic 4 gig Kingston Travelers and a 256KB LEXAR drives broken in my big friends back pocket. He is a nice guy, he just forgets. Unknown to me at the time he put my Corsair 32 gig drive in his back pocket and we rode on a motorcycle from Baltimore to Washington DC. I give speeches on autism to parents, doctors and interested people often with the help of PowerPoint Presentations.

My Power Point Presentation was on that 32 gig USB drive in my big friends back pants pocket. I had no spare copy of the presentation. When he reached to take the Corsair drive out of his back jeans pocket, my heart sank. I realized suddenly, I had no power point the drive was dead as the others he can squashed into uselessness. I was mistaken. This drive emerged from his back jeans pocket looking good. We went into the hotel ballroom, gave the drive to the technical dude who inserted the drive into the computer. A few painful seconds later the OS recognised the Corsair drive, there was my powerpoint and all was good.

So yeah when I say this drive is durable it survived, the over 40 mile bumpy motorcycle ride from North of Baltimore to Metro Washington DC. This Corsair USB drive arrived after 40+ miles of hard abuse with itself and its data intact. I can not say the two Kingston Travelers and the LEXAR USB drives survived the same experience useful or intact. The Lexar was so badly broken the memory circuit board connected to the USB connected broke off. I am just an average JOE so what do I know. All I can say is my Corsair USB drive works for me.

I have cerebral palsy, I walk badly fall alot and drop these drives often. I have dropped Kingston Travelers and the brittle plastic end covers crack like cheap china. Lexars bend. This version of the Corsair in its little steel trash can housing has survived all the abuse my cerebral palsy caused falls and dropping can do and they still work. I am buying three more Corsair 8 Gig USB drives to replace the 3 fragile broken 4 GIG Kingston Travelers lost. I killed one my friend killed two. Kingston makes a great USB storage device but it is wraped in the cheapest case money can buy. I would not bother buying the Corsair 32 GIG way too slow. But for safe keeping of 4 to 8 gigs of data Corsair is the BOMB BIGGITY BABY!

I had trouble transferring 7 GB worth of photos between computers and decided to buy an 8GB flash drive. I ordered this on Amazon based on the reviews. Although it shipped quickly it did take about a week and a half to arrive, but that is USPS' fault, not the seller's. The flash drive itself is built like a tank, it has a rubber O-ring to seal out water/moisture when it is closed (making it submersible and water resistant/waterproof) and the aluminum extruded shell could probably be run over by a car without damaging the flash drive (literally). It isn't the fastest flash drive that I've ever used, but it is the most durable by far. Also, it comes with a USB 2.0 extension cord. I can't believe the price--it is a fantastic value as well as a fantastic product.

Amazon is sending a return label and replacing the old style 1 eyelet item they sent me with the 2 eyelet model pictured in the sales material for the product. Be aware of the difference. Originally there was a single eyelet on the removable cover, now there is still an eyelet on the cover, but in addition there is a second eyelet on the USB flash memory unit as well.

The manufacturer made this improvement after numerous published complaints which pointed out that if the cover were to become dislodged from the Memory, it was the memory, and your precious data which you'd want tethered to your body, key ring, backpack etc. Not the empty cover.

Apparently Amazon has some old stock, and whether by design or neglect these can be the ones you get if you are unlucky.

Check it out before you open the blister package.

Good luck!

I love this thing! I have had it for almost three years without a single problem. It has also been through three field seasons camping in tents in 100 degree + heat. The rubber is getting a little funky but it still works perfectly and copies files very fast. I am about to buy another and use this one for a backup.

the "GT" version is an extremely fast and reliable memory chip version and the product's weight and size are just fine for carrying it daily in your pockets. it is not meant to be carried in the heat of your trouser/pant pockets because the outer rubber bands (rings) will loosen and fall off after 1 week. also note that the whole product, excluding all 3 rubber parts, is glued from 5 parts even though the fotos suggest 2 parts. reviews and tests on the WWW reveal that the parts of the survivors fall off (glue!) if you shock it too hard on the ground. i must admit that 1 survivor GT died on me after falling from 3 feet height, which means that the survivor is sensitive to shocks (but not sensitivie to water, heat, and pressure). my advice: dont let it fall on the ground! and if you do wear it in your pockets with a key ring and keys, you'll experience a lot of wear and tear, especially at the rather soft hole; let's be technically clear, the material (Aluminium) is soft such that you can easily scratch it (let it fall on the ground..) and that the hole show wear and tear after a very short time. And eventually the hole would break through. here my advice: use 2 key rings, 1 small, 1 standard sized. this way you take off much stress from the hole, and thus wear and tear will progress at a much slower pace. also note that the 2 outside stickers and the 2 black rubber bands (rings) will fall off too, give it 3 months in your pockets. The 8GB "GT" was an early draft and the best product of its kind when it was released. The today's 64GB "GT" has a little improved form factor (design) but you should seriously look into the competition, e.g. LaCie's ExtremKey which is bulkier and much much heavier (and not very suited for pant pockets) but which has an overall better build quality: the wall thickness, the material used, and the design of the hole. check out some fotographs of the "GT" after having carried in my pockets for a while along with regular keys. If i could turn back the clock, i would probably not have bought this product again; so yes, i regret the purchase. but i also must admit that it was way cool to see *every* friend being amazed by this design of a usb flash drive. They thought it was a mini tube bomb :D
Before buying the Survivor or the "GT" consider similar rugged usb flash drive products such as the LaCie XtremKey 64GB All-Terrain or the A-DATA S805 32GB Sports Series (grey or red). good luck with your purchase decision!

So far, so good. This is an extremely durable product (hence its name..). I am using the drive as another backup to my laptop (mostly pictures and documents). Not necessarily large enough to provide a full backup of your hard drive, but a very good option for portable plug and play.

have been most happy with this drive. others might object the size and weight, but for me bulkiness in this case only means easier to find and a trustworthy build

Water tight, loads of storage, decent read/write times and virtually indestructible in an all-metal housing. Worth every penny.