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Wonderful Hard disk, in your Pocket ! 32 GB, of freedom, and Mobility, September 4, 2008
This review is from: Corsair Flash Voyager 32 GB USB 2.0 Flash Drive CMFUSB2.0-32GB (Personal Computers)
I had this, on my Wish List, for a while. Finally, I had to buy it. I was only content with my
SanDisk 8 GB Cruzer Micro USB 2.0 Drive with U3 SDCZ6-8192-A11 (retail packaging), with "U3" technology. That drive allowed me to store a lot of info, college projects, research, and to save large files for various Operating Systems.... However, being a Tech Geek, I was drooling over the 32 GB flash / thumb drive, and I am very happy with the product.
I researched, for a while, due to the fact that prices were higher when I began drooling over the 32 GB availability, and the Corsair drive was my choice after reading reviews.
The drive arrives clean, and ready for possibilities. My Cruzer drive has the U3 system built in...which is nice...but also can be a pain, on older computers, some public computers, or computers with slow memory.
On the other hand, having all of your email, browser settings, and favorite programs in your pocket is wonderful.
I have read several books, about how to create a Linux /home file, on a USB drive --
Knoppix Hacks: 100 Industrial-Strength Tips and Tools, for an ENCRYPTED /home file, to run "in Persistent mode," with a Linux "Live CD," such as Knoppix, or
Ubuntu 8.04 DVD --and I have read about how to hack a Linux OS into a USB drive....
Hacking Ubuntu: Serious Hacks Mods and Customizations (ExtremeTech)...so the possibilities seemed limitless....with more GB !
Although I may use the above books, to later create an encrypted /home file, for USB "persistent mode" (carry your Desktop, anywhere....except across Borders, according to the news) /home file directory, for now I have simply setup an easy solution to duplicating a U3 type of setup.
You can purchase this 32 GB drive, then go to Portable Apps (on the web), and install the "Suite" package, then update the programs, and install new programs. You can even import your email into the drive, and it works with multiple Operating Systems (see Portable Apps, for a list of supported OSes).
So, if you like the idea of U3 type technology, but you want more GB, you can purchase this drive, and use Portable Apps to turn the drive into a pocket Office, or organizer.
If you want to really Geek out, and you do not cross Borders (where Homeland Security is taking laptops and thumb drives), you can put your entire Desktop environment (Linux), in your pocket...then boot with a Live CD, and save data without leaving any traces on the machine that you boot from.
Either way, this drive gives nearly unlimited possibilities, until Uncle Sam takes it away from you...or hires you to teach him how you tweaked it.
As a fantastic bonus, instead of providing a small, old school extension, Corsair provides a fancy, sleek, LONG, "new fangled" extension that works very well, and gives you a lot of flexibility and reach. Extensions are important, especially for office workers, and more so when the PC units are on the floor. Who wants to get their nice dress slacks dirty? Simply plug in the fancy, long extension, and you can have access, no matter where the USB ports are located, or what weird angle (Dell) they are placed.
Furthermore, the drive comes with a nice cap, and a durable lanyard, with a strong clip. One loop through the beltloop, and if the drive falls out of your pocket....no worries.
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