Customer Reviews

LaCie itsaKey 8 GB USB 2.0 Flash Drive 130873

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If you like this idea, then check out the other key by Lacie. It is a smaller design and works more as an actual key for the key ring. This one is just too big. The triangular part is really a pain ....

For me, I am a guy, it is just too big for keys in the pocket. I gave it to my wife, who likes it - but that is because her keys are stored in her purse ...

Okay so overall it's a great product, I've had it for over a year now, and the only problem i've had with it.. well.. it's just over 3 inches long. It's about the size of my car key, but the problem is, if you leave it on a keychain, the leverage on it will over time cause this USB key to have no connection; so to use it I have to pull it off the keychain, and twist and pull and put it at odd angles to get any sort of connection.

The idea is cool. But they could've made it about the size of a typical door key which is 2 inches long. I mean heck the ACTUAL USB part of this thing is 5/8ths of an inch long if that long; why make it so big? I don't know.

So if you're using it around a house or whatever it's great; if you have a keychain and plan on putting it on there.. get something else because this just gives to much leverage and will cause bad connections and will wear out everything over time.

Also I forgot to note; the black/carbon fiber looking thing.. it wears away within a week so.. just a heads up. I got it because I thought it was carbon fiber; it's really just an X pattern. Now it's just straight metal finish.

I carry some important research data all the time, so this flash drive is useful. It is just plug and play! Lightweight. Easily mistakeable with another key!! LaCie specifies it to be shock-proof, so I take it to be that. It is really sturdy and solid, no doubt about. The triangular design is not very cool and looks complicated. When I added it to my key chain, I stood out from the rest reminding that is out of place.

I transfer huge files and every time I do so I notice that the transfer rate is declining. Probably the older it gets the lesser it works.

I bought 2 of these (1 4GB and 1 8GB) to use them with my [and my son's] XBOX 360 as memory units for profile and game saves. (USB drives are now supported with the latest xbox update.) This drive FAILS the performance test and CANNOT be used for that. So, I wasted my money. As a regular PC memory device, it seems to work OK. It's performance is not the fastest I've seen.

I was able to use a SanDisk Cruzer Micro 1GB USB 2.0 Flash Drive in the 360. I'm assuming any size of the Micros up to 16GB should work well as a 360 memory unit instead of this one.

this is a wonderful product! i have pc's at work and at home but my personal computer is a mac. i love the seamless transition of files from pc to mac using this! it's automatically recognized by both platforms without having to upload any sort of special program on either pc or mac! my husband's pc was able to download files that my mac could not and so after downloading onto HIS computer, i was able to plug this in and upload those files into the key and then take the key and plug it right into my mac and download the files from the key. i transfer large movie files, music files and pictures and haven't had issues with running out of space on this 8gb key. it also transfers quite rapidly both ways! i love it. AND it works just like my ipod 1st gen shuffle when i plug it into my work pc. i can play the mp3 files straight from the key when i plug it into the usb port. wonderful. just plain wonderful. not to mention it's pretty durable, i definitely carry it around on my keychain. it's the perfect solution to transferring files from a pc to a mac fast and easy.

I bought this usb key because I lost my previouse one witch has also been through the wash several times. With this one it stays on my key chain witch helps me keep track of it. It's larger than some however is about the size of a standard car key. It's metal case makes it pretty durable. However, there are some cons. First the printing on the key is easily scratched off witch leaves it looking more worn than it actually is. Second is if you leave the usb key along with the rest of your keys plugged in at work and car pool to work, there is a possibility that you will be left without keys for a weekend. If only there was technology to fix my flaky memory.

I've been looking for an easy way to interface my laptop to my desktop and this is it. I shoot studio photographs tethered (camera is connected to laptop). Then I'd rather do my Photoshop work on my desktop, so I've got to transfer my digital files and this device from LaCie has simplified things for me. I drag and drop my photos folder from the laptop to the LACIE FLASH DRIVE, move the LACIE FLASH DRIVE from my laptop (in the studio) to my desktop in my computer room and drag and drop all to my work into my hard drive and I'm ready to start editing. The huge capacity of this LACIE FLASH DRIVE has been adequate for my needs and I'm often shooting RAW files (very large). I'm glad LaCie came up with this idea and I'm glad I bought it.

Im a fan of the non conventional USB flash drives so I fell in love of these one in the moment i see it.
Yes, its VERY cute and it feels very good at touch, pretty solid. I feel the transfer speed is average... maybe a little bit fast than others. I toght it was going to be smaller but it's kind of large than the average.
Awesome desing, it doesnt come with a cap (that would be awful) so be cafeful with it.
Finally, it might be a "Key" but i would take care of this baby... that means that i will definitely not put it on my keyring!

This USB drive works well and I love that I can attach it to my king ring, but it's a bit bigger than I expected. I had thought it would be similar in size to other small USB drives I've had. Instead, it's the largest thing on my key ring--larger than my the biggest car key, which itself is a bit over-sized. Even so, it's still nice to have it whenever I need it, and it seems sturdy and reliable.

The product looks fine. A little bit bigger than expected. Feels strong. Although I am not sure if the reader part is going to last for long with out any protective cap.