Lexar Media JD1GB-231 1 GB 2.0 Jumpdrive

by Lexar

Product Details

Product Manual [685kb PDF]

• Shipping Weight: 3.2 ounces
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B00008RW8D
• Item model number: JD1GB-231
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: March 6, 2003

Customer Reviews

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24 of 24 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars NO 8-CHARACTER LIMIT ON FILENAME LENGTH!, November 21, 2003

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This review is from: Lexar Media JD1GB-231 1 GB 2.0 Jumpdrive (Personal Computers)

I was shocked to read the review by "doctormoon". I bought the lexar media 1 GB jumpdrive 2.0 pro off a different internet site several months ago, and I have had no problems at all with filename length. out of curiosity, i just renamed a large jpeg file with a 50-character name, and my jumpdrive stored the file no problem. i'm running windows 2000. the model number on my jumpdrive is JD1GB-40-500 B. it has been working perfectly and is very fast, i'd definitely buy one again. hope this helps your buying decision; i just hated to see such a negative [and seemingly incorrect] review for an awesome product.

22 of 23 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Encrypt your files in case you lose your JumpDrive, December 24, 2003

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Christopher B. Holmes (Washington, DC) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Lexar Media JD1GB-231 1 GB 2.0 Jumpdrive (Personal Computers)

I love this JumpDrive! It's a cinch to use and the transfer speed is excellent, once you format it for NTFS as mentioned by another reviewer.

I also used PGP to encyrpt my files in case the drive should fall into the wrong hands. You can get PGP Personal Desktop at www.pgp.com, or there are a number of other encryption programs available. I was worried about a complete stranger getting access to my financial info, but after hours of fiddling I couldn't get the Windows XP Professional encryption system to work (I copied my private key to another computer but it still wouldn't decrypt), so I went to a third-party program.

I keep all of my files, personal and business, including my Outlook personal folders (the outlook.pst file) on this drive. I have configured Outlook on all of my computers to access the outlook.pst file on the JumpDrive directly, to avoid having to copy the file back and forth, and it works seamlessly and quickly.

I work on four computers regularly so for me this solution is much better than using a laptop (I've had bad experiences with laptops!).

I highly recommend this device for yourself or as a gift.

13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great external storage device, June 6, 2004

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Jeff Lindborg (Seattle, WA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Lexar Media JD1GB-231 1 GB 2.0 Jumpdrive (Personal Computers)

I've used several external storage devices for backing up my projects and carting them back and forth between work and home and the Lexar JuimpDrives are by far and away the best I've used. I own both the 256 meg and the 1 gig versions and use them heavily (dozens of times a day). I've never had a lick of trouble with either one. They're tough, they're fast and on a modern OS (I use XP, 2000/2003 server and Fedora from Redhat) they work fabulously.

I have no idea what Doctor Moon is talking about - he's clearly confused or lying. I backup web page projects that have some of the longest file names you'll see (100 characters and up) and don't have a problem (where as CD burners will - thus I back up all my web projects to JumpDrives).

One tip: if you're using these exclusively on systems with NTFS (2000/2003/XP) be sure to format it as NTFS before using - it makes a big performance difference.