Customer Reviews

Victorinox SwissMemory 1 GB (Silver Alox)

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I received this as a gift over a year ago and it has proved to be very reliable and really convenient. I use it to transfer client files or move files between computers. Because it hooks to my key ring I always have it close at hand. It needs a driver to work on a Windows 98 computer but Windows XP recognizes it right away. What a great idea.

What I got was nothing like the one shown in the picture. The picture shows the Swiss pocket knife with a blade, scissors, file, memory card, etc.. I got one with just the memory card. :(

I had the exact same problem as another reviewer. Ordered this for Christmas, the description clearly states it's a memory card with knife, file and scissors and all I received was the memory card only model. It's obviously too late to get an exchange by Christmas! :\

I have carried Victorinox knives for years (six years in the Marine Corps and the Swiss Classic is the most knife I ever needed) and liked the idea of being able to combine my pen knife with my flash drive. Sized the same as the Swiss Classic (about 1" blade) but thicker, the Alox version does not have a toothpick, tweezers, or any of the other functions Victorinox typically puts into the sides of the handle but that is a small loss. I found the removable flash drive to be reliable and I have not had a problem using it on various computers. Because the flash drive is removable, you can take it off the knife to install on a computer or keep with you on the plane. When folded into the knife, there is a cover that keeps dirt and lint out of the USB connection. I am satisfied and am thinking about getting the 2gb model.

I gave this as a gift to my brother who is in college-by far the hardest person on my list to shop for! He thought it was really cool and very useful. He says its holding up great. I mean it IS swiss...

To my disappointment, this USB pocket knife arrived without the scissors/knife/etc., JUST the USB key. It's called the "Flight" version of the piece. Ridiculous!! Get it together, Amazon!

This was just a USB not a knife. Returned it. Wrote Amazon about this because it seems it is more than a mistake as it happens often according to reviews. This was not a Victornox knife but a cheap shell of plastic. I will see how Amazon responds and give an update.

It looked like such a great item at the time, but less than two months after the purchase, the memory key stopped working. Perhaps I got a dud product, but I thought people should be warned about the unreliability of this product. No value can be placed on the hours of work and amount of data that was lost.