I'm downsizing my commute bag and part of this strategy involves leaving my laptop at home in favor of my iPad. This is fine for the hour or so each way on the DC metro. But when I get to work I still need lots of files from my laptop. And because I work at home sometimes, just storing them at work is not a workable strategy.
I have adopted a two-part solution. The first part is this flash drive. The 128 GB is enough space and more to carry all of my work and personal documents. The second part of the solution is mirroring software that lets me create a copy of my laptop's directory structure on the flash drive. I run the software once before I leave for work and once again when I return. I can my work computer to access files on the flash drive. The mirroring software keeps track of file modifications, deletions, and even fairly extensive modifications of the directory structure.
The flash drive has not been a problem for me. Both personal and work computers are laptops running Windows 7. I have had several USB hard drives attached to my laptop while using the flash drive without any problems. Access speed and reliability are acceptable. I have not encountered the "write protected" error reported by some other reviewers.
The only minor problem is my perpetual fear that I will lose the little rubber cap that covers the USB connector. I take it off and set it on my keyboard so I can keep track of it. But sooner or later the gremlins are going to get it. I'm sure of it. I'm not crazy enough to test whether the rubber covering really makes it waterproof. But it does stay on snugly, so it won't get lost once its back on the drive.
I would buy another one.



