USB Flash Drive Roundup - 10/2005
by Anand Lal Shimpi on October 4, 2005 11:28 AM EST- Posted in
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Kingston DataTraveler II+ migo
Take the DataTraveler II, speed it up, add a few productivity tools, and you have the Kingston DataTraveler II+ migo.
Very similar in appearance to the DataTraveler II, the migo edition's major selling point is its Migo application. The Migo application lets you synchronize files and emails automatically between two computers, so as soon as you plug in your DataTraveler II+, the Migo software makes sure that all files on that machine are up to date.
The Migo application itself also features Outlook integration, allowing you to synchronize emails (provided that you use Outlook) between two computers. The Outlook support is a very useful feature for those users with regular POP email accounts that don't store messages on the mail server, yet want to synchronize their emails between work and home computers.
The DataTraveler II+ migo uses the same SecureTraveler software as the DT2, and thus, has the same limitations as the DataTraveler II drive - mainly that you cannot access the public and secure partitions at the same time.
The street price premium for the II+ migo over the regular DataTraveler II doesn't seem to be all that great, with the 1GB model ending up at only $3 more expensive than the best price that we could find for the DataTraveler II.
Take the DataTraveler II, speed it up, add a few productivity tools, and you have the Kingston DataTraveler II+ migo.
Very similar in appearance to the DataTraveler II, the migo edition's major selling point is its Migo application. The Migo application lets you synchronize files and emails automatically between two computers, so as soon as you plug in your DataTraveler II+, the Migo software makes sure that all files on that machine are up to date.
The Migo application itself also features Outlook integration, allowing you to synchronize emails (provided that you use Outlook) between two computers. The Outlook support is a very useful feature for those users with regular POP email accounts that don't store messages on the mail server, yet want to synchronize their emails between work and home computers.
The DataTraveler II+ migo uses the same SecureTraveler software as the DT2, and thus, has the same limitations as the DataTraveler II drive - mainly that you cannot access the public and secure partitions at the same time.
The street price premium for the II+ migo over the regular DataTraveler II doesn't seem to be all that great, with the 1GB model ending up at only $3 more expensive than the best price that we could find for the DataTraveler II.
Kingston DataTraveler II+ migo | |
Sizes Available | 256MB - 2GB |
Lanyard Included | No |
USB Extension Cable Included | No |
Data Encryption | No |
Password Protection | Yes (Windows Only) |
Secure + Public Partitions Simultaneously Accessible | No |
Flash Controller | PHISON PS2151 |
Flash Memory | Samsung K9K4G08U0M |
Warranty | 5 years |
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sxr7171 - Tuesday, October 4, 2005 - link
Time to get a Lexar JumpDrive lightning. This may not be important to a lot of people, but a USB drive IMHO needs to have a loop for a keyring. It is the most convenient way to carry the thing and always have it with you no matter what. I guess this applies more to people living in the city and not needing a car and the big bulky car keys/remote that come with that.TheInvincibleMustard - Tuesday, October 4, 2005 - link
Speaking of, is there some reason the Lexar isn't on the RTPE? I mean, it did just win an Editor's Choice and all, so you'd hope it would be one of the drives listed in the newly-announced Flash Storage section ... :(-TIM
Pete84 - Tuesday, October 4, 2005 - link
Bummer, OCZ's dual channel USB stick didn't get in.jkostans - Tuesday, October 4, 2005 - link
Someone didn't read the article......SpaceRanger - Tuesday, October 4, 2005 - link
Are USB drives able to be made Bootable?? I know that systems can recognize USB Floppy Drives, and boot from those, but I was wondering if you could take a USB Flash Drive and make it a bootable device.Phantronius - Tuesday, October 4, 2005 - link
depending on the flash drive and the motherboard BIOS, yes you can do it.Phantronius - Tuesday, October 4, 2005 - link
1st!!!I love my OEM made from some pretty lady in china USB 2.0 stick, its saved my ass so many times for my work, especially in data reterival and spyware removal.
Souka - Tuesday, October 4, 2005 - link
I've had the Memina Rocket for a couple months now....before they even announced it (thanks to NewEgg)....write spead defintly kinda bite with small files especially, but usually I put drivers and stuff there once, then read mutliple times....so its a good match for me.PQI's I got over a year ago, and completely made everyone jealous.... for once, mem were bragging theirs is smaller than someone else's. :D
I still use a SanDisk Titanium.....only a 512mb module, but still works well.
Souka - Wednesday, October 5, 2005 - link
oopsss...typomeant to say...
PQI's I got over a year ago for my office, and completely made everyone jealous.... for once, men were bragging theirs was smaller!! :D