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512MB USB 2.0 Flash Pen Drive.
The new portable hard-drive for your PC or MAC
Transfer data between computers using the USB sockets
Back-up those important files, the perfect partner for your laptop
Up to 40X faster than USB 1.1 (when connected to a USB 2.0 compliant system)
Backward compatible with USB 1.1 systems (Will run at USB1.1 speed)
Fits on to your key ring.
Password protection (Windows)
2-Year Manufacturer�s Warranty
The perfect gift for anyone with a computer.
Complete with FREE neck-strap and USB extension lead (saves reaching for the USB sockets on the rear of your PC)

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Product Description

Manufacturer's Description
ByteStor USB 2.0 Flash Drive - Forget your floppies, CD's and Zip Drives to transfer data between computers. The new ByteStor Flash Pen Drive makes data transfer a breeze. USB 2.0 is up to 40x faster than USB1.1 (approx)

Insert the Flash Drive into a computer's USB Socket to drag and drop files data, image, sound or any type of file onto the Flash Drive and then remove the Flash Drive ( The drive shows up with the next available drive letter).

Insert the Flash Drive into another computer and all the files can be accessed instantly, it couldn't be easier. No Drivers are needed (except for Windows 98 ).

Transfer data between school/office and home with ease

Move large files- A 128MB Flash Pen Drive will replace 88 floppies!

Got a laptop ? What will you do if the hard-drive fails ? - Backup all those important files on a ByteStor USB Flash Drive

Presentations, spreadsheets etc can be run straight from the drive . No need to copy them to your hard-drive

The perfect gift for anyone that owns a computer.

Box Contents

512MB Pen Drive

Win 98SE Drivers

USB extension lead

Neck-strap

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72 of 72 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Very useful, fast and cheap, 6 Aug 2004

By	N. Atkinson "evilneal" - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

As my laptop does not have a floppy drive I needed an easy to use removable storage device. I looked at smaller size flash drives but wanted to be able to transfer large files, or large numbers of files between work and home without having to continually burn cd's or have to carry multiple pen drives.
Copying files is very quick and painless, being plug and play on windows 2000/xp you just plug it in and start moving files to the new removeable drive that appears. With this pen drive I found copying an 800mb divx movie via USB2 to or from a pc took about 2mins. Transfering the file on a computer that doesn't have USB2 took over 12minutes.
The extension cord is very useful if you only have USB ports at the back of your computer - or if you have something else plugged into an adjoining port. I found it impossible to plug the drive directly into my laptop without unplugging something else.
Finally I would definately recommend going for a 1Gb drive rather than 128mb or 256mb - the extra space comes in so handy (especially being able to copy entire divx movies which are often larger than can fit on a single cd) and more than justifies the price.

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51 of 51 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent device at a fantastic price, 28 Feb 2005

By	J. E. Davidson (UK) - See all my reviews (TOP 100 REVIEWER) (REAL NAME)

This is a fantastic little device and great value. I have had no problems with this device (although I do use XP on all machines). The speed when using USB 2 is excellent; it works effectively with USB 1.1 but the performance is (obviously) greatly reduced.

The device is a little chunky and can be difficult to fit into a USB port when other ports are in use. However, they have provided a very useful USB extension cable that solves this problem (and if like me, the USB ports are on the back of the machine removes a great deal of crawling around).

Take some care deciding which version you purchase. 128MB, 256MB, 512MB and 1GB versions are available (although they all provide fractionally less available storage than advertised). A short time ago larger versions carried a very hefty premium, today the ByteStor devices offer an almost linear price model and in fact the 512MB offers the best amount of storage per pound. Consider how you are going to use the device and then ensure that you have selected a large enough one.

If you are using XP then I can recommend this (for the price)

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48 of 48 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Big is beautiful, 13 Sep 2004

By A Customer

I needed a new removeable storage devise after I noticed that my old pen drive's capacity was becoming too small to carry video clips and photo's between my siblings PC's.

After buying a ByteStor 128MB flash pen drive for a friend last Christmas (she says it's one of her favourite computing accessories) I opted for this particular manufacturer and their 1GB model.

The good points are;

1) 1GB (well not quite due to the Microsoft OS),
2) USB 2.0 making the saving and loading of files rather quick,
3) Software security (If you use this feature you MUST remember your password or the drive will automatically format itself.)

The bad points are;

1) It has a rather bulky form (a bit like me) so connecting it to a recess USB sockets may prove a bit of a problem on some computers but don't worry as an extension USB cable is provided.
2) Since this is really a two in one drive, once plugged in, your PC will asign a floppy disk drive letter A: or B: depending on your PC's configuration. This in itself is not a bad idea really but you do have to remember to unplug it if you have to reboot your PC.

All in all it is a good devise and one I would recommend to anyone.

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Most Recent Customer Reviews

5.0 out of 5 stars reliable and fast
i've had mine about 2 years and it's always worked with pretty much no problems, the only bad thing i could say about it is that sometimes it doesn't register on a mac, but just... Read more

Published on 21 Jun 2007 by Mr P Ness

2.0 out of 5 stars not bad, but...
This product is good, except for the size. I used it to transfer data to and from a laptop, but the size of it meant I had to unplug my mouse to actually use it. Read more

Published on 23 Aug 2006 by S. Metcalfe

3.0 out of 5 stars Bytestor USB 2.0 Pen Drive 1GB
Works fast and efficiently, but if using with a laptop, the depth of it may mean that the connection is not secure, and may be pushed out of place by the lid of the computer.

Published on 22 Aug 2006 by J. Worgan

1.0 out of 5 stars a very poor quality USB pen
i bought this USB pen for �30 which is quite dear for a USB pen, hoping it would work with no problems at all. i tried it at home and had no problems with it. Read more

Published on 14 Jun 2006 by Mr. Andrew P. Yates

2.0 out of 5 stars Capacitor has broken off
I have exactly the same problem as the earlier reviewer. The capacitor has broken off inside the device and it is now useless as is the significant amount of data contained within... Read more

Published on 20 May 2006 by Doubleaux

5.0 out of 5 stars Great little storage centre
This is my second storage centre and I like it better than my more expensive other one.
Although it is a bit chunky, I have found it to fit all the different computers I use,... Read more

Published on 3 April 2006 by M. Nuttall

3.0 out of 5 stars Cheap enough but slightly annoying
The drive is has two settings and is partitioned. In the first setting all you get is 1.44MB like a floppy and in the second setting you get the same plus the rest of the drive... Read more

Published on 30 Mar 2006 by Dozza

5.0 out of 5 stars Bytestor USB 2.0 Pen Drive 1GB
This has done exactly what I wanted it to do; it's got bags of space, for a very reasonable cost. Read more

Published on 10 Mar 2006 by scratch

3.0 out of 5 stars Bytestor USB pen drive 256k
No problems at all with this, unless you have a Windows 98 PC. Real problems installing the driver - it will only give me an option to uninstall the driver! Read more

Published on 10 Mar 2006

2.0 out of 5 stars the darn thing broke
i too have had this item just under a year and it doesnt work anymore. after taking it apart to see why i found the capacitor on the inside of it had come off. Read more

Published on 8 Mar 2006 by barry2006

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