8GB USB Flash Drive with 448-BIT Secure Encryption Lifetime Warranty

I have purchased other flash drives, and know what drives will expect in their normal lifetime, about 18mo. The physical design is very weak. It is constructed of a cheap plastic that is easily crushed, the clip on the cap is held together by a screw. The silver covering is painted on and can easily be scraped while traveling in the pocket. A typical flash drive experiences a wash cycle during the lifetime, the design on this unit makes that impossible.

I returned the unit because of the weak design and incorrect picture on the Amazon web site. The picture showed a swiss-knife like design where the USB connector would be protected beneath the cover. Not true.

Try the Corsair 8GB Flash Drive, very tough design, water-proof, drop-resistant, and includes an encryption utility. Plus a 10 year warranty.

I bought two of these. Wanted to "drag and drop" My Documents or use "Send To" method to the flash drive. When I couldn't figure out how to send all of My Documents in one action I emailed Edge. They called me in less than an hour. Tech support was knowledgeable and very accommodating. I was extremely impressed!!

Backing up over 7 GB of data is slower than to my external hard drive. However, I can now easily store my backups in a safety deposit box.

This has no moving parts and will probably out live my external drive. I think this is a great way to protect my data.