Corsair 8GB Flash Survivor USB 2.0 Flash Drive CMFUSBSRVR-8GB

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My video of the Corsair Survivor 8Gb flash drivr

This drive is by far one of the best designed USB flash drive that I have ever own or seen. I'm an architecture student and I constantly need to transfer drawing and image files rangeing from 100kbs to 1+Gbs between a series of computer; this drives size and acceptable speed deffinately enable me to do this. I need to have a flash drive with me constantly and I have found that the only way that I can remember to bring it with me in the morning after 3-4 nights with out sleep is to leave it on my keys.I also work construction and in the past, most drive that i have left on my keys have only been able to last ~1 month before they were just completely non-functional. Thus I found myself going through flash drives like M&M's.
It is larger than most drives however its about the same length as my trucks key. It is TOUGH. I've had it quite some time now and ever part of it is just as tough as ever. Be aware that "aircraft aluminum" will be very suceptible to cosmetic damage hower i...Read more

The truth is the light and that said there is no denying Corsair makes what must unquestionably be the slowest drives. This Corsair drive is the slowest writing storage device on the planet bar none. I have two of the 32 gig version of this USB drive and its so slow I would never use it to actually store 32 gigs of information. I am 50 years old and I would not live long enough to see a corsair 32 gig drive complete a 32 gig write. Even with USB2 ports any corsair drive of this type is painfully slow.

The coolness of this corsair drive is not in its speed but in its durability. I do not know what drive some of these reviewers git hold of but, the Corsair 32 gig drives of this type that I have are so much more sturdy than the fragile plastic wrapped crap, most notably the Kingston Traveler series of drives. These drives are like steel trash cans that protect your drive. I have a 370 pound 6 foot 8 inch friend. I gave him one of my Corsair 32 bit drives...Read more