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(24 customer reviews) 17 of 19 people found the following review helpful
The Lexar Echo SE 16GB USB Thumb Drive - Nice Performance, OK Software, Terrible Build Quality,
July 15, 2010 This review is from: Lexar Echo SE 16 GB USB 2.0 Backup Drive LEHSE16GBSBNA (Personal Computers)
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The Lexar Echo SE 16 GB USB 2.0 Backup Drive is a disappointment. I purchase a lot of USB drives, from cheap to expensive, for a variety of needs. Even out of all the low cost budget drives I have bought, this one has one of the weakest constructions.
One reason to purchase a thumb drive is portability. The plastic surface has a tacky texture that doesn't seem fragile. I learned how easily broken this drive could be when the lanyard bar broke from simply having a lanyard attached to it to carry it. So this device would be easily lost if you were to have it break on you or if you were carrying it loose in your pocket.
PROS:
++ Data transfer speeds are better than most similar drives
++16 GB capacity allows for good sized backups
++ Fat32 formatted for compatibility
++ Compatible with Mac and PC...Read more
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Good!,
January 27, 2012 Amazon Verified Purchase(What's this?)
This review is from: Lexar Echo SE 16 GB USB 2.0 Backup Drive LEHSE16GBSBNA (Personal Computers)
Visually this USB drive is like any other, you may like it or not. I do not care how it looks, if the texture of plastic is nice or I`m not trying to guess if it will brake until it does. But it is solid drive, it is Lexar.
This USB has backup program which I use for my .doc and .xls files, and because of the content I do take care of this drive. That said, few words about backing files.
Provided program is easy to set up and use. It makes copy of all folders and sub folders of the drive that you choose, so it looks like in my computer, but if there are no .doc or .xls files in them, the folders stay empty. You choose what type of files to back up. That`s how I found few missing pages, that were saved in different folders by accident (in mp3 music for example) just by browsing through folders on drive. It was easy - no other junk, just what I was looking for. During or after work I just plug it in and voila! full automation :) Once set up the drive does everything on it`s...Read more
3 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Nice design, easy to use,
May 31, 2010 Angie Boyter (Ellicott City, MD USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Lexar Echo SE 16 GB USB 2.0 Backup Drive LEHSE16GBSBNA (Personal Computers)
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I have not used a device like this before now, so I cannot compare it to others, but I found it very nicely designed, easy to use, and effective for what I wanted.
I was pleased by the small size. It looked sturdy, too, as if I can carry it around without worrying about damage. Contributing to that was the retractable USB plug, which slides in and out via a little button reminiscent of an X-acto knife. The light gray color makes it easy to find without being garish---I am NOT a fan of neon pink tech gear!
I was a bit put off when it arrived encased in plastic on a cardboard card (which was a DEVIL to open!) with absolutely NO instructions. Lacking any guidance,I just plugged it in, and that was all I needed to do; it installed its software with no intervention required. There is PDF user's guide which was moderately helpful. There is a defined profile for files that will be backed up, or the user can define custom profiles and identify what profile is to be used as the...Read more
