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(26 customer reviews) 28 of 28 people found the following review helpful
Cheaply made,
April 14, 2011 Steven R. Alexander - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Transformer USB Flash Memory Drive 8GB (Personal Computers)
I saw this on Reddit and went straight to Amazon. Upon receiving it in the mail, as I pulled it from the package and transformed it from USB thumbdrive to cat, the leg came off. Weak.
23 of 23 people found the following review helpful
Awesome, but poorly engineered,
October 20, 2011 Kristen Leisman (Indiana) - See all my reviews
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I discarded the negative reviews for this because I'm so fanboy and bought it anyway.
In my experience, it worked pretty damn well for about six months. I tightened the screws in the limbs every now and again, but I have to admit they aren't fitted in there very well. I dealt with that. But what I can't deal with is how the USB plug broke clean off of the board yesterday. Not broken solder; the contacts themselves came off, so there's nothing to solder back on to--unrepairable. It bummed me out pretty bad. The problem is there's nothing holding the plug on there but the contacts and a little hot glue. Most drives have something physically connected to the USB plug to keep it from breaking off, this one obviously does not.
It's a great thumb drive if you can keep it from breaking apart, but buyer beware.
If you're super dedicated to the idea of owning one of these you may be able to do a little modding to get it working well, but maybe not. I'm going...Read more
15 of 15 people found the following review helpful
Poorly Made,
May 4, 2011 Anton A. - See all my reviews
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When I transformed the flash drive for the first time, a foot broke off very VERY easily. Upon closer inspection I noticed the screw that held the foot in place was installed crooked. Also, the legs are all installed rather loosely. (not too hard of a fix with a tiny screwdriver though)
