PRETEC 4GB BulletProof USB Flash Drive - Price Reduced!!!!!!

When I first saw it I thought this is it! 4GB in a small and durable package. It did seem like it will have problem fitting in some front USB connectors but it was not so. Fits just right. Speed is good for comfortable use. I had this little gem for many years and with some commonsense care I hope it will endure many years more.

I got a few good years out of my Pretec Bulletproof USB flash drive. I carried it on my keychain and used/abused it quite often, but it recently failed on me. Just like a previous reviewer, the drive quit being recognized by any machine at all. After it failed, I noticed that the guts of the unit seemed to rattle around inside it. I suspected that something inside had worked itself loose and was no longer making a proper connection, so I tested my theory by connecting the drive with a cable. That way I could wiggle it around and hopefully get whatever rattled loose inside to settle back just right. Sure enough, I was able to get the drive to reconnect after holding it "just so". The unfortunate thing is, due to the solid-enclosure design of the drive, I can't find any way to get into it to make what should be a simple repair. So the outside of the drive is bulletproof -- but the guts aren't, and that's what matters. But it was a cool little drive while it lasted, and it lasted a lot...Read more

The concept is great. I was very excited about a "bullet proof" USB storage device that was advertised as failproof. In less than a year the graphics wore off completely from being on my keychain, which in itself isn't the main problem. Granted, it took away from the appearance, but the main issue is with the total failure of the unit. No reason that I'm aware of. . .never been in water, never thrown, never dropped. . .it simply stopped being recognized. I tried three different computers at work and two of my laptops at home. . . the USB storage device simply stopped working. I'm very disappointed, especially having paid as much as I did to have this type of an upgraded USB storage device. I have several plastic units that are older, yet still working. My lesson. . .Costo specials that come as three packs. I'm going to contact Pretec tomorrow to see what they have to say. I'll be back with an update.