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Date |
: Sept 26th, 2001 |
| Category |
: Storage |
| Manufacturer |
: Trek 2000 |
| Author |
: Jin-Wei Tioh |
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Alright, so we have a secure, ultra-portable (albeit slightly expensive) storage solution. So what? It didn't take long for us to figure out some neat uses of the ThumbDrive Secure. For example, transferring files that are greater than 1.44MB in size between non-networked PCs, or sneaker-netting files between the home and office (though a moot point if one works in a home office). A whole multimedia presentation can be carried in your shirt pocket - simply plug it into a PC upon your arrival. With the added security feature, it becomes more appealing to the corporate user, for whom data privacy is a pivotal issue. Furthermore, many modern notebooks adopt an "either or" design : either you use the floppy drive or the CD/DVD drive. In this scenario, the ThumbDrive serves as a perfect substitute, with the bonus of increased speed, reliability and security over the venerable floppy.
What do we think of this new ThumbDrive? A convenient, secure and ultra-portable removable storage device literally the size of the average thumb with adequate performance and ease of use. It improves upon the original ThumbDrive by the addition of the security feature and decreased physical dimensions. A one-year warranty backs the ThumbDrive Secure. The only things that detract from an otherwise excellent package are the ThumbDrive Secure's higher price and non-driverless installation (admittedly a near universal problem). Trek Technology is launching a new driverless model soon which addresses this issue.
The ThumbDrive Secure is a nice piece of hardware, and comes Highly Recommeded!
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