Lexar Media 1GB JumpDrive Pro 2.0 80X JD1GB-80-231

Manufacturer:	LEXAR MEDIA INC
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Lexar Media 1GB JumpDrive Pro 2.0 80X JD1GB-80-231

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Lexar Media 1 GB Jump Drive

This device works as advertised. It connects easily to Windows 2000 and XP systems via the USB port. It is recognized as a removable disk drive by the operating system. No special drivers are required. Worked right out of the box without problems.

Lexar Media 1GB JumpDrive Pro 2.0 80X JD1GB-80-231 - LEXAR MEDIA INC

Great product for anyone in the business

This is a great product - it replaces diskettes and for anyone in a non-networked environment it is essential. I occasionally do consulting for home users and I carry my antivirus, spyware and browser software with me whenever I go to someone's house, not to mention OS patches and device drivers, etc. One customer was so amazed he jumped right online and ordered one for himself. Only drawback - I'm still waiting for a replacement cap from them (they are currently out of stock) so if anyone has an extra one I would sure appreciate it! One caveat - if you need to use it on a Windows 95/98/Me machine and it doesn't have internet access, carry the drivers for it (available from lexarmedia.com) on a diskette - any other machine recognizes it instantly and installs it right away.

LEXAR MEDIA INC - Lexar Media 1GB JumpDrive Pro 2.0 80X JD1GB-80-231

Small & Fast, with a Read-Only Switch

I got the drive in early December 2004, and it has been working great since then. So far, the most intensive worked I've done with it was to transfer a dozen gigs worth of files from the my desktop to the laptop, or hauling some files over to a friends house. Everything went without a hitch, and the drive is definetly fast.

One of the things I like about it is its read-only switch; I think this is a very useful feature when you want to read some files from it, without risking getting any viruses from the host computer. It's a good safeguard when using it on someone else's machine, on campus computers, or in any other non-trustworthy environment.

The drive is quite small, and I had no problems in plugging it into the USB ports of more than five desktops (including the frontside of a DELL), and a couple of laptops. In contrary to other brands I've seen other people use, and perhaps even Lexar's older models - this one has a good narow design around the USB connector, so there should be no problems connecting it.

Drawbacks? Well, the read/write switch is hard to access; perhaps Lexar was overly concerned that some users might flip it inadvertently.

A few details for those who wish to know: I have the JD1GB-80-501 model, Revision C (perhaps Lexar modified their codes?). Also, I've formatted it with the NTFS filesystem. Users who are unfamiliar with file permissions in NTFS are better off with FAT32.
The drive comes formatted with FAT16, so I strongly suggest that people reformat it with FAT32, in order to avoid restrictions imposed by FAT16, such as a limit on the number of files in the top directory (that is E:\, if your drive is E:).

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