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Kingmax Super Stick - 2GB USB 2.0 Flash Drive (World's Tiniest) | List Price: $99.99
Discount Price: $3.75
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Brand: Kingmax
Warranty: Lifetime
Features: - Worldwide patented PIPTM packaging technology
- Flash type : MLC(Multi level Cell)
- Life cycle : 10,000 Program / Erase Cycles
- USB2.0 compatible
- Easy to carry around: plug-n-play
This Is AWESOME!! [Posted on 2008-07-29]
I love this it is So small and easy to use and i have had no problems with it i have had it a good half a year
READ THIS BEFORE YOU BUY [Posted on 2008-09-11]
This is my first time reviewing a product on amazon. I was swayed by the sexy web copy (World's smallest flash drive....virtually indestructible"). I made the purchase shortly before embarking on my year abroad in Malaysia (making returns impossible....i'm stick with this piece of crap).
My complaints are as follows:
It is incredibly slow....we're not taking "wow this is taking longer than expect.." we're talking "omg....i could transfer information faster with messenger pigeons and smoke signals." It took about 45 minutes to transfer 30 documents from on PC to my MacBook Pro (both Intel both dual core both less than 1 year old).
It is incredibly small BUT....you cannot let the device touch any metal (coins, keys, etc). It says so in the packaging...but not in the product description online. Because I wanted this at the end of my keychain, I needed to find some type of case. Fortunately, the product came with a case....but there are several problems:
1. The moment I use a case, this super small INDESTRUCIBLE flash drive becomes the same size as all the other flash drives. If it is truly indestructible, why does it need a case at all. That's just misleading. By reading the product description online, I was led to believe that I could take this anywhere with no protection....even in the rain. But that's simply not true. You MUST keep this in a case if you keep this device in your pocket (as most people do).
2. The case they provide is awful. It is a pink Eskimo coat....no joke. The actual coat they provide is truly a coat...made of rubber. It is about 3 cm wide and 5 cms long...making it much larger than most other USB drives. That is to say, if you use the protective jacket that they provide, the world's smallest drive becomes the world's largest drive. (maybe I should use a different protector then?....I can't......no other jacket will fit since this is the world's smallest usb drive.....i basically have to use their jacket.
3. Why not pick a neutral color (black, brown, blue, red, grey....even purple)? I'm confident in masculinity, but seriously. The jacket looks like a hello kitty doodad. I can't take this to my MBA classes or business meetings? It's too big and too pink. If I were a 13 Japanese female middle school student in Tokyo, I'm sure this would be all the rage. But I'm a 30 year old black man living in Malaysia who sold off his GI Joes and He-Man action figures back in 1984.
4. Did I mention it was slow?
Like a good consumer, I contacted customer support. They gave me a whole song and dance and even offered to exchange the product if I sent in an email....well, the sheer hassle of repackaging, shipping from Malaysia (out of pocket) and then waiting for 2-6 weeks was a little silly. I needed a new flash drive now for school....but I at least wanted my money back. I wrote them an email (CCing all the contacts I had come across during my 45 minutes while on the phone....yes 45 minutes to complain about a $26 item...I also CC'd the sales department at Kingmax. Still waiting to hear back from them....this was 2 weeks ago. No response...not even a generic automatic "We've received your email and will get back to you.
My advice.....don't buy this one.
If the size appeals to you...understand that you MUST use a protector...making the size the same or bigger than other drives on the market.....and you will end up with a oversized pink jacket (which is the only jacket that will fix since this is the smallest USB drive in the world.
If durability is important to you, then understand that you MUST use a protector....this piece of plastic cannot touch metal...you must use a jacket....and you must use the jacket they provide.
If speed is important to you.....don't buy this product. It is slow....not slower than most....slower than all. Maybe mine was defective. It worked but it took almost an hour to do tasks that should have zipped by in seconds or minutes.
If customer service is important to you, don't bother. I am the ghost of XMAS future warning you now.
There are so so so many flash drives. They keep getting smaller and faster. Stick with standby brand names if you can. You won't be wasting a whole lot of money if you go with this (I bought the 8 gig), but why watse money at all? $26 is still $26. Go with a trusted name.
Hope this info was helpful.
Kingstick-Wow! [Posted on 2008-09-25]
My friends are amazed to see a memory stick as small as this! So far the product says what it does and does what it says. It's early days yet but I am confident that I will still be pleased at the end.
Yes, it's very brittle [Posted on 2008-10-01]
I should have read more reviews before I bought this, because after a few weeks on my keychain, the end broke off cleanly. The unit still works, so I'm going to attempt to superglue it on, but I'm disappointed.
For something that claims to be washer and dryer "safe", it's very fragile. The hole for the keychain ring should extend through the PCB, not the soft white plastic cover. I'm glad I didn't lose my data, but I'm not sure I'll trust this with anything important from here on.
Small, Fast, and Convenient. [Posted on 2008-11-22]
The product transfers data speedily and easily stays on my key chain. My first one broke where the hole is for the lanyard. Sent it back to TheMemStore and got a new one in a couple weeks. Overall great product.
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