digital

This JumpDrive is an excellent device, but it's limited by being a USB 1.x device.

SPEED:

Slow. It takes me about 2 minutes and 20 seconds to move 100MB of small files to the drive. But, it's a USB 1.X device, so this is to be expected. If this speed is not acceptable, then there is a USB 2.0 version of the device that should be more satisfactory.

DESIGN:

Overall, it's a very nice little gadget. The case is translucent so you can see the chip that all of your documents are being stored on and it fits nicely in your hand. The key ring is on the body and not the cap of the device (the cap being just a slide on protector), which makes it easy to carry around. In addition there is a write-protect switch on the side of the device, and there is a green "busy" light that flashes when information is being accessed or written to the device.

There's not much to say about it other than that. It detected and ran instantly when plugged into a windows XP machine and Win98SE was an easy install after you get the driver from the Lexar website.

I initially bought this to transfer files from computer to computer, but I ended up storing many of my favorite mp3s, digital pictures, and some documents and carrying this little thing around to have at my disposal whenever I needed them.
I love this thing's size, a little shorter than a stick of gum and about the width of a pen. I was able to keep in my pocket without an unsightly bulge.
A closed loop at its end makes it easy to attach to a key-ring.
A light light's up when the computer is writing or reading to/from it. Just remember to not remove it from the USB port while this light is on, and your information and files are secure.
I'm not a "techy" but from personal use, it seems that that the read/write time is fast enough. When it was full of 120MB of mp3s (you can't store more than that for some reason), it took about 2 minutes to transfer back to my desktop.
Since this is a re-writable "drive" you don't have to buy more than a couple. I think that the ones smaller than 128MB will not be of muc benefit in the longrun. 128 is good, but 256 is the best, and the prices are dropping.

I have used this drive for about a year. It's great for transfering files from a Mac to a PC. You get 120MB of usable memory. It did just fail me, but I sent it in for repairs and got it back in 5 days. It will take longer to transfer and delete a whole bunch of small files (like jpegs) than large files. Overall, I have found this a very useful device.