Corsair Flash Survivor 16 GB USB 2.0 Flash Drive CMFUSBSRVR-16GB
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Customer Review: It holds up
Summary: 5 Stars
I've always worked out of my home, writing software, and working on computers. I live in the forest on a mountain, and am a volunteer firefighter (both wildland and structure fires). I also spend a lot of time outside cutting trees for firewood in the summer and plowing snow in the winter. I got one of these drives soon after they came out (much more expensive way back then). I copy my critical data to it, and carry it every day in my pants pocket, jingling with my change. I know that houses burn down while owners are away. If mine burns down, I won't be happy, but I'll have my critical data.
It may not be as fast as a hard drive, but it survives. It has gotten wet, hot, cold, knocked around, etc., and just keeps on working. I'm here to buy a second one.
Oh, the silly black rubbery plastic rings don't last long, but serve little purpose. I'm talking about the ones on the outside. The water-seal O-ring is virtually indestructible.
One note: The first 16GB one that I bought several years ago came with TrueCrypt loaded on it. I just purchased a 32GB one from Amazon, and it had nothing at all on it, no readme, no software. If I want to use TrueCrypt, I can copy it over, but it surprised me to find it blank.
Customer Review: Highly recommended for anyone in the habit of breaking thumb drives
Summary: 5 Stars
I bought this drive because I was tired of replacing $10 thumb drives, over and over due to broken caps and rings. So I broke down and ponied up the $50 for this one.
Best thumb drive purchase ever. The case is rock solid. You can put it on your keychain, keep it in your pocket, and have no problems. Since I haven't replaced my thumb drive in over a year (unheard of for me), it's already been worth the purchase price.
For the purpose of full disclosure, performance is not the best I've ever seen, but it's certainly adequate for my needs as an IT professional. This is not meant to be the zippiest drive -- it's meant to be well built so it can withstand punishment.
Highly recommended for anyone who frequently uses their thumb drive and wants to carry it around without fear of breaking it.
Customer Review: 3 years and counting
Summary: 5 Stars
After having pen drive after pen drive fail on me due to getting roughed-up in my overflowing trouser pocket, I decided to buy the 16GB Corsair Survivor three years ago (almost to the day).
All this time later, and it's still going strong. Admittedly the USB plug is a little bent, but then I did stand on it whilst it was plugged into my laptop, so no surprise there. Also, just last week one of the rubber grips finally vanished (they slip off a little too easy on the 16GB and below versions), but the drive is still a workhorse for me and going strong.
I'm itching for an excuse to upgrade to the 32GB version; doesn't look like drive failure will be that excuse!
Customer Review: Corsair Survivor 16GB flash drive
Summary: 5 Stars
The Survivor meets the need I had for a rugged thumb drive; most others I'd purchased up to this point came apart for one reason or another. I suspect the Survivor will hold up much better. My only complaint, albeit a minor one, was the fact that I had to drill out the lanyard hole a bit so that I could run an aircraft keyring cable through the hole, to affix the Survivor to my keyring. Other than that, the device performs well, is fast enough and it looks pretty cool too. I didn't think the much higher price of the Lacie XtremeKey was justified, so I bought the Survivor, which is sufficiently rugged.Customer Review: Who needs more storage?
Summary: 5 Stars
I have a Ford Focus with a SYNC system. The system just requires a USB connection for music. I've been using this thumb drive and its great! I just put the 16 GB worth of mp3 files on this and I've got practically all I need and at my finger tips. Much cheaper than using another MP3 player if you're going to use it exclusively in your car. I'm not sure that I'm going to go hiking with this and test its durability, but I haven't had any problems with its capacity. Definitely worth it.