Seitec 32MB USB BAR Memory Stick
Seitec 32MB USB BAR Memory Stick
Date: March 2004
Site: USB-Pendrive.co.uk
Price: £17.61 @ time of writing
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Connecting:
As with other USB devices you can connect this in seconds to Windows 2000/XP machines the device drivers are only needed for Windows 98/ME. Once connected and the system has detected it you are greeted with an icon direct to the drive via your desktop or My Computer.
When the drive is connected you will see a small amber LED begin to blink on the end of the drive.
Disconnecting the drive:
As you will notice in the system tray an add/remove icon appears which if you double click allows you to select the device to stop, as doing so stops the communication to the drive and prevents data from being lost. I personally have really liked doing that method I often connect my drive drag and drop what is needed and then simply disconnect the drive.
When doing this after copying files to it I had never lost the files, but with this drive I found that I did need to stop the device first or else the newly copied files would not display when the drive was reconnected. I am not sure if this was just me, as I tried it numerous times leaving various amounts of time before disconnecting it, each time resulted in the files being lost or being corrupt.
Testing:
I used this drive instead of my usual drive for over a week to see if I noticed any differences. Firstly I found that I didn't like the drives lid having a clip mainly as if I was to wear this on a shirt or jacket and the drive become disconnected from its lid then this would most likely result in either the lid or the unit itself being lost. Its for this reason I often leave the lid or do not use it at all, instead I usually connect it to a bunch of keys or place it in a pocket or bag.
Using the drive for every day uses mainly copying any documents I had worked on during the day to it, so that they could be viewed back at home or to just ensure that the hours of work has been saved to an additional place in the event of a PC problem at work. For copying files I did notice a slight speed improvement over my other drive.
You don't need to use the supplied software if you would rather not simply connect the drive wait a few seconds and then the drive will appear under My Computer, you can then drag and drop files to the drive.
