Lexar JumpDrive 1GB USB2.0 Secure Flash Drive

[dhoytw]

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[zixxer]

sandisk is better, and close to the same $$ from newegg

 

[dhoytw]

Originally posted by: armatron
sandisk is better, and close to the same $$ from newegg

Well that's an opinion on the "better" part

 

[zixxer]

Originally posted by: dhoytw

Originally posted by: armatron
sandisk is better, and close to the same $$ from newegg

Well that's an opinion on the "better" part

no, it's better.

5 year warranty, thinner, faster.

better.

 

[Psyber]

Well it is a good price for the Lexar. OP didn't say BEST JumpDrive for $59.99, he had the brand in the title. I have a Lexar Jumpdrive and even though I have't tried any others, I like it.

Psyber

 

[flyingboujanero]

Yeah i have the Lexar Jumpdrive too and I'm a big fan of it. Got the rebate in 2-3 weeks too.

 

[VirtualLarry]

My JumpDrive Secure 128MB USB 1.1 has survived pretty darn well thus far, the cap hasn't gotten lost or anything. However, there is a small drawback to the Lexar's form-factor, it's kind of "fat", and won't fit into some OEM-branded PCs with smaller cases that don't have additional clearance around their back USB ports. Hopefully the PC you use them with will have front-mounted USB ports that aren't recessed.

But the price for a 1GB model is quite good. (I wish DDR RAM was that cheap!)

 

[Jolt2]

I have a Lexar Jumpdrive 2.0 Pro and it has failed after 6 months of use. I lost the files I had on the Jumpdrive and the next problem is Lexar support. After e-mailing Lexar about my issue, Lexar support sent me an e-mail back 3 days later saying that they were forwarding my problem to the RMA department. Ten days later I have still not heard from them so I e-mailed them again about my drive and have not recieved a reply from Lexar. It has been 3 weeks since I e-mailed Lexar and all I have to say is Lexar product support sucks. Lexar has handled my warranty issue horrible and I will never buy another product!

I do not know if Sandisk flash drives are any better but I can not see how their product support could be any worse an Lexar IMHO.

 

[erick]

Originally posted by: Jolt2
I have a Lexar Jumpdrive 2.0 Pro and it has failed after 6 months of use. I lost the files I had on the Jumpdrive and the next problem is Lexar support. After e-mailing Lexar about my issue, Lexar support sent me an e-mail back 3 days later saying that they were forwarding my problem to the RMA department. Ten days later I have still not heard from them so I e-mailed them again about my drive and have not recieved a reply from Lexar. It has been 3 weeks since I e-mailed Lexar and all I have to say is Lexar product support sucks. Lexar has handled my warranty issue horrible and I will never buy another product!

I do not know if Sandisk flash drives are any better but I can not see how their product support could be any worse an Lexar IMHO.

I had the same problems with my Lexar drives. My USB 2.0 Pro was in my coat pocket during a rain storm and collected condensation, then wouldn?t work, and my wife?s 128Mb jump drive would just not be recognized by any computer. I believed I called Lexar and got an RMA. Didn't take very long to get a replacement and they even recovered the files from the old one. I made a point to tell them that I had important files on the memory stick.

 

[MechanizedDeath]

I had a Lexar 128MB Sport model (red with the rubber casing). During Hurrican Francis, I had moved my car into the backyard, and I'd lost the drive with my keys. I couldn't find them or move the car for a month. I eventually found them both in the grass near my car, after a hurricane and numerous rain storms. The drive was caked in mud and leaves. I brushed them off, and rinsed the outer casing. Popped it into my lappy and it had all my files intact. I reformatted and the drive still works. I haven't had any probs with Lexar drives, although I do expect this thing to go on me in the next few years. I just don't trust flash memory. PEACE.

 

[Steve Guilliot]

My coworkers and I recieved Lexar drives, and within 6 months 2 had failed, including mine. Curious about why this happened, I cracked mine open to find one of two leads going to a capacitor had broken. Because of the location of break, it wasn't repairable. The cap was strangely large for such a simple device, and also explains why the lexars are on the big side. With a bit of tricky wire work, I connected the capacitor long enough to get my data off of it. For that reason, I'm staying away from large usb drives.

 

[Dogbertt]

Also you can just go to CompUSA and buy TurboTax Deluxe for $39 and the CompUSA 1Gig USB 2.0 for $29 and AR you pay $29.

So It's $29AR. Pretty good and you get TT too