Trascend USB Drives

This is a new line of very thin and small USB drives, available in 1Gb, 2Gb and 4Gb of storage space.

The drive is 42.6 x 16mm and it's only 3.1mm thin. The total weight is less than 2gr so the drive is virtually weightless. The drive as many others connects directly to a USB 2.0 port without needing drivers in modern operating systems (XP, etc). It comes with a hole to attach a neck strap or lanyard.

It comes with some pre-installed software like PC-Lock, Zip, AES encryption, Email, Autologin and backup a good set of useful utilities for this type of drive. The transfer rate is 10Mb/sec reading and 2MB/sec writing, the manufacturer ensures data retention up to 10 years.

The 1gb model is $16, the 2gb model $25 and the 4gb model $43 and you can order from Trascend.