ForumCorsair 2GB Flash Padlock detail information
| Posted by | Doug Schwantes |
| Posted on | 25/10/07 16:25 |
| Number of views | 5560 |
| Manufacturer | Corsair |
| Product | Corsair 2GB Flash Padlock |
| Description | 2GB Flash Padlock |
- Solid construction
- Very Fast flash drive
- USB Connection for universal compatibility
- No software needed for securing data
- Well designed and easy to press buttons
- Works with Windows, Mac and Linux operating systems
- Large Blue LED indicator enables user to see that the drive is in use
- Green and Red LEDs to indicate if the drive is unlocked or locked
- You don’t need to setup the security feature if it’s not needed
- No setup software required just plug in and go
Negative:
- The drive could have a more ergonomic feel
Conclusion:
The Corsair 2GB Flash Padlock USB 2.0 Drive has well designed buttons for quickly entering your security code. Being cross compatible with three Operating System types you can use the flash on almost any system that has a USB port. The drive has its own built in security so no matter where you use it you won’t need to install any software. The overall performance of this drive is very good compared to other manufacturers’ portable storage products. Finally the price as tested was $39.80 USD which makes this drive very attractive for securing your data.
To sum this drive up in one sentence… “The Corsair 2GB Flash Padlock USB 2.0 Drive is well designed drive with fast read and write times that keeps your important data secure no mater where you use it”.
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Special thanks to:
We would like to thank Corsair for providing the Corsair 2GB Flash Padlock USB 2.0 Drive used in this review. Corsair remains evolutionary in data storage technology and is one of the most recognizable names in the data storage industry.
Special thanks to Karen Thomas of Thomas PR for shipping the review sample.
Corsair pointed out that they are planning next generation of padlock devices to store the data in the encrypted format, but for now it is not and this version of the padlock will not be upgraded in the future to include the encryption feature at all. So it is up to you, whether you wait for the model that will truly encrypt the data or buy the current padlock device, which will only prevent people who do not know your combination to read your data.
One more thing - when the right combination is entered, the drive unlocks itself for about 15 seconds and then locks itself back, if it was not plugged in a computer USB port. Be careful, if you plug it into your computer in unlocked state, anyone could unplug it from your computer and then plug it to another computer and read all your data in a flash, since it is kept unencrypted and drive does not react to unplugging and does not lock itself at the same moment, since 15 seconds did not pass.
These two security flaws make this drive much less secure, than Corsair advertised.
Be warned
This device is great as well for the automatic logon programs (for example Dekart Logon) software, since it can store your key file (already encrypted) on the padlock and plugging the locked Padlock device into your computer USB port without entering the right key on the Pad will not trigger the logon mechanism by itself.
Hope this helps you to evaluate whether you need this product or not before you actually go and buy it.
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