Sony Microvault 512MB USB Flash Memory Drive

Item Purchased: Sony Microvault 512MB USB Flash Memory Stick
Location Purchased: Target / 1154 S. Clark St. / Chicago, IL
Price: $24.99 + tax

Review: I don't like to give Sony any of my money. Especially after that whole fiasco with the Digital Rights Management root kit that Sony put on select CDs back in October of last year. Due to a recent need to become more mobile and a whole lot of computer work in my near future, I needed small, transportable disk space... Fast! I was about to go with an off-brand flash drive when I noticed this little monster with twice the capacity for half the price.

Smaller than most lipsticks, this stylish little flash drive holds half a gig and is easily compatable with whatever operating system you may be running on your 'puter. Its USB 2.0 interface ensures a 12 Mbps transfer rate (really blazing fast for those of you not learned in geek speak) and an easy plug-n-play interface (though, nowadays, what isn't).

With this flash drive tucked in my inside pocket, I can easily load up some documents to be printed, audio files to be rocked at work or pictures to be shared and run to my next destination without grabbing my lower back in pain due to hauling my laptop with me everywhere I go. Already, it has allowed me to work on my website, transfer research material and save addresses without risk of losing that napkin soaked with PBR that I wrote someone's e-mail address on.

I only see two problems with this otherwise fantastic flash drive. First, there is no easy way to attach it to a keychain or other body leash. The holes on the end of the cap and body of the drive are only large enough to allow something the girth of fishing line to pass through. Second, this device is made by Sony, who is an evil, computer-corrupting and selfish global corporation dead set on securing disproportionate profits from poor data-hungry schmucks like you and I.

I guess what I'm saying is, if you can afford and find another brand, buy that instead, but the thrifter inside of me just couldn't pass up the price markdown to nearly a third of the suggested retail.

Rating: 3 / 5

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