Company: SwissBit.com
Product: USB flash drive/Pocket Knife
I'd like to thank Swissbit for providing us with the Swiss Memory Victorinox for review.
Flash Drives have become increasingly more popular lately. These mini hard drives provide a nice portable solution to transfer files to and from the office or what have you. Some manufacturers have created hybrid units that can do double duty as an MP3 player as well as a storage unit.
Well today we take a look at another hybrid with a cool new idea from SwissBit that incorporates a flash drive with a Swiss Army Knife, the Swiss Memory Victorinox.
The Swiss Memory Victorinox is a collaboration between two companies Victorinox and SwissBit. Victorinox is the original maker of Swiss Army knives and have been in business for over 100 years.
As for Swissbit they are Europe's leading manufacturer of memory modules for desktops, servers, workstations and notebooks for PCs and Macs as well as for USB Flash Memory and Compact Flash Cards.
The unit comes in a nicely styled package that has a flip up top. Inside are instructions, a USB extension cable (very handy) and the pocket knife it's self.
The Swiss Memory Victorinox is available in two versions: The Extended version with all the tools and the flash drive and the Travel version which only has the flash drive, pen and led light. The flash drive is also available in two sizes 64 megs and 128 megs.
The very attractive looking pocket knife is small and measures: 60 (L) x 19 (W) x 17mm (H).
As for flash drive performance, the unit is USB 2.0 compliant and can read max. 1MB/sec and write max. 0.85 MB/sec.
Specifications:
-USB Class: USB 2.0 Full-Speed compliant (USB 1.1 based controller)
-Power Supply: USB bus powered, no external power required
-Power Consumption: Standby 900 µA (typical), 2 mA (max)
-Full-speed 120 mA (typical), 140 mA (max)
-Supported OS:
Win XP, Win 2000, Windows ME
Linux 2.4 above
MAC OS 9.0 & higher
Win98/SE driver available Mac 8.6 mass storage driver available from Apple
-Security Features: Password protection for private zone with SecureLOCK
-Boot ability: Boot up with a USB legacy supported BIOS
(USB-ZIP, USB-FDD or USB-HDD)
-LED Indicator:blinks to indicate write/read status
-Performance: read max.: 1MB/sec. write max.: 0.85 MB/sec
-Capacity: 64MB, 128MB
-Operating Temperature: 0°C to +50°C (32°F to 122°F)
-Storage Temperature: -20°C to +60°C (-4°F to 140°F)
- Integrated Tools:
-travel-safe version: red LED, ballpoint Pen
-extended version: red LED, ballpoint Pen, Knife/Blade, Nail file with Screwdriver, Scissors
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