The Bottom Line
Pros
- Plug and Play
- Self-powered
- PC and Mac compatible
Cons
- Drivers for Win98 and 98SE must be installed before use.
- Drivers for Mac OS 8.6 must be installed before use.
Description
- Weighs: 9 grams.
- Includes 4ft USB 2.0 externsion cable, neck chain and key clip. 2 additional caps.
- Capacity: 1GB - 1.5hrs of video, 4,000 photos, 19hrs of music.
Guide Review - Iomega Micro Mini 1GB USB 2.0 Flash Drive
Flash drives provide a great alternative to storing critical files on your laptop's hard drive at all times. The Micro Mini 1GB USB Flash Drive makes it easy to share files, access them from any location on any computer with an available USB port and the added benefit of running applications.
Running applications directly from the Micro Mini 1GB USB Flash Drive means that you don't have to rely on always finding someone with the same program. Programs can be downloaded from www.iomega-activedisk.com and there are a variety of business applications as well as programs for fun.
The Micro Mini includes two extra coloured caps which you can use to identify which files the drives contain. This way you don't have to use labels which make the information less private. Only you know what the colour-coding refers to.
You can keep your Micro Mini handy using the neck chain or key clip, if you want quick access and don't want to search through your laptop case.
As the drive is PC and Mac compatible it makes it nice to share files between machines when you have compatible programs installed on each. Quite often mobile professionals end up in the position of sharing information beteen systems and managing those files was a problem. The Micro Mini helps alleviate that problem.
If you are searching for a reasonably priced alternative to storing files on your laptop, then a Micro Mini 1GB USB Flash Drive is a great way to go.