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  Just posted this review for a new Swiss Army Knife Flash drive combo! Take a look at this quality piece of hardware.

Provided By: Swissbit , produced by Swissbit & Victorinox
Retail Price: (64mb $60 - $70) (128mb $80 - $90)
Review Date:10/10/04
Written By: Rusty Newton

This unique flash memory device swiss army knife
was provided to us by Swissbit in partnership with Victorinox.
We appreciate products with very original ideas like this one.

In The Box:

Note: while writing this review, Rusty Newton sustained an injury to his right hand pinky finger. Ice cream and snacks are needed to review any product properly and while closing the freezer door some evil force caused his pinky finger to get snagged on the edge and therefore slammed upon by the heavy freezer door. The injury is only minor but may cause small typing errors. Thank you

The SwissMemory USB Victorinox comes in a small grey box with a see through panel for showing off the device. The lid also flips up to get a look at the other things inside.

SwissMemory USB Knife Victorinox in the box

 

Swiss Memory USB stick knife with flip up lid
Boxes with flip up lids say "style"

 

The inside of the flipup lid has instructions on how to fold out
and detach the USB Flash Drive from the knife base.

 

Once you open the box and get everything out, it contains the following items.

 

Contents of the SwissMemory USB box
Contents of the package

 

1 x USB A-Male to A-Female (Extension Cable)
2 x Small Instruction leaflets in Ten Languages
1 x SwissMemory USB Combo Swiss Army Knife Flash Drive

 

Looking good so far. Now lets see what this thing can do!

 

Features & Testing:

 

First off I'll list the manufacturers specs so you geeks know what we are dealing with here.

 

Specifications:

Dimensions: 60x19x17mm

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)

Controller: Mass storage class controller, ECC on the fly, Automatic bad block management

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: Full speed 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, Scissor


What kind of Tools?

This Swiss Army knife has somewhat less tools in it then you would find in most other ones, but hey if your carrying a Flash Drive around on you then the powers of the universe tell me that you probably wont be wandering around in the woods( quick download the pictures of that bear into the flash drive , hes coming this way!  No its okay! It has a knife too! *unfolding the tiny one inch knife* )

No but seriously it has the perfect tools on it. Working at a networkingcommunications company(my primary job) I am always in need of several things, A PEN which everyone steals, Scissors or a knife to open things, cut vinyl tape, snip wires and a flash drive to move files around quickly from computer to computer.

Heres all the tools unfolded. The bottom picture is the Pen.
You can unfold them all at once, i just forgot ;]

Swiss Army Knife Victorinox with USB unfolded tools
Remember, Click to enlarge the photo!

Victorinox Retractable Pen in the Knife
The Ballpoint Pen!

Awesome! I can clip my toenails then carve little statues out of them, Take pictures of the statues while illuminating them with the superbright LED for a neat little effect and then download the pictures onto the flash drive while I file my toenails!

The pen is actually useful and writes well! A refreshing change from those stock Bic pens at the bank that never write unless you dip them in a bucket of sulfuric acid first. You can unfold the fingernail file tool and it rests on your hand so that you can write with the pen side easier!

The scissors are typical tiny scissors you can cut small paper and things but dont try to cut the door off a car to rescue someone.

The file,Blade, and scissors are strong and made of the highest quality stainless steel.

On the next page we will take a look at the LED,Included software thats on the USB drive and the USB drive itself.




 
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