Conclusions

The InnoDisk Flash Card 8GB is a product that will impress those who are still after the smallest, highest performing drive available on the market.  In fact, after using a number of drives in this category, I find it safe to say that this is one that PQI needs to worry about when you factor in a number of features.  These include an impressive 8GB of storage, slightly more durable design and much more impressive performance than its counterparts.  This tiny drive is the only one I've come across that manages to provide ample storage that rivals that of some of the very latest drives on the market that happen to been significantly larger in size.

In terms of performance, it is clearly more impressive than the three drives on the market that I consider to be the smallest.  I happen to own or have used all three and this latest drive from InnoDisk is a major step ahead in terms of a performance perspective.  While it is no Voyager GT, it will honestly provide acceptable performance for large file transfers and I think most will find it a decent compromise based on size.

In terms of features, it does at least offer some basic security features for those concerned about data protection.  However, the software tools it provides are very basic and and I found they can be quite cumbersome and actually confuse most novice users when attempting to configure the drive for this type of use.

Final Thoughts

While this drive came pretty close, in my opinion, the perfect flash drive is still
apparently out of reach. Give me a high capacity drive this small made of either aluminum or titanium with similar performance, and I'll finally be satisfied. There's no better way to carry a flash drive than on your keychain. However, most are bulky and others are just too fragile. While this tiny drive actually did take some abuse during the past week, in the end, it just couldn't hold up.  Why?  Well, I was actually at the Projekt Revolution concert this past weekend and happened to reach for my camera during a final performance.  That's when I dropped my keys only to find that the drive was no longer attached to my key ring!  In a completely sold out show with this many people crammed into such a small space, finding this little drive was quite a challenge. With that said, like many other drives of this size, you will always run the risk of eventually losing it if you choose to attach it to your keychain.  Please keep that in mind if you choose to carry this product in this fashion.  Frustrations aside though, this little drive certainly packs a punch and happens to offer a fairly decent mix of ultimate portability and performance.  EMHz Recommended!

More information on the InnoDisk Flash Card can be found on the InnoDisk Website.

The InnoDisk Flash Card 8GB was available at a great price from Geeks.com.  Unfortunately though, they currently no longer have stock of the 8GB model but do still have some of their 1GB models available for purchase.  At less than $16, it's a steal and highly recommended. 

I've been told they will try an get more stock.  Considering it can be quite difficult to find this product, you may want to keep an eye on their complete line of flash drives for updates.

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