The USB flash drive from SanDisk U3 support, so it's possible applications without installation on a computer (at work, in an internet cafe, etc) to use.
A password protection is possible.
These are located on the USB stick 2 partitions:
- CDROM partition for the startup program U3 (about 6MB in size)
- Data partition (8 GB)
On the U3 website, there are numerous packages like Skype, Trillian, Winamp can be easily installed.
An alternative to U3 is the PortableApps project.
The alignment is PortableApps on open source projects. But here are the versions always very timely. So if you primarily open source Windows programs using (Firefox, Thunderbird, OpenOffice) is certainly better off with PortableApps.
Who this U3 gets on my nerves can on the SanDisk website the U3 Launchpad Removal Tool (somewhat clumsily hidden under driver) Download and then has only one partition.
In the event that you should also subsequently change your mind, but the stick can be reset to the previous state.
Technology:
Write speed: about 9 MB / s
Reading is a bit faster: so the 14 MB / s
For a USB stick that is actually quite ordinary values.
The only drawback is the cheap processing. Missing Dust and simple plastic. So who is looking for something Robust should perhaps look for a more stable drive. And the bright lamp access is a little on the pushy. But compromises have to be made somewhere in the price, so another 5/5 Stars
Conclusion: Anyone looking for a relatively cheap USB flash drive with proper storage can not do much with the price.
