I n today’s data centric world, we crave for devices which are easy to use, fast, portable and can hold more data. One such device is the portable 128 MB USB storage pen drive, named Cool Disk. The drive uses Flash RAM technology and the package includes a leather cover, a neck sling, a USB extension cable and driver CDs. The drive gets detected in Windows XP/2000 and the drivers are loaded automatically, whereas for Windows 98/Me the drivers are provided in the accompa-nying CD. One interesting fea-ture of the drive is that you can use it as a bootable disk if your motherboard supports USB device booting. The drive can be pass-word-protected for safekeep-ing. To prevent the data from being accidentally overwrit-ten, it also has a write protect switch similar to floppies. On the performance front, the disk takes around 5 minutes to transfer 128 MB of data. However, it does seem to be a bit slow compared to USB drives. Being a Flash RAM drive, data integrity and relia-bility is quite high. Priced at Rs 5,500, this 128 MB drive offers good value for money—other such drives cost nearly Rs 2,000 more for half the capacity.SPECIFICATIONS:
128 MB capacity, Windows 98/SE/Me/2000/XP, USB power supply (4.5 V to 5.5 V), USB 1.0/1.1 interface, data retention of over 10 years, available in capacities ranging from 32 MB to 384 MB System Requirements: IBM PC or Notebook computer with USB port, Windows 98/Me/ 2000/XP...
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