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Deinstallation:::…
If
you want someone else to use this key or simply want to
erase your stored fingerprints, you have to reverse the
installation process.
First
you have to put the key back in enrolment mode, using the
switch. Then
you plug the key back into the computer. For
obvious security reasons you first have to release the key
with one of your five stored fingerprints. This
is to prevent tampering or illegal usage.
The
key will then wait for new set fingerprints to be entered.
If
the key is released for new fingerprints the data on the
key is not wiped.
The
key will not be accessible if it’s released and you do not
give any fingerprints but still switch the key back to normal
mode.
Once
in normal mode, the enrolment light will be switched on
but you will not be able to enrol any fingerprints.
Performance:::…
SiSoftware Sandra
SiSoftware
Sandra features a benchmark for USB keys.
Here’s
what the BioSlimDisk does against other keys.
Here
are the results in details:
- Benchmark
Results
- Combined
Index: 681 operation(s)/min
- Endurance
Factor: 1.0
- 512B
Files Test: 982 operation(s)/min
- 32kB
Files Test: 675 operation(s)/min
- 256kB
Files Test: 192 operation(s)/min
- 2MB
Files Test: 28 operation(s)/min
- 64MB
Files Test: 1 operation(s)/min
Performance
Test Status
512B
Files Test
- Read
Performance: 4755 operation(s)/min (40 kB/sec, 0x)
- Write
Performance: 407 operation(s)/min (3473 bytes/sec)
- Delete
Performance: 642 operation(s)/min
- File
Fragments: 1.0
- Combined
Index: 982 operation(s)/min
32kB
Files Test
- Read
Performance: 1347 operation(s)/min (718 kB/sec, 4x)
- Write
Performance: 340 operation(s)/min (181 kB/sec, 1x)
- Delete
Performance: 645 operation(s)/min
- File
Fragments: 1.0
- Combined
Index: 675 operation(s)/min
256kB
Files Test
- Read
Performance: 218 operation(s)/min (930 kB/sec, 5x)
- Write
Performance: 131 operation(s)/min (559 kB/sec, 3x)
- Delete
Performance: 629 operation(s)/min
- File
Fragments: 1.0
- Combined
Index: 192 operation(s)/min
2MB
Files Test
- Read
Performance: 28 operation(s)/min (956 kB/sec, 5x)
- Write
Performance: 20 operation(s)/min (683 kB/sec, 3x)
- Delete
Performance: 531 operation(s)/min
- File
Fragments: 1.0
- Combined
Index: 28 operation(s)/min
64MB
Files Test
- Read
Performance: 1 operation(s)/min (1092 kB/sec, 6x)
- Write
Performance: 1 operation(s)/min (1092 kB/sec, 6x)
- Delete
Performance: 71 operation(s)/min
- File
Fragments: 1.0
- Combined
Index: 1 operation(s)/min
Endurance
Test Status
- Operating
System Disk Cache Used: No
- Use
Overlapped I/O: No
- Test
File Size: 32MB
- Block
Size: 512bytes
- File
Fragments: 1
- Endurance
Benchmark Breakdown
- Repeated
Sector Rewrite: 25 kB/s
- Sequential
Sector Write: 25 kB/s
- Random
Sector Write: 26 kB/s
This
key has a USB 1.1 interface and it shows in performance.
Comparing
the specs against the test results we see that it doesn’t
hold up against the others.
It
doesn’t hold up against other keys in terms of speed either.
Maybe
the encryption process makes the key slower.
Pros:
- Secure
data storage
- Works
on most recent operating systems
- It’s
bootable
- Quick
fingerprint recognition
Cons:
- Transfer
speed
- Switch
for enrolment of fingerprints (though it could be that
only this sample has no proper switch)
- Price
Conclusion
The
3DVelocity 'Dual Conclusions Concept' Explained: After
discussing this concept with users as well as companies
and vendors we work with, 3DVelocity have decided that where
necessary we shall aim to introduce our 'Dual Conclusions
Concept' to sum up our thoughts and impressions on the hardware
we review. As the needs of the more experienced users and
enthusiasts have increased, it has become more difficult
to factor in all the aspects that such a user would find
important, while also being fair to products that may lack
these high end "bonus" capabilities but which
still represent a very good buy for the more traditional
and more prevalent mainstream user. The two categories we've
used are:
The
Mainstream User ~ The mainstream user is likely
to put price, stock performance, value for money, reliability
and/or warranty terms ahead of the need for hardware that
operates beyond its design specifications. The mainstream
user may be a PC novice or may be an experienced user, however
their needs are clearly very different to those of the enthusiast,
in that they want to buy products that operate efficiently
and reliably within their advertised parameters.
The
Enthusiast ~ The enthusiast cares about all the
things that the mainstream user cares about but is more
likely to accept a weakness in one or more of these things
in exchange for some measure of performance or functionality
beyond its design brief. For example, a high priced motherboard
may be tolerated in exchange for unusually high levels of
overclocking ability or alternatively an unusually large
heat sink with a very poor fixing mechanism may be considered
acceptable if it offers significantly superior cooling in
return.
The
Mainstream User ~
This
key is clearly made to be secure rather than fast, and as
such it's of limited value to a regular user unless you
plan on storing or transporting sensitive data that needs
thgat kind of security.
Paying
the price premium just to cary around a few MP3s and drivers
would be a total waste of money, but getting private data
like accounts, bank details, passwords, private documents
and the like from one place to another would certainly be
a safer bet using the BioSlim.
Worth
the money if you've a use for it.
The
Enthusiast ~
What
price privacy? well that depends how much you value it.
As a storage device there are faster, smaller, better looking
and cheaper on the market, but only a very select few offer
this level of data security. And
that's really what this key is all about.
If
you don't need the industrial strength security benefits
that biometrics deliver, there's really not a lot else on
offer to get excited about. If you do, the BioSlim delivers
on its promise.
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