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A
Closer Look:::...
Well,
you just knew Corsair would get the packaging design right,
well, almost right. It does unfortunately suffer from the
use of a patented heat-sealed edge-crimped anti-opening
system that involves the procurement of a 9" diamond
tipped cutting wheel to get through. Okay, so I'm exaggerating
slightly, but you will need scissors.
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Package
- Front
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Lots
of package, tiny contents, well they had to do something
to make it look worth the money. Them and almost every other
Flash drive supplier around.
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Package
- Rear
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Inside
the pack you actually get more than it initially looks like
you do. In addition to the Flash drive there's a driver
and instruction CD, a good quality USB data extension lead
and a very nicely made, if slightly advertising-heavy neck
strap, sorry, I mean lanyard.
It
comes with a quite large quick-release clasp on the end
that I think they call a lobster claw? I'll check on QVC
later.
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Package
Contents
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With
the package hacked open you soon come face to face with
the drive itself. I don't know why I call it a drive, habit
I suppose thanks to so many companies referring to them
as "solid state hard drives" or, as Corsair do,
"Flash drives". It's more accurately a memory
stick but I'll stick to drive for now, old habits and all
that.
Anyway,
tempting though it was to see this as just another Flash
drive, as soon as you pick it up you realise this is anything
but "just another Flash drive".
Not
only is it unusual in its design, bright and cheerful, and
easy to grip thanks to the raised lettering, the Piece de
resistance is that it's actually rubber armored!
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The
Drive - Front
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Corsair
made damned sure you don't forget who made your drive, I'll
forgive them though because the white, raised lettering
on black does look the biz!
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The
Drive - Rear
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The
Drive
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The
Drive
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You
can find smaller drives if you look, but considering the
rubber covering is thick enough to absorb the shock of being
dropped from quite a height (yes, I tried it, like an idiot).
you have to be impressed. Certainly compared to some of
the earlier Flash drives it's really quite diminutive.
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The
Drive - Rear
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And
don't you just know the activity LED is going to be blue
eh? It's also stamped with the capacity too if your eyesight's
up to it.
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The
Drive - Rear Lanyard Loop and LED
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I'm
sure that lanyard loop will break if you tug hard enough
but I can't imagine it would be a problem under normal or
even rough use. At least not unless the rubber gets brittle
over time.
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