Verbatim “Clip-It” UBS Drive

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maury

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I recently picked up a Verbatim “Clip-It” UBS drive. The incredibly small size appealed and I bought it for carrying it on my keychain, primarily for emergency copies of travel documents, med records and so on. Guess it is a sign of something when that stuff starts being important! Anyway, I also downloaded their encryption program and it all seems to work like it should

Now that I have it in hand, I have to wonder just how rugged this little guy really is. As I said, I intended to EDC it on my keychain along with a few other items – and keys. Will it be able to tolerate that kind of daily wear? Should I try and figure some sort of protection for it, like a piece of tape or tubing to protect those exposed contacts? Anybody have any experience with one of these that might be helpful?

Thanks!
 
I used to carry a Super Talent Pico drive on my keys, until it shot craps on me. That little sucker was solid metal and felt pretty rugged. Never expected it to die. . .

On the other hand, I took a look at the Clip-It's product features, and it looks like they gave some thought to it getting knocked around a bit. . . Supposed to be water/dust/static resistant, and the plastic might absorb shock better.

Bottom line; might as well give it a shot, since you already have it. It was designed to be cap-free, so I think you're fine in that regard (unless you're just in a mood to tinker with it, of course.) On the other hand, I wouldn't trust it to hold any sort of irreplaceable data, and I'd kind of half-expect it just die on me.

Just a thought - How do you think it might carry clipped in your wallet? Then it would be padded and insulated against static.
 
Most USB sticks are pretty robust, I've had a couple that went through the wash fine! My policy is to regularly use and test the drives. I also carry documents on a secured flash drive, as a just in case. It's a good backup, as long as you only trust the USB so far. I've plugged USB sticks into comps, and had the comp kill the drive. Nothing is sure with technology.
 
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