U3 USB Memory sticks

Anyone seen / bought / use a U3 USB Memory stick?
Seems like they have been out for 2 years but have slipped under my radar.

I read somewhere that U3 have a special partition for security password, plus other features.

A couple of links.

http://www.pocket-lint.co.uk/reviews/review.phtml/1286/2310/u3-usb-memory-card-stick.phtml

http://www.google.com/search?as_q=&...as_dt=i&as_sitesearch=&as_rights=&safe=images

Any info on these will be appreciated. Bazza

 

Hi:

U3 Info http://www.u3.com/

One flash drive line w/U3
SanDisk Cruzer® Titanium USB Flash Drive http://www.sandisk.com/Products/Catalog(1167)-NEW__SanDisk_Cruzer_Titanium_USB_Flash_Drive.aspx

That should get you started.

Happy trailz,

 

Thanks, mate. I've never seen U3's available in OZ. Will check our local stores again. Bazza

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Yes, they have special partition which is recognized by Windows as a CD drive. This allows the U3 Launchpad to open as though it were an application on a CD starting via auto-run. In other words, My Computer will show two more drives when a U3 drive is connected, one being the small partition recognized as a CD drive and the other a removable disk, the normal situation for a flash drive.

 

Thanks for the info, usafveteran. :cool
Now all I have to do is find them in one of my local computer stores.
Bazza

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I have two of them. Yes, the U3 software allows you to set a password to access the data on the flash. You can also delete the U3 software if you want from within the U3 menu so that you are left with only a flash drive. I did this on one of mine, and on the other I kept the software so that I could have password protection.

 

check it out: http://www.maximumpc.com/2006/11/sandisk_cruzer.html

 

Thanks MJames23 and viper_boy403 for the link and additional info. :major
I was particularly interested in the password protection bit.
The first USB stick I purchased (256megs) came with software to set up password protection. None of the others I have purchased since (up to 2 gigs) have had that feature. Bazza