Two interesting Products

Corsair Flash Survivor GT – Indestructable Thumbdrive


Most thumb drives seem to be able to take the normal daily abuse of carrying them around in bags or pockets. If you need one to go beyond that, this is the one for you. Corsair’s Flash Survivor USB drives should be able to handle anything you can throw at it.
They are made with a CNC-milled, aircraft-grade aluminum casing. With the case on, the seal provides a water proof seal down to 200 meters. Now you can take your data with you when you go diving!

Priced around $205 for the 64GB model, these are going to be a little more expensive, but they are worth it if you need a drive to ’survive’ abuse.

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A-DATA SH93 Waterproof, Shockproof External Harddrive


Have you been looking for an external hard drive that can take the abuse like a Panasonic Toughbook? The A-DATA SH93 is what you need. The claims for this drive are waterproof and shockproof. While we don’t recommend taking it diving with you or launching it out of a potato gun, it should better survive daily wear and tear that laptops normally have to deal with.
This is a great drive to throw in your laptop bag. It has a rubberized case to keep it and other things from getting dinged up. There is only one short USB (2.0) cable you have to keep up with and it wraps around the drive when not in use. This would be great for students, road warriors, or anyone who is always on the go with their equipment.

Priced at reasonable $114 with a 500GB drive, you can get in red, yellow or custom color (You provide the paint).

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I've had great luck with my LaCie 1TB "Rugged" HD. It's taken more than a light beating once or twice and never faltered. It's also designed by some famous designer guy to look smooth and elegant, but I like the look of that A-DATA more. BUT, the LaCie is cheaper ($130 for my 1TB with e-SATA and USB), which is normally what it comes down to for me

 

The one and only usb stick: Ironkey Expensive, yes, but if you realy need it, you certainly can afford it !!!

 

I kindof like these:

ThinkGeek :: USB Grenade Flash Drive

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Warning: Read the instructions BEFORE you pull the pin.

 

That probably overkill for flash memory, but could be great for dusty environments.
I've seen tests of Corsair's Voyager line including being run over and put through the washing machine and still working after. Due to the solid state nature of these devices they are inherently hardy.
We did a a similar test here with a PNY pen drive, my son left one in his pants and it mistakenly went through the wash with no ill effects.

 

ADATA Hard Drive for $73.99

I need something to take in the car with me, and my LaCie needs a power supply, while this one is USB bus powered, so I'm thinking of pulling the trigger on this guy... At least I found a good price for it...

 

I have had some of the Corsiar Survivor drives before, they are pretty nice, but not very rugged one you take them out of the tube.

Only a spot of epoxy holds the drive into the end cap, although the drive itself is filled with epoxy, which helps with durability and waterproofing.

Now if you took the ADATA enclosure and stuck an SSD in it... that would be nice.. Only if they had that in ESATA as well.

I saw a test where they threw the ADATA against a wall then sprayed it with a firehose for a bit, then plugged it in and accessed the data.

furtherontheroad:
I vote IRONKEY as well, I have two 16GB D2-200 Personal drives, expensive as hell, but I don't have to worry about lost data or malware, and they are FAST, uses SLC memory.
If James Bond or Jack Bauer had a flash drive, this would be it.
Lets just hope that the govt was footing the bill because they are crazy expensive....
Now only if it was bootable...

 

I have a 64GB Ironkey and really like it. I carry all my medical, contact, financial and personal data in it when I travel. Some of it encrypted and some in the clear so that it can be used to treat me, or identify my remains.

Under those conditions, failure is not an option.

 

You must have the S200 series.. If you ever got the D series you would see a great boost in speed.
I had a S series and couldn't stand it, my 64GB Xporter flash drive ran circles around it..

 

I didn't buy it. I have a 64GB Corsair for backup. But the speed is not really an issue with me.