Corsair Releases "Practically Indestructible" 64GB Flash Drive
Corsair Releases "Practically Indestructible" 64GB Flash Drive
Posted 10/16/2009 at 7:28am
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Corsair on Thursday announced its new 64GB Flash Survivor USB drive, which the company claims is the "most rugged high-capacity flash drive on the market." And by the looks of things, they're probably right.
Encased in CNC-milled, aircraft grade aluminum, Corsair says the new drive is pretty much indestructible. Each unit comes molded in a shock-dampening collar and EPDM seal, providing water-resistance up to a depth of 200 meters. Corsair notes that reviewers have dropped, baked, boiled, microwaved, and even run over the Survivor with an SUV in an attempt to show just how durable the drive really is.
"The new 64GB Flash Survivor takes the industry's most popular rugged USB drive and takes it to the next level, with a huge amount of storage space, plus best-in-class performance," said Jim Carlton, VP of Marketing for Corsair. "The 64GB Survivor is ideal for storing and transporting your music, videos, pictures, and other important files, safe in the knowledge that your data will be safeguarded inside the Survivor's protective shell."
The drive is available now with a street price around $170. To help justify the cost, Corsair says each drive comes bundled with a USB extension cable and dog tags, and comes backed by a 10-year warranty.
Image Credit: Corsair via Legit Reviews
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YoshiHNS
October 16, 2009 at 12:33pm
maybe now they'll have the GT versions for the lower capacity drives in stock. Haven't seen anyone who carried them for over a year now.
FrancesTheMute
October 16, 2009 at 11:56am
Give it to the Blendtec guys and they'll see if it's *really* indestructible!
1337Goose
October 16, 2009 at 5:44pm
Haha! This comment gets the 1337Goose seal of approval. Thanks for the wit.
~Goose
Lars Rasmussen
October 16, 2009 at 11:54am
I wouldn't want to have this form factor in a carry-on bag at the airport when it's time to be scanned by an x-ray machine.
JIFF
October 16, 2009 at 8:43am
I have one of these, and the aluminum cover is not one piece, the cap is only glued to the rest of the body, a little blow and off it goes
YoshiHNS
October 16, 2009 at 12:32pm
While yes, the cap is not the same piece of stock as the body, it is still on there good.Have had mine for a couple years now and it has not broken in any way. And i've put it through a bit.
And the reason it can't be the same metal is probably how they manufacture the shell. Having the cap separate makes it much easier to manufacture.
quantumnerd
October 16, 2009 at 9:35am
If I pay for a rugged drive, why can't the cap be the same piece of metal?
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