1GB Verbatim Store'n'Go U3 Smart Drive @ HWzone

Iria · May 29, 2006, 01:16 AM

Review: HWzone
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There are many people that spend most of their days working in front of several computers – at home, at work, at school, basically everywhere they go. Without a laptop, these people are forced to migrate between each of the computers they work on during the day, and start wandering about in each system, wasting time. Now, imagine if you will, a world where each and every computer that you work on, has your favorite software, your desktop, your documents and even your web bookmarks will be already installed, just waiting for you to use it. Sounds nice, doesn't it?

This utopic vision is exactly what the U3 Smart Drive is trying to deliver. At the end of September 2005, a number of mobile flash memories (Disk-On-Key as it's normally referred to) manufactures, lead by M-System (Israel) and SanDisk, have launched the U3 platform. The U3 devices appear exactly as any other flash storage device, but besides their capacity to store files, they are integrated by a mini OS which enables you to install specific applications directly on your USB drive, thus turning it into sort of a replica of your familiar desktop computer.

May 29, 2006, 01:16 AM	#1
Iria DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 7,275 Rep Power: 89	1GB Verbatim Store'n'Go U3 Smart Drive @ HWzone Review: HWzone ___________ There are many people that spend most of their days working in front of several computers – at home, at work, at school, basically everywhere they go. Without a laptop, these people are forced to migrate between each of the computers they work on during the day, and start wandering about in each system, wasting time. Now, imagine if you will, a world where each and every computer that you work on, has your favorite software, your desktop, your documents and even your web bookmarks will be already installed, just waiting for you to use it. Sounds nice, doesn't it? This utopic vision is exactly what the U3 Smart Drive is trying to deliver. At the end of September 2005, a number of mobile flash memories (Disk-On-Key as it's normally referred to) manufactures, lead by M-System (Israel) and SanDisk, have launched the U3 platform. The U3 devices appear exactly as any other flash storage device, but besides their capacity to store files, they are integrated by a mini OS which enables you to install specific applications directly on your USB drive, thus turning it into sort of a replica of your familiar desktop computer.