JumpDrive Trio USB Drive/Reader

[Jason Dunn]

http://pocketpcthoughts.pricegrabbe...0Drive%2FReader

"The JumpDrive Trio is designed to meet your data transfer and storage needs by functioning as a card reader or portable USB flash drive all in one device. It even has the flexibility to be expanded and upgraded simply by inserting a different capacity Memory Stick, MMC or SD card. No drivers are required making it easy to use in any computer with an available USB port."

Wow, this looks perfect! Now if only there were more computers with USB 2.0... [Affiliate]

[Jason Dunn]

http://pocketpcthoughts.pricegrabbe...0Drive%2FReader

"The JumpDrive Trio is designed to meet your data transfer and storage needs by functioning as a card reader or portable USB flash drive all in one device. It even has the flexibility to be expanded and upgraded simply by inserting a different capacity Memory Stick, MMC or SD card. No drivers are required making it easy to use in any computer with an available USB port."

Wow, this looks perfect! Now if only there were more computers with USB 2.0... [Affiliate]

[jt3]

Wow... I mention something in the forums, and it shows up on the front page! Catch me, I think I'm gonna faint!

Anyway, I just wanted to point something out. When I bought this, I was a bit leary because the package said it was "compatible with USB 2.0". Well, that doesn't mean that it is USB 2.0! Surfing the net didn't give me any more definite information, so I took the chance.

Well, I'm happy to report that it is WAY faster than my SanDisk Cruzer (a similar USB 1.1 device). As I said in my original forum post, it takes a little over 20 seconds to write a 87MB file to the device. That's around 4MB/Sec, which is definitely higher than the 1.5MB/Sec maximum USB 1.1 speed according to the standard, and WAY higher than the 700KB/Sec speed one usually sees with USB 1.1 devices. Reading is even faster, as it takes about 15 seconds to transfer that same file (about 6MB/Sec). Bottom line: Regardless of the ambiguity of the package, and the utter lack of information on the website, this is a USB 2.0 device.

[PPCRules]

Originally Posted by Jason Dunn

...Now if only there were more computers with USB 2.0...

Plus, if all computers had better than (that is, newer than) Window 98 (which isn't the case where I live and work)....

Thanks, JT3, for your report. I had not seen any USB2.0 claim, either, so I had to conclude it was 1.1.

[cht]

The specs mention the length is 9.3cm. Isn't that really big?
(bigger than a credit card!)

Doesn't work on a keychain well, does it?

[jt3]

Yes, it's really that long (longer than a credit card). Makes sense though, since it has to be pretty long to support memory stick media. Also, there's no way to put this thing on a keychain, and what's more, the cap is about useless, since it only takes a hard stare to pop it off.

Here's a tip: Send an e-mail to Lexar, telling them that you have a Jumpdrive (not the Trio... just a plain ol' Jumpdrive), and that you've lost the cap. they'll send you another one. These fit MUCH better than the cap that comes with this puppy. It may not look as nice (your black jumpdrive will now have a blue or purple cap), but at least the stupid thing will stay on! But, uh... you didn't hear that from me... :twisted:

[Crystal Eitle]

So, I was looking at this very same product at Target the other day and trying to figure something out. Does this have any internal memory of its own? Or does all the memory come from a card?

[jt3]

It comes with no memory whatsoever. You must insert a card (sold separately).

[ploeg]

I bought one of these things about three days ago. It's USB 2.0 all right (it complains when I plug it into a USB 1.1 hub). When I plug the (included) extension cord into the USB 2.0 PCI card on my PC, and then plug the JumpDrive into the extension cord, it doesn't seem to read or write appreciably faster than if I had the device plugged into the USB 1.1 hub. Perhaps it's the card that's the issue (SanDisk 256MB SD card).

[lipinski77]

I purchased one of these recently and love it! No problems. Easy to use. It even comes with an extension cable for those hard to reach USB connectors. I got mine at Ecost for only $14.65. I had an extra 128MB sd card and finally a reason to use it.

IMO this is a great thing to have and not expensive if you have extra cards lying around.

James

[dehakal]

I have had one of these for about 3 months, picked it and a 64Mb Lezar Memory stick up at Walmart.
With the memory stick installed I max at around 800Kb a second even on USB 2.0.

duane