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I've had a few thumb/keychain hard drives. The most frequent annoyance? The cap always comes off. Many of them actually connect to your keychain (or whatever) by the cap, which means that when the cap comes off, you've lost your data and your drive, too. Not with this one. The cap really will stay on, because it's connected by a giant rubber band which has it's own groove within the entire perimeter of the device.

The other main thing that I really like about this device is that it's tiny. It looks small when you just have it hanging around, but when you take off the cap, it is both thinner and shorter.

I really do like this device, but I wish that it and other devices like it would come with a short USB extension cable, because it's not quite small enough to fit into a USB port on the back of a desktop when there's another USB device plugged in right next to it. No biggie, but it would be nice.

USB drives are all about the same anymore, so the rubber cap that wraps around the key is definately a cool feature. I've had no problems with this drive. The wraparound is durable and snug inside a groove and I've never noticed the drive coming out of the cap unless I pulled it out. The activity light is helpful.

I'm saving to get another.

You're wondering why you'd want a durable rubber cap? It's not just a cap. It's a rubber loop that secures your precious flashdrive from getting lost. The little thingy on the bottom? It's so you can peel the rubber off so you can release the drive. As for the drive, it's Lexar! Lexar has everyone else in the flash memory industry under their thumbs. I've had this turkey for a month and it's had ZERO hiccups.

And, for those that still use Win98, you can get drivers at Lexar's website.