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First Class

What else can I say? Does the job and does it well. Works with my Macs at home and Windows machines at work. Once you unlock it, it works like a regular USB Stick. Much more seamless than other encrypted flash drive options that you have to run software from on virtual discs within the stick.

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Very easy to use and robust cross platform flash drive

Truely cross-platform; I was able to copy from a very old MacBook and transfer to a new Surface Book with no issues. The setting up of my access code had some false starts and I had to use the online manual to help. But now set up it works a dream. Logs out on old MacBook when that goes to sleep but fine on newer machines, inc work desktop. Casing (inc outer section) seems very robust and protective. But overall I really like the drive.

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Awesome device!

This is an amazing little device. It's very simple to use and setup. You have to make sure you follow the steps correctly. Once you've entered the correct PIN you then enter your PIN. I find this device very secure for anybody wishing to hold personal sensitive files. With it having an inbuilt keyboard you basically prevent anybody from accessing it without the key. It also resets and wipes memory after 10 failed attempts which means there is absolutely no way somebody can guess your correct PIN in 10 attempts, making is secure against BRUTE FORCE ATTACKS. Ultimately worth it for anybody worried about security.

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Well made with excellent security and features. All in all, 5 stars from me, superb little device.

Very well made USB data vault with all the security anyone would need. The setup is a bit fiddly but once done you don't need to go through it again. Keyboard is tiny but surprisingly useable even for my clumsy fingers. One feature I really do like is that you have to input your password before inserting the drive into your PC, totally eliminating the possibility of the keystrokes being captured. All in all, 5 stars from me, superb little device.

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Fantastic product.

Brilliant flash drive. Setup up is very easy and does not require a computer. The ability to unlock the drive before putting it into the computer is great, and means that you are not fiddling around the back of the computer trying to unlock it. Removing the drive, or shutting down the computer, immediately locks the drive to prevent unauthorised access. There is a battery inside the drive to periodically charge the drive, but if you run out of battery, then you simply connect the drive to a computer and wait for a minute or two; or you can unlock whilst connected to the computer immediately.

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Compact, well made

If for whatever reason you require hardware-encrypted portable storage this is an excellent option – no software required and works with any OS/device that supports USB 2.0 Mass Storage. Having used Ironkeys before – where you need to run on-board software to authenticate and access the encrypted storage – I can say that diskG* is much better – you can even boot from it and there is no risk of *any* software intercepting your access code as it is entered directly into the drive.

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Brilliant device

A neat little drive. The square and industrial design is a matter of taste and certainly contrasts with other brands. Personally I like it. Of course, for a portable drive the real value is in it’s usability, and that’s where the diskG* shines! I used to have small, cheap 1TB drives from Samsung and Toshiba and I loved them – silent, no fuss and really small. But a burglary at home, where laptops and all external data backups disappeared, drove home the need for encryption. Although I don’t store anything that I wouldn’t share with my friends, I did have quite a lot of documents on those drives though which would potentially make things really easy for an identity thief – Identity theft being a problem not exactly unheard of these days! And with each person currently having to manage up to a 150 user ID-password combinations, where do you keep track of all of them…? Split between paper-based and electronic locations …Someone putting his mind to finding sensitive information and taking the time to browse through the folders on my drives and the laptops could also have found enough hints and information to greatly simplify his attempts at breaking into some of my user accounts, in particular in combination with all the paperwork that was stolen at the same time. Now, it might just be paranoia and possibly the thieves were just after the hardware to sell on. But you never know who then buys the drives and for what purpose. Since then, I have bought a series of portable drives with hardware encryption, to be more at ease next time they get stolen. The diskG* beats them all by lengths in terms of usability. It’s actually smaller than most of the other drives with encryption, it comes with an integrated USB cable and the keypad is great. It’s a simple plug&play drive, exactly like any unencrypted portable drive should be. The only difference is that you’ll have to type in a password on the keypad before the drive is automatically mounted. None of the other encrypted drives I’ve tried keeps that simple plug&play use: Although they state they have hardware encryption, those drives mostly mount a normal partition + a virtual CD drive with an encryption software. You first need to wait for both drives to be accessible and then launch the encryption software (which, in some cases, also needs to be configured at first use), wait until it loads and then enter your password. The virtual drive stays there and cannot be removed. The encryption software requiring low-level system access, there have also been a few clashes with my antivirus software (resulting in corrupted files). Fiddly ..and sometimes very lengthy until you finally have access to your data. Not so with the diskG*. It’s a simple and fast operation and there is barely a delay, compared to non-encrypted plug&play drives. Transfer rates are comparable to unencrypted USB 2 drives, although probably very slightly slower for smaller copy jobs. Speed tends to even out over bigger jobs of tens of Gbs. Security wise, I have to rely on expert opinions. But from what I’ve read, it seems the diskG* is also safer than most other drives. Although the same encryption standard is used by most manufacturers, its architecture makes it more tamper-proof in case someone extracts the drive from the casing and also because it doesn’t install software on your PC, a potential entry point for hackers. A very happy customer. Despite the fact that the diskG* is more expensive than the other models, I have since bought a second unit. If I had to ask for one improvement, it would be the addition of a USB 3 port for faster transfer.

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Brilliant Product

This is a 5*+ award (out of a possible 5) – it is just brilliant idea. Lovely rugged rubber around it feels quality. Keypad and access very easy and works perfectly. Absolutely lovely to know that ones backup data is protected. A truly brilliant product. I have struggled with encryption for years, software encryption is a real pain. This keyboard device is just brilliantly simple yet so secure. A must for those wishing to keep their data safe on a mobile basis.

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The 320 GB iStorage diskGenie drive arrived next day

As promised, securely packed in its travel pouch, nestling in a display box within a sturdy cardboard sleeve. Certainly, the specifications are impressive – offering real-time 256-bit AES hardware encryption – but how does it stack up in practice? Is there a trade-off between security and functionality? The device, housed in a smart soft-feel black enclosure, looks very Professional. The large, clear keyboard has a positive “click” action and one immediately wants to explore and find out what is special about it. (Perhaps that’s not good for a security device – maybe it should look scruffy and unloved? It might then be ignored by a potential thief!) The USB cable is neatly enclosed in the side of the unit so I plugged it into my Dell 1750 laptop running 64-bit Windows 7, the drive powered up and a red led illuminated. Now what? For once in my life I had to read the Quick Start Guide! As soon as I entered the default PIN number, the LED turned green and I was able to access the drive, where I found a concise and well-written User’s Manual. My first task was to change the default PIN number for the Administrator and create a new User for myself. This was perfectly straightforward and took only a few moments. I noted that it is possible to set up ten separate Users for collaborative use, each with their own 6-16 digit PIN. I’m not sure that I would allow a number of people to hold their own data on “my” disk but I can see that this feature would be useful to collate e.g. project data or to enable someone to act as a carrier pigeon, securely transporting large volumes of data without being able to read it in transit. The diskG* could also be loaded with portable applications which would enable the user to process on any available machine. The large capacity of the diskG* means that it can hold reference material as well as working documents – music and pictures. Just a word of warning, the User Manual does recommend that you log-off from diskG* before the host PC is hibernated. As a Security Consultant, moving around the country on assignments, I must be able to back up and, if necessary, recover my data whenever and wherever I am. My work is of a confidential nature and there is no way I can risk it falling into the wrong hands – or being unreadable when I really need it. Also, I have no wish to carry more luggage than I need. The diskG* fits the bill admirably. My only criticism is that diskG* has not yet been approved to carry documents with a UK Government protective marking which sometimes limits its use for me. So, how do I use diskG* in practice? Well, I take a full backup every week or so and lock it away securely. Every day, I synchronise my laptop and save the latest versions of my work to diskG*. With hardware encryption, the disk is fast, and these incremental backups do not take long to do. I also took advantage of the large capacity of diskG* to save an image of my operating system and reference material. Now, wherever I am, if my laptop disk crashes, I can replace it, restore from disk Genie, and I’m back in business with the minimum of pain. Alternatively, I can borrow a computer, attach the diskG* and carry on working, using the portable apps if I choose. Do I worry that diskG* might let me down? Well, nothing’s infallible but the 16-point omni-directional shock mounting system sure helps! And, if it goes missing, I know I can rely on the 256-bit AES hardware encryption.

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Brilliant

Nothing more to say, except that, apart from being brilliant, it is much smaller and far more portable than I realised.