Lexar PD-128-231 128 MB JumpDrive Portable USB Flash Drive
by LEXAR MEDIA INC

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Digital Photo Product Details

• 128 MB of storage space
• Can hold any kind of data--MP3 files, pictures, video, etc.
• Data protection light that blinks until your data is safely stored
• Built-in hole where you can add an optional key ring
• PC and Macintosh compatible

• AmazonBasics USB 2.0 A-Male to Mini-B Cable (6 Feet / 1.8 Meters)
• AmazonBasics USB 2.0 A-Male to A-Female Extension Cable (3.3 Feet/1.0 Meter)
• AmazonBasics USB 2.0 A-Male to B-Male Cable (6 Feet / 1.8 Meters)
• AmazonBasics USB 2.0 A-Male to A-Female Extension Cable (9.8 Feet/3.0 Meters)
• AmazonBasics IEEE 1394 4-Pin/6-Pin FireWire Cable (6 Feet/1.8 Meters)

Digital Cameras Photo Reviews of Lexar PD-128-231 128 MB JumpDrive Portable USB Flash Drive

Customer Review: Very unreliable product...be warned.
Summary: 1 Stars

There is little documentation for the device, both with the package and at the Lexar site, (one of the most laughably sparse FAQ's I have seen) which leads to some misunderstandings: The data light which is used to tell when it is safe to remove the drive does not illuminate on Windows 98, only on XP. This is not mentioned in the manual. I was told by Lexar that this is normal...it just is not mentioned in the manual.

As others have posted, I have found the device can become unreliable after a short time.

1. Occassional blue screens when the drive is removed. When deleting very large files, the blue screen is almost assured.

2. Within the first month, I put in the drive to find all the imformation on it mysteriously gone and unrecoverable by me. I foolishly trusted the drive to hold the only files I had long enough to get it to another computer. I know I should have made a backup, but it still should not have happened.

3. Soon afterward, I found that the I could not rename files in the window...they would show only the name given when they were created. This was true on whichever computer I used the device in.

4. Soon after that, I could not drag files to the window either. I could only alter files that were already on the drive (but not rename them.)

5. I use the briefcase function to transfer files between computers so I should have backups on both my home and office computers. One evening I found that one important file containing several thousands of dollars of transaction records for customer orders had mysteriously (again) disapeared from the jumpdrive as the briefcase files updated, therfore erasing the copy stored on the computer, too. As of this writing, I have not been able to uncover the files which may result in many hours of record rebuilding and possible financial losses.

I cannot recommend this device as a reliable method of either transferring or storing data.

I have transferred files between computers using floppys for six years now without these problems, so I have to assume the jumpdrives are at fault. There are no other problems with the three other computers they were used on.

Lexar has a help chat, but it is slow and not very helpful. I used it a couple of times but the person at the other end was unable to solve the problem. Both times, I got the same person which leads me to believe they don't have a big help staff. The long delay between questions and answers led me to think that he was handeling a lot of peolpe at the same time, too.

If you have the time to wait a day or two between responses, the email help is better. Lexar did offer to try to extract the files the first time they went missing, but as of this time, even if they could I no longer trust the devices. I am writing Lexar to see if I can return them for a refund.

I bought the drive from Amazon, who is not at fault here. They promptly replaced the original defective drive. Lexar is now going to have to take the hit for the quality of their products because of the time that has passed between the purchase and the time the drive started to fail. We'll see what happens.

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