8GB Crypto-197 256-Bit Hardware Encrypted 3.0 USB Secure Flash Memory Drive - Certified to FIPS 197, Brute-Force Password Attack Protection & Rugged Double-Layer Waterproof Design

I love the fast speed of the 3.0 USB drive. I would estimate that this writes about 6x as fast as a 2.0, but this is just an estimate, not a real test. The flash drive has two partitions, which are treated as separate devices. The first partition is visible when you plug the flash drive in. If your computer is set up to run an executable program from the flash drive (autorun), then the encryption interface starts automatically. If your computer does not run things automatically from the flash drive, then you have to go to the directory and click on the executable file. Once you enter the password, the hidden partition becomes visible as a normal device. I have tried some other encryption drives that install software onto the computer, and the software can have glitches or just flat out not run on certain computers. One such device got corrupted in the process of installing software, and it totally stopped working. I could not even format it to use it as a normal flash drive. The nice thing about this device is that the first partition which accesses the encryption software is read only. (Actually, I think the "software" is firmware embedded in the hardware.) You can only run the encryption software, but you cannot modify it. This prevents corruption of the encryption software. The encryption software runs perfectly on various computers. Nothing needs to be installed on the computer, as it launches from the flash drive. This is handy if you are borrowing a computer and you do not want to have to install something. It performs perfectly for me, in terms of speed, robustness, and convenience. A laptop with password protection is nowhere near as secure as this drive with a password. I just carry the encrypted USB drive separately, and access is quick and easy. Due to the speed of the 3.0 drive, I can copy all the files I want to carry around in just a few minutes. This has a higher level of encryption than some other encrypted drives, and it will shut down and reformat after 6 failed password attempts. If you are considering an encrypted flash drive, I recommend this one. I would stay away from the ones that need to install software on your computer, as you may end up here anyway when that one fails.

Lots of space on this flash drive to securely store your most important files. I love the "self destruct" feature, the device will automatically erase itself if someone steals it and tries to defeat the password feature, after ten attempts everything is erased. I plan on buying a second one for a backup and storing it separately from this one. Highly recommend.

I have been using this jump drive for over one year, pretty much on a daily basis. It is about 75% full. I religiously lock the device at the end of the day and eject it by way of the software, never just yanking it out of my computer. The device stopped unlocking recently and will no longer eject and I get the "the device is still in use" message which is wrong since there is nothing running on my computer at this point. Now I am wary of the device's continued performance and will have to buy a new drive.I still give it 4 stars because when it worked, it worked well and maybe the shelf life on these things is about a year anyway (I typically will run one through the washing machine by then so I don't really know!).

usb 3.0 is fast, I would not get a usb 2.0 personally it is that different, usb case is sturdier than my Lexar 64Gb software based encrypted flashdrive which I had to return due to failure after a short time. What is better than the Lexar is the software works better (maybe due to hardware based encryption). The Lexar one is like a usb flasdrive with an encryption program added , which was flaky and froze up all the time. The integral usb flashdrive has file folders that are just like a windows folder, you can do partial file name searches, sort files by type (Lexar one all show up as ENC files), etc. Both run on windows7 pc and require no admin rights to run, but it is more expensive than the Lexar by twice. I would have gotten a 64Gb one but it is not available yet on this model, and the price would have been too high, so I can wait till the price drops on the 64Gb when it comes out, as long as this one does not flake out like the Lexar.

I use this for business it holds a lot of information, it's encrypted and has other security features, Very satisfied, Thank you for making a great product.

This purchase was a waste of $100. Could not install on a Windows 10 system computer and help was in effective. Gave it a 1 star because nothing else available. Would have given a zero if it was available

Can't even use the encryption. Cheap plastic

These are a great deal for a large capacity secure drive. I have purchased many of these in 16GB and 32GB versions for our IT department as it is the secure type they require. They usually are in stock and arrive pretty quickly.