Entered CNET Catalog: 02/27/2004
SKU: 122-070-001
Manufacturer: Meritline.com
Manufacturer description
Meritline is the major provider of quality media, hardware and electronic products. Meritline continues to grow and improve in every possible way and will do so for many years to come. The result is reflected in the prices and quality of Meritline products. PRODUCT FEATURES: Samsung chips Inside; Super-high speed of data transfer (reading: 5.3MB/S; writing: 4.2MB/S); Compatible with USB specification revision 1.1 & 2.0; Driverless; Hot plug and play; Access data everywhere; Compact and light in weight; Anti-shock and water proof; Resistance to boot sector virus and zero track damage. Product summary
The good: Small size; includes USB extension cord; drive lock; inexpensive per megabyte.
The bad: No password-protection feature; feels flimsy.
The bottom line: Meritline's tiny Pen Drive is fairly inexpensive per megabyte but offers few extra features.
Average user rating: 
Editors' review
- Editors' Choice: No
- Reviewed on: 04/02/2004
Meritline's High Quality/High Speed Pen Drive isn't a pen, but it
is quite small, measuring just 2.5 inches long, 0.75 inches wide, and 0.25 inches thick. The drive's silver casing is accented by dark-blue trim, with Meritline's logo printed on one side and the drive's capacity on the other. A small metal loop sticks out of one end of the drive to accommodate the included neck strap, but it's too tiny for a standard-size keyring. The Pen Drive also has a small switch on one side that lets you lock the drive to prevent accidentally erasing or altering files--a nice feature. As with many flash drives, a small LED lights up when you plug the drive in and flashes during file transfers.
In addition to the neck strap, Meritline includes a 3-foot USB extension cord as well as Windows 98 driver software and a user manual on CD. The Pen Drive is available in capacities ranging from 128MB to 1GB. The 512MB and 1GB models are gold-colored. The 256MB that we tried out costs about $77, or 30 cents per megabyte, which is slightly less expensive than average.
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Meritline High Quality/High Speed USB 2.0 Pen Drive - USB flash drive - 256 MB specifications
- General
- Product Type USB flash drive
- Storage Capacity 256.0 MB
- Width 2.5 in
- Depth 0.8 in
- Height 0.1 in
- Compatibility PC , Mac
- Compatibility Non-specific
- Memory
- Interface Type Hi-Speed USB
- Interface Specification Compliance USB 2.0
- Expansion / Connectivity
- Compatible Slots None
- Interfaces 1.0 x Hi-Speed USB - 4 pin USB Type A
- Miscellaneous
- Included Accessories USB cable , Neck strap
- Compliant Standards FCC Class B certified , CE
- Package Type Retail
- Software / System Requirements
- Software Included Drivers & Utilities
- OS Required Apple MacOS 9.x , Apple MacOS X , Microsoft Windows 98 , Microsoft Windows 98SE/2000/ME/XP
- Manufacturer Warranty
- Service & Support 2 years warranty
- Environmental Parameters
- Min Operating Temperature -4.0 °F
- Max Operating Temperature 158.0 °F
- Humidity Range Operating 10 - 90%
- Expansion / Port(s) Required
- Required slot None
