Sadists put Corsair Flash through the ringer - bit-tech.net Forums

WilHarris · 2nd Sep 2005, 18:53

http://www.bit-tech.net/news/2005/09...corsair_flash/

hitman012 · 2nd Sep 2005, 19:02

I remember watching a similar thing on BBC's "Click Online" where the presenter boiled a Flash stick and hit it with a golf club, among other tests. That one wasn't even advertised as being durable, so I should think that this stick would outlive its owner (if it wasn't obsolete so quickly).

Da Dego · 2nd Sep 2005, 19:05

That's a wee bit excessive...but cool, nonetheless.

I find it interesting that it still worked after being boiled.

Kipman725 · 2nd Sep 2005, 19:20

I wonder what happens if I boil my pc!

CyberSol · 2nd Sep 2005, 19:22

I don't care who you are or what you think, that's one cool piece of hardware!

Firehed · 2nd Sep 2005, 20:35

In all fairness, running it over with a car is less pressure than just standing on the thing (so it's the only contact point between yourself and the floor), as car tires disperse the weight over so much area.

But just goes to show....

I still want one. Hopefully it being in a pocket won't have quite those effects, but it should last anyways.

battery · 2nd Sep 2005, 20:40

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We would have to say that Corsair have done quite a good job at making your memory safe under the normal circumstances and a bit beyond

An understatement if I ever did read one. I have one of these on a keyring and it never lets me down.

huFFamOOse · 2nd Sep 2005, 20:51

I saw this one too a while ago. I think it's a similarity in most flash drives. The BBC used a bog standard one and that held up fine (did the car test too

). I just think it's a corsair gimmick.

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Originally Posted by hitman012

I remember watching a similar thing on BBC's "Click Online" where the presenter boiled a Flash stick and hit it with a golf club, among other tests. That one wasn't even advertised as being durable, so I should think that this stick would outlive its owner (if it wasn't obsolete so quickly).

gpw111 · 2nd Sep 2005, 21:24

The voyager memory sticks are great it has to be said. You get all this 'durability' and there not even that much more expensive than ur normal no-name product!

webbyman · 2nd Sep 2005, 22:27

cool!

mission critical... data survival

m4rk3d · 2nd Sep 2005, 23:12

Mine survived an 80mph motorcycle accident with far better memory retrieval than I did...

Twas in the pocket of my leathers which didn't do quite as well.

Had to replace lid, leathers and bike, but the Corsair was fine

ConKbot of Doom · 2nd Sep 2005, 23:29

I had a 16 meg sony memory stick die on me from sitting in my wallet for a few months... that didnt make me happy... I had put one though the wash before though, and it was ok.

Firehed · 2nd Sep 2005, 23:32

I dropped my old 128mb flash drive in the snow... found it about a week later (lucky, as it's fairly light grey color and blended in well), works fine to this day. That's the thing with no moving parts... it's hard to break the head off a hard drive from a strong shock or something, as there's no hard drive head to break.

tecate · 2nd Sep 2005, 23:34

Am I the only one who thinks this was rather useless? I mean, yeah I like to run over my computer components once in a while with my car... I mean yeah they survived under such harsh conditions, but a keeping them in a wool pocket would simply render the whole thing useless by a little zap of static. Unless they have the rubber connector cover for transportability. That of course would be the ultimate transportability.
It would be better if they invested this research into making harddrives more damage resistant.

2nd Sep 2005, 18:53	#1
WilHarris Just another nobody Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Oxford Posts: 2,671	Sadists put Corsair Flash through the ringer http://www.bit-tech.net/news/2005/09...corsair_flash/

2nd Sep 2005, 19:02	#2
hitman012 What is a Dremel!? Moderator Join Date: May 2005 Location: Bristol / London Posts: 4,811	I remember watching a similar thing on BBC's "Click Online" where the presenter boiled a Flash stick and hit it with a golf club, among other tests. That one wasn't even advertised as being durable, so I should think that this stick would outlive its owner (if it wasn't obsolete so quickly). __________________ "Nothing is more practical than a good theory" - Kurt Lewin

2nd Sep 2005, 19:05	#3
Da Dego Brett Thomas Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Cleveland, OH USA Posts: 3,906	That's a wee bit excessive...but cool, nonetheless. I find it interesting that it still worked after being boiled. __________________ "Frankly that seems overkill. iluvtrees2 arguing with spec is the intellectual equivalent of a bunny rabbit taking on a pissed-off lion." - Nexxo

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Kipman725 When did I get a custom title!?! Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: UK Posts: 1,753	I wonder what happens if I boil my pc! __________________ Sn45g game server mod My Electronics Site Hardware: 3400+ Sempr0n, 1GB RAM, 1.28TB local storage, x1950pro,Razer Viper,M$ comfort curve 2000,L70S + 17", Fujitsu 17" CRT Audio: HD-650's, PE congress amp, Sound Blaster AWE64, Soundblaster 24bit

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CyberSol 1337 Pants Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: On teh interweb USA Posts: 857	I don't care who you are or what you think, that's one cool piece of hardware! __________________ Survival Gear

2nd Sep 2005, 20:35	#6
Firehed Why not? I own a domain to match. Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: An hour north of Boston Posts: 12,576	In all fairness, running it over with a car is less pressure than just standing on the thing (so it's the only contact point between yourself and the floor), as car tires disperse the weight over so much area. But just goes to show.... I still want one. Hopefully it being in a pocket won't have quite those effects, but it should last anyways. __________________ hire me @ eric-stern.com - web developer and php ninja pics @ my smugmug :: Twitter @firehed :: blog @ firehed.net 40D\|580EXII\|285HV\|AB800\|70-200f/4LIS\|17-50f/2.8\|150f/2.8Macro\|50f/1.8 MacPro @ 8x2.8GHz, 10GB FBDDR2, 3TB HD :: MBP @ 2x2.2GHz, 4GB DDR2, 320GB HD

2nd Sep 2005, 21:24	#9
gpw111 Multimodder Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: London Posts: 92	The voyager memory sticks are great it has to be said. You get all this 'durability' and there not even that much more expensive than ur normal no-name product!

2nd Sep 2005, 22:27	#10
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2nd Sep 2005, 23:12	#11
m4rk3d Multimodder Join Date: May 2004 Location: 192.168.1.2 Posts: 164	Mine survived an 80mph motorcycle accident with far better memory retrieval than I did... Twas in the pocket of my leathers which didn't do quite as well. Had to replace lid, leathers and bike, but the Corsair was fine __________________ Life is pain. Anyone who says differently is selling something.

2nd Sep 2005, 23:29	#12
ConKbot of Doom Mod Master Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Maryland, US Posts: 2,137	I had a 16 meg sony memory stick die on me from sitting in my wallet for a few months... that didnt make me happy... I had put one though the wash before though, and it was ok. __________________ I'm the Redneck Kbot, I leave my christmas lights up all year long.

2nd Sep 2005, 23:32	#13
Firehed Why not? I own a domain to match. Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: An hour north of Boston Posts: 12,576	I dropped my old 128mb flash drive in the snow... found it about a week later (lucky, as it's fairly light grey color and blended in well), works fine to this day. That's the thing with no moving parts... it's hard to break the head off a hard drive from a strong shock or something, as there's no hard drive head to break. __________________ hire me @ eric-stern.com - web developer and php ninja pics @ my smugmug :: Twitter @firehed :: blog @ firehed.net 40D\|580EXII\|285HV\|AB800\|70-200f/4LIS\|17-50f/2.8\|150f/2.8Macro\|50f/1.8 MacPro @ 8x2.8GHz, 10GB FBDDR2, 3TB HD :: MBP @ 2x2.2GHz, 4GB DDR2, 320GB HD

2nd Sep 2005, 23:34	#14
tecate Multimodder Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Madison, WI Posts: 122	Am I the only one who thinks this was rather useless? I mean, yeah I like to run over my computer components once in a while with my car... I mean yeah they survived under such harsh conditions, but a keeping them in a wool pocket would simply render the whole thing useless by a little zap of static. Unless they have the rubber connector cover for transportability. That of course would be the ultimate transportability. It would be better if they invested this research into making harddrives more damage resistant.