| If you have seen a picture of the Verbatim TUFF-CLIP | | | | Microsoft Vista that allows you to use the TUFF-CLIP |
| USB drive (thumbdrive) for sale on the internet, let me | | | | as a drive for disk cache, in an effort to speed up |
| assure you: it is every bit as sturdy as it looks. This | | | | computer operation. TUFF-CLIP also has an integrated |
| portable USB drive is made of ABS (acrylonitrile | | | | carabineer clip that can be fastened onto a backpack, |
| butadiene styrene) plastic, which is stronger than pure | | | | key chain, belt loop or notebook. I really like this |
| polystyrene. It is the same material that kid-resistant | | | | carabineer clip; it's an advance over the lanyard rings |
| Lego bricks are forged with. The drive's retractable | | | | that previous USB drives come with. You can clip and |
| slider is a nice draw; I don't know how many USB caps | | | | unclip this one with ease. |
| I've lost over the years. It protects the sides of the | | | | Verbatim's TUFF-CLIPs come in 4GB and 8GB |
| USB connector from damaging impact, but its exposed | | | | capacities. |
| end may be susceptible to dust. | | | | Note: We weren't able to test ReadyBoost as part of |
| How is the included software? The drive comes with | | | | this review. However, the Web site did and found it |
| the V-Safe100 password security software. With it | | | | most effective with Vista systems containing less than |
| you can define protected and public sectors of the | | | | 1GB of memory. (Is that a popular configuration these |
| drive. The drive is also rated highly enough to qualify as | | | | days? |
| a ReadyBoost drive. ReadyBoost1 is a component of | | | | |