Killer Product: Corsair Flash Survivor GT

My 4Gb flash drive has this unusual habit of getting into the strangest places where it shouldn’t be – in between a sandwich, in my shoes, in a car compartment (I don’t even own a car). Yesterday, it somehow managed to find its way to the washing machine. How it got there was completely beyond me. I guess while I was too darn wasted last Friday night, the damn thing crawled out of my shirt pocket and jumped right into the washer. With my shirt!

I was so eager to plug said flash disc into my laptop to check if my precious files were still present, but I decided to let it dry. The chance of the flash disc getting fried will rise up to 80 percent if electrical current gets into the wet internal circuitry. After waiting while cursing and cursing some more, I plugged the flash drive into my laptop and LO AND BEHOLD! It’s still in one piece! It was as if the two-hour long period of getting tumble-washed, bleached, and spin-dried did nothing to it, except perhaps getting rid of a Trojan virus or two. I have no clue about its manufacturer, nor from which country it was made (I got it on sale from CD-R King), but I bet the letters i, b, and d inscribed on its surface stand for “Invincible Badass Device”.

It swam through a puddle of beer, laundry detergent, and probably vomit, got spin-dried, and all it said afterwards was “Whatever.” 

That incident reminded me of this ultra-sturdy Corsair 4Gb Flash Survivor GT flash disk that brags of a hardy metallic exterior that makes it virtually indestructible. It is totally water-resistant, and, according to multiple review tests, is also capable of withstanding being baked, frozen, dropped, boiled, and even shot. Okay, maybe not being shot. But I’m not kidding when I say it endured being driven over by 4-wheel drive SUVs. Usability-wise, it works okay with any operating system and is backwards compatible with USB 1.1. Its included software lets you create a password-protected hidden partition for your most sensitive data. It comes with up to 32Gb capacity.

 Rumor has it that this thing survived the 1986 Chernobyl Nuclear Accident

This awesome piece of technology costs around $180 - which is well worth it for its durability. As for me, I’m fine with my Indestructible Bulldozer Disc which I got for a fraction of Corsair’s cost. It’s not often that I puke on this thing anyway.

Quick tip: The “up” side of the USB flash drive is usually where the brand name is on. As for any other USB devices, the side where appears the USB logo   is the side facing up.