This is a look at the Apricorn Microkey which has 6 GB of storage. In terms of bang for the buck, these are a better deal than the flash drive counterparts.
If you’ve ever wanted to have lots of storage on the go, the Apricorn MicroKey may be just the ticket. At roughly the same cost as a 2GB flash memory key, you get 6GB of rotating storage. Apricorn has built a tiny, 6GB hard drive into a ruggedized, crush-resistant aluminum shell.
The MicroKey ships with Cryptainer encryption software, which makes use of Blowfish 128-bit encryption to keep stored data secure. A version of Second Copy 2000 is also included, to assist in synchronizing data between systems.
In our testing, the MicroKey was able to transfer 350MB of data from a desktop system to the MicroKey over a USB 2.0 port in 2 minutes and 30 seconds, or about 2.3MB per second. Attaching the MicroKey to your system is made easier by the rotating USB connector, which reduces connectivity problems created by the extra bulk.
Note that the $149 price is recently reduced from $199. You can get the unit for the reduced price directly from Apricorn.
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