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Lexar 1 GB JumpDrive FireFly USB Flash Drive ( JDFF1GB-431 ) (Retail Package) | 
 enlarge | Brand: Lexar
Category: CE
List Price: $25.99
Buy New: $5.00
You Save: $20.99 (81%)
New (44) Used (1) from $5.00
Rating:  7 reviews
Color: Metallic silver
Media: Electronics
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Shipping Weight (lbs): 2
Dimensions (in): 2 x 8 x 7
Legal Disclaimer: Warranty does not cover misuse of product.
Warranty: 2 years warranty
MPN: JDFF1GB-431
Model: JDFF1GB-431
UPC: 650590140923
EAN: 0650590140923
ASIN: B000G1MAEM
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| • | Stylish, ultra-portable USB flash drive | | • | 1 GB storage capacity | | • | Ideal for storing lots of great pictures, your favorite music, and important files | | • | Plug-and-play design | | • | Includes Google software |
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Product Description
Behind those cool colors lies the heart of all your information. The powerful, high-speed Lexar FireFly has a simple plug-and-play design that allows you to quickly and easily transfer and store digital documents, photos, MP3 files, and video clips. Specially marked packages of Lexar FireFly includes free Google Desktop, Google Toolbar, and Picasa software, so you can quickly and easily edit photos, find files, and search the Internet from wherever you are. The Lexar FireFly also has a tethered cap for security and a cool blue tail light LED that blinks during data transfer so you have the confidence in knowing when the job is done.
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| Customer Reviews: Read 2 more reviews...
 Very convenient September 22, 2007
C. Warren
2 out of 3 found this review helpful
I have had several USB drives and this one is by far the most convenient. The clear cap connects nicely to a key ring and the drive can be quickly removed for use. I highly recommend this drive for anyone who wants to carry a flash drive with them.
 Okay but nothing fancy November 14, 2006
D. Truong (New Mexico)
12 out of 13 found this review helpful
The Lexar firefly USB flash/thumb drive is a small and compact drive that does the job. If you need a tiny flash drive for work or for casual use... it should do fine. However, overall it leaves you with a feeling that the designers could have done better and could've spent a bit more time ....well, designing it. Here are some pros and cons that I've found with these fireflys. The one I have is the 4GB, however they come in an assortment of memory capacities including 256MB(red), 512MB(green), 1GB(blue), 2GB(black), and 4GB(white). Each memory comes in a unique color. For example, the 4GB seems to only come in white, and 2GB comes in black.
Pros: Very small compact design (about as small as the Sandisk Micros), and clear protective case seems to clip and hold onto the drive pretty well. Cool blue LED at the end that flashes while reading and writing. Reads and Writes data pretty fast (though seemingly not as fast as Sandisk drives)
Cons: Pre-loaded Software on drive automatically tries to install itself on computer(personally, I hate the fact that the drive comes with pre-loaded software, but you may not mind). Plastic protective case does not come with a string or key-ring to put on keychain(only a hole to slip a key ring or string through). The Flash drive itself does not have any holes to attach directly to keyring, so if you lose the protective case, there's no way to attach the drive to your keys.(they should've included some extra protective cases in different colors just in case) The build quality looks cheap and not very sturdy looking. Colors are plain and ordinary looking with very little choices. I don't like being stuck with one color choice per memory capacity. They should've just gone with black, silver, or metallic hues.
Conclusion: If you're just looking for a nice, simple and compact portable drive with a variety of capacities, this should do the trick. Also, the price on these are dropping fast and therefore are a good value for the money. However, if your data is very important to you, you may want to go with a sturdier model (like the Sandisk Titanium)... but expect to spend more money. This flash-drive does what it claims... though it doesn't claim much. No many bells and whistles here... if you're a gadget freak, you may be left wanting more... like yours truly. However, if the price is right, it's hard to pass up a good deal. Thankfully I got a good deal (Psst ...not on Amazon)
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 Does the job, but does it slowly. October 7, 2007
Michael J. Gushard (Portland, OR United States)
I purchased the Lexar Firefly 1GB from the student bookstore at my University for only $14.00. I use it often and it works perfectly for all of my papers and text documents. Anything larger takes some time to load and interact with though.
I was disappointed by the speed issue as I hoped to use the flash drive with portlable firefox and other small, usb drive based application. The device is far to slow to do this though.
Since it is really only good for storage of small files I would suggest buying one of the fireflies with smaller capacity. If all you are doing is storing text files the smaller drives should do and are a better value.
 It works...just VERY SLOWLY March 24, 2008
John (NC, USA)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I've had the Lexar 1GB Firefly for a few months now and have decided to use it as a back-up storage device only; I do not use this device for transporting documents/data that I'll need to transfer or update regularly, because it is very, very slow. Currently, all of my saved documents/files take up about 50MB of storage space. It takes roughly 20 minutes to transfer all of this data onto the Firefly. So, for regular usage, quick transfers and portability, I use another flash device.
For $9, I am satisfied with this device as a means of storing my documents and files. However, if you will need a flash drive for regular/frequent use, I'd suggest you consider other options.
worked well for 18 months July 16, 2008
W. Lee (Oakland, CA USA)
I used FirefoxPortable on this and found the speed adequate. It just stopped working after about 18 months.
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