Review on Unirex Push 32GB USB 2.0 Thumb Drive, Retractable, Black/Red, Key Ring Storage - Compatible with Computer, Tablet, Laptop by Aries Greene

I was skeptical about buying this Unirex 8GB flash drive. First, I was unfamiliar with the brand beforehand, so I had no idea of the drive's potential quality or durability. On the other hand, I was unsettled by the fact that this is one of those flash drives where the USB connector is primed for use, pushing the entire internal "inside" of the device forward from the outer shell. In my past experience with such drives, the connector tends to pull back unintentionally when you try to insert it into a USB port, resulting in either no connection or worse, an unstable connection that can lead to data loss. Despite this, I decided to give this drive a try, but unfortunately discovered a design flaw that ultimately became the deciding factor for me. inside through the outer shell until everything snapped into place exposing the USB Type-A connector. At this point, I grabbed the outer shell of the drive and squeezed the connector firmly into my palm. Much to my surprise, the drive connector stayed securely in place and didn't pull back in the slightest. I then plugged the drive into a USB port on my computer and again the drive did not behave in any way as if it could be accidentally inserted. So far, so good. When connected to a computer, the drive worked reasonably well. Read and write speeds were impressively fast for a USB 2.0 drive - I tested the drive on a USB 3.0 port on a laptop running Windows 10 Home version 20H2 - and the drive didn't get very hot even when transferring large chunks of files to and from the drive. So everything has been fine so far. However, the big problem surfaced when I unplugged the drive from the USB port. The eject and eject mechanism for this drive is button-like: to access the drive's USB connector, the user presses on the red end of the drive, which ejects the inside (or "guts" if you prefer) through the grommet slides and locks in place before the connector is opened. To then withdraw the connector, the user must press the red end of the actuator again, which moves the interior of the actuator slightly forward, releasing the spring-loaded latch holding the connector, and finally allowing the connector to be withdrawn. outer shell. Unfortunately, when someone tries to eject a drive from a USB port, the computer's connector initially resists, pulling the inside of the flash drive slightly forward and, you guessed it, locking the drive's eject and ejector mechanism disabled. This means that when the drive is finally removed from the USB connector, the inside of the drive snaps into place with the outer case. Yes! So my doubts about the construction of this drive's case, drawer and drawer, were not justified when the drive was plugged into the USB port, but when it was removed. This makes me question the longevity of the drive and, as you might expect, makes me concerned about the security of any data stored on the drive. (To be fair, I should point out that there is a somewhat acrobatic method of grasping the drive that, when pulled out of the USB port, prevents the drive's "guts" and connector from becoming dislodged force it in. But in my opinion, that's more trouble than it's worth. , and this can be an even more difficult maneuver if there isn't much free space around the USB port the drive is plugged into.) Electronically, this drive works well, so I suspect other Unirex drives with more elaborate cases will probably satisfy my needs. But due to a poorly designed case ejection and retraction mechanism, this particular Unirex drive ends up in a heap of junk. And if you're in the flash drive market, I suggest you skip that one too.