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| Victorinox SwissMemory 1 GB Flight (Silver Alox) | 
 enlarge | Brand: Victorinox
Category: Sports
List Price: $79.00
Buy New: $47.95
You Save: $31.05 (39%)
Buy New/Used from $34.95
Avg. Customer Rating:  (1 reviews)
Sales Rank: 73585
Color: Silver
Media: Sports
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Batteries Included: Yes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 2
Dimensions (in): 5.6 x 4.6 x 1
MPN: 54986
Model: 54986
UPC: 046928549863
EAN: 0046928549863
ASIN: B000HDOD5I
Release Date: September 12, 2006
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| • | Attractive, compact, protective body holds memory stick; transport image, music, and data files | | • | Includes: 1 GB memory stick, key ring and attractive silver body to protect the contents of the memory | | • | Compatible with USB 1.1/2.0 interface, Windows 98SE/ME/2000/XP/MAC OS X, OS 8.6 and higher, Linux 2.4 and higher | | • | Free, downloadable SecureLock software; protects data from unauthorized access | | • | Just 2-1/4 inches long |
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| Editorial Reviews:
Product Description
USB-Memory with 1 GB memory stick. SwissMemory 1GB Alox Flight
Product Description
From the makers of the original Swiss Army Knife, this "flight" version of a removable USB memory stick does not include Swiss Army Knife tools so it can pass airport-security checks. Protected by a rugged 2-1/4-inch silver Alox housing with key ring, the memory stick stores 1 GB of data such as music, photos, and text files for convenient transportation. The handsome housing displays the Swiss Army Knife?s famed Swiss-flag logo of white cross against a red background. Accompanying the memory stick is a USB cable for connecting to PCs and MACs. About Victorinox
In 1884, Swiss cutler Karl Elsener set up shop in Ibach-Schwyz, installing a waterwheel in Tobelbach Brook to run his grinding and polishing machines. Thus began what would become the international brand name Victorinox, a combination of Victoria, for Elsener's mother, and "inox," or stainless steel. Today, Victorinox produces watches, luggage, clothing, and, famously, Swiss Army Knives. The forerunner of that name dates to 1897, when Elsener patented the Swiss Officer's and Sports Knife he supplied to the Swiss Army. Following World War II, American servicemen and women shopping in PX stores shortened the name to Swiss Army Knife, which lives on in English-speaking countries around the world and has become a metaphor or versatility.
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| Customer Reviews:
wonderful idea, very poor quality, no customer service at all April 5, 2006
22 out of 22 found this review helpful
I bought one of these "Swiss Army Knife for the 21st Century" -- complete with a 1 gb flash drive -- because I thought it was delightful, stylish, well-designed, and manufactured by Victorinox -- a name I trusted. But in less than a month, the flash drive had broken -- it was irreparable. It happened like this: one day, when I pulled it from the USB port (I didn't yank -- I just pulled, the way you would pull any removable drive from a USB port), the inner workings of the drive pulled completely free from their plastic encasement and bent, breaking the contact points between the connector and the memory. I have never seen anything like it -- the soldering, or something, must have been done very poorly indeed. The drive was rendered useless instantly.
To make matters worse, I couldn't reach anyone at Victorinox or their "Swissbits" division -- my only option was to send a message to their Technical Support e-mail address, from which I received an automated response and then -- nothing. For now, anyway, I cannot find any way to reach a human being at the company.
As wonderful as the product looks, I most assuredly would not buy a "Swissbits" product again without some foreknowledge that their quality standards were higher and that they had some customer support mechanism in place. I am utterly and totally disappointed in a company I otherwise respected -- Victorinox -- and from whom I have purchased products many times over the years.
I would warn anyone who buys one of these Swiss Army 1 gb flash drives to back everything up on it on a daily basis, and not to expect it to last. This product seems more gimmick than innovation.
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