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April 16, 2004

PQI Intelligent Stick

Nowadays everyone has one of those USB thumb drives that allow files to be stored on a little solid state memory stick with a USB connector on the end. Most of these drives are very small but not that small. One of the biggest problems when using these thumbdrives is that they do not esily fit in the USB port next to other devices that are also plugged in, especially when using a laptop where the USB ports are very close together. This is where the PQI Intelligent Stick is great because of its tiny tiny tiny size.

When I first saw the Intelligent stick on the Internet I thought that it was small. THen I purchased one and had it in my hot little hands and was even more amazed at exact how small it was, it is extremely small. It will fit by itself in most USB ports without any problems but it also comes with an adapter that makes the stick have the same connector as normal USB devices. The reason for the adapter is that the stick is actually only half the thickness of normal USB connectors! Along with the adapter the stick also comes with a credit card sized holder that can hold two Intelligent sticks.

The sticks are available in mutliple sizes arranging from 128Mb all the way to 1Gb and come in USB 1.0 and USB 2.0 versions. I bought the 256Mb USB 2.0 version. There is also a very small light not normally visible that lights up when the stick is in use. I have no gripes with this product other than the credit card type holder does not hold the sticks very tight and I would be worried that it will fall out of the holder. I also would recommend that the manufacturers actually alter the holder to add a hole to the holder so that it could be attached to a neck chain or other cord.

Rating: 10/10

Posted by Egon Kuster at April 16, 2004 09:48 PM

Comments

What's the differnce between the 256MB and 512Mb sticks? Posted by: Graeme at April 27, 2004 03:19 PM

There is no difference other than how much data the device can store. There is also a 1gig version and still the same size. Posted by: Egon Kuster at April 27, 2004 05:18 PM

I received my PQI Intellent Stick today at work. I purchased the 1GB size and couldn't be happier, having used at least a half-dozen such products over the past three years. In my line of work, as a Desktop Engineer in a large corporation, there is regular opportunity to resort to the old "sneaker net" method of transferring data, especially when network access is permission dependant. This means that an entire CD-ROM+ worth of code, data, patches, etc. can be carried in a wallet or shirt pocket at all times. I'm actually thinking of getting another 1GB I-Stick so that I will be carrying two with me at all times in the credit card carrier that comes with it. Then I can use one for code and support utilities and one for data. -Sweet!!! Posted by: FiveForm at February 9, 2005 03:50 AM


	« OPML and MoveableType \| Main Blog Page \| Cool stuff for mac fans » April 16, 2004 PQI Intelligent Stick Nowadays everyone has one of those USB thumb drives that allow files to be stored on a little solid state memory stick with a USB connector on the end. Most of these drives are very small but not that small. One of the biggest problems when using these thumbdrives is that they do not esily fit in the USB port next to other devices that are also plugged in, especially when using a laptop where the USB ports are very close together. This is where the PQI Intelligent Stick is great because of its tiny tiny tiny size. When I first saw the Intelligent stick on the Internet I thought that it was small. THen I purchased one and had it in my hot little hands and was even more amazed at exact how small it was, it is extremely small. It will fit by itself in most USB ports without any problems but it also comes with an adapter that makes the stick have the same connector as normal USB devices. The reason for the adapter is that the stick is actually only half the thickness of normal USB connectors! Along with the adapter the stick also comes with a credit card sized holder that can hold two Intelligent sticks. The sticks are available in mutliple sizes arranging from 128Mb all the way to 1Gb and come in USB 1.0 and USB 2.0 versions. I bought the 256Mb USB 2.0 version. There is also a very small light not normally visible that lights up when the stick is in use. I have no gripes with this product other than the credit card type holder does not hold the sticks very tight and I would be worried that it will fall out of the holder. I also would recommend that the manufacturers actually alter the holder to add a hole to the holder so that it could be attached to a neck chain or other cord. Rating: 10/10 Posted by Egon Kuster at April 16, 2004 09:48 PM Comments What's the differnce between the 256MB and 512Mb sticks? Posted by: Graeme at April 27, 2004 03:19 PM There is no difference other than how much data the device can store. There is also a 1gig version and still the same size. Posted by: Egon Kuster at April 27, 2004 05:18 PM I received my PQI Intellent Stick today at work. I purchased the 1GB size and couldn't be happier, having used at least a half-dozen such products over the past three years. In my line of work, as a Desktop Engineer in a large corporation, there is regular opportunity to resort to the old "sneaker net" method of transferring data, especially when network access is permission dependant. This means that an entire CD-ROM+ worth of code, data, patches, etc. can be carried in a wallet or shirt pocket at all times. I'm actually thinking of getting another 1GB I-Stick so that I will be carrying two with me at all times in the credit card carrier that comes with it. Then I can use one for code and support utilities and one for data. -Sweet!!! Posted by: FiveForm at February 9, 2005 03:50 AM