Corsair's Flash Survivor drive takes a beating, stays dry

It looks like Corsair just can't get tough-stuff flash drives out of their system. They had us with the swashbuckling, buoy-like Voyager, but if you're less Baywatch and more Survivor, their new, um, Survivor drive may be more inclined to float your boat. The 4GB and 8GB sticks screw into their protective aluminum canisters with a rubber seal to prevent water from invading precious content. While we're not exactly sure when these adventurous drives will be ready for your credit card, we're hoping they'll at least be ready for your carelessness.

[Via Crave]

[Rev. Matt oxley @ Mar 21st 2007 9:36AM]

As many times as i have washed my usb drives, i can verily say: this is unneccessary. I have a drive that has gone through 10 washes at least and about 5 drying cycles on high heat...still works beautifully.


just sounds like a gimmick to me.

[tiuk @ Mar 21st 2007 1:47PM]

I'd rather they focus on a way to prevent the USB connector from breaking off. This has always seemed like the weakest point to me.

[Andy @ Mar 21st 2007 3:40PM]

I have two normal 2$ ( got them on black friday) flash drives in the computer Im typing this on that have been washed and dried 3-4 times. They still work perfectly. I can take one out and chuck it in my pool, let it dry for 45 minutes and plug it back in and it will work fine.

[telepheedian @ Mar 21st 2007 4:31PM]

It looks like a flashlight on first glance...

[Rainier @ Mar 21st 2007 5:02PM]

Why would I bring my USB stick to the swimming pool? Or why would I need one if I was out in the rugged wilderness? Do redwood trees have USB hubs now, or something?

[Rainier @ Mar 21st 2007 5:04PM]

Why would I bring my USB stick to the swimming pool? Or why would I need one if I was out in the rugged wilderness? Do redwood trees have USB hubs now, or something?