Compaq Armada 1700 - PII 266 MHz - RAM : 32 MB - HD : 4.1 GB - CD - Win95 - 12.1" CSTN 1024 x 768 ( XGA )

Compaq Armada 1700 - PII 266 MHz - RAM : 32 MB - HD : 4.1 GB - CD - Win95 - 12.1

Compaq Armada 1700 - PII 266 MHz - RAM : 32 MB - HD : 4.1 GB - CD - Win95 - 12.1" CSTN 1024 x 768 ( XGA )
Product Type: CE

Editorial Review:
Product Description
The Armada 1700 Family is the first Compaq value notebook to utilize Intel Mobile Pentium II processors and, building on the outstanding legacy of the Armada 1500, features support for simultaneous CD-ROM, floppy, hard drive AND also an internal AC Adapter. The Armada 1700 has an abundance of features designed to deliver solid performance for mainstream mobile users. This machine provides its users with a reliable system that handles general computing needs essential to the success of their company. With a new, sleek carbon color and comfortable keyboard and touchpad pointing device, the Armada 1700 both looks and feels good. All-in-one design includes integrated Diskette Drive, Hard Drive, CD-ROM Drive and AC Adapter providing full functionality in the office or on the road (installed components may vary on different models); Multibay supports diskette drive, LS-120, 2nd hard drive, zip drive, or 2nd battery. Intelligent Manageability lowers the total cost of ownership with: Asset Management, Security Management, Fault Management. Enhanced Li-Ion battery support and convenience base options with or without Ethernet make Armada 1700 a better buy. The notebook is highly manageable and offers a variety of security. DriveLock Security is provided for advanced data protection, there are two levels of password protection and software-based security such as QuickLock and QuickBlank, diskette drive, parallel and serial port disabling. Hardware-based security includes cable lock provisions and robust component-lock capabilities within the ArmadaStation II expansion base.

Average customer rating: 3.0

Do not buy this item
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USB 2.0 Swivel Pro Flash Drive 1GB

Manufacturer: Imation
Product Group: CE
Binding: Electronics
ASIN: B000BHKSHC

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Product Description

Move your digital files in a flash with the improved Imation Swivel Pro Flash Drive. One of the smallest, most unique and durable USB 2.0 Flash drives available today, the Swivel Pro Flash Drive features sophisticated, asymmetrical styling, enhanced LED light and a protective, never-lose swivel cap.The Imation Swivel Pro Flash Drive, with its enhanced design and improved functionality and an ultra-fast USB 2.0 connection, it's the quick and easy way to transfer or share business presentations, digital photos, and videos, or other large files. The easy to use, plug-and-play format enables you to drag and drop files and transfer data on any computer with a USB 1.1 or 2.0 port.

Customer Reviews:

Do not buy this item.......2007-04-06

I purchased this item based on my experience with a similar product of lower capacity from Imation. This product is in no way similar to the previous one or the one described on this page. The rotating and "push to lock cap" on the older model was a big plus. This one does not function that way, it just rotates to leave a big gap over the connector, so there is functionally no cap at all! The "write protect" slide descibed above and present in the older model is gone. And it is twice as slow as similar products of the same capacity I routinely use. Save your money; this is no bargain at any price.

Exactly What I Was Looking For/Need.......2006-01-07

THIS is a great electronics product -- really at the 4.5 star level, but I'd rather mark this one "up" than "down."

Most USB Flash Drives lack something in design and function; this one got almost every bit RIGHT.

First of all, don't you hate keeping up with USB Flash Drive caps? I do -- and when I CAN keep up with them, they crack and then fall off easily, making them even harder to keep. And -- they're important. Those connectors are the windows into the soul of what's being kept on the drive. Cap loss is not a problem with this drive: the "cap" is really a cover that swivels around a mid-point on the drive itself. To use the drive, expose the connector by sliding the cover back about 2mm, then swivel it away, plug in the drive, and use. When you've unmounted the drive and removed it from the machine, reverse the procedure, remembering to reseat the drive connector into the cap, which has a bit of a lip to keep dust from entering the connector well at the sides.

My second requirement for a flash drive is that it have a write lock. Sometimes, I use my USB Flash Drive to transfer data to another user's computer. I follow the tenet "trust but verify," so when I hand over my USB Flash Drive to another user to copy something from it, I slide the write lock ON. No accidental erasures - or virus transfers. Too many USB Flash Drives these days are manufactured without write locks. This one, although it doesn't feel as substantial (if that's the right term to use for a mostly-plastic and PCB device) as it could, is at least recessed into a small detent and seems to click into either position quite well.

This USB Flash Drive comes with some kind of management software, but it only works on Windows and there was nothing on the drive for my Mac OS X systems.

Also, the Imation USB Flash Drive comes with a neck cord for truly geeking yourself up.

The only slightly negative comments I make are that the cap is drilled for the neck cord, and if the swivel ever breaks and the cap comes away from the drive, the part I care most about - the drive - is gone. Also, that write lock lever seems flimsy. I'd rather just have an exposed DIP switch in the recess and manipulate it with a mechanical pencil - thus requiring conscientious human agency to change it, vice the possible accidental unlock likely with the present arrangement..

I bought my Imation 1 GB USB Flash Drive at Target for around US$72, so they beat all the online prices I found -- and no shipping charge.

In summary, I was very happy to find a product this size, with a "cap" I can't lose/won't likely break, has a write lock, and comes from a brand-name manufacturer. And the price wasn't outrageous, either (certainly in line with 1 GB USB Flash Drives from other manufacturers). Get yours today!

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