The Corsair Survivor flash drive came with an open source on the fly encryption software called TrueCrypt . This is a great option for business users who are constantly moving important files from machine to machine.

Comes with encryption software; 8GB of storage space; Water proof; Durable case

Slipping rubber grip / anti shock piece

The Corsair Flash Survivor range comes strongly recommended, primarily because it is only one of a handful of ruggedized USB storage devices and the price is very reasonable indeed. At the time of writing, the 32GB version costs around $80 which isn't much more than basic plastic casing models.

Corsair08 Large, good-looking and versatile, the Corsair SURVIVOR 32GB makes sense for those who need capacity and a modicum of speed in a  portable USB pendrive. The Corsair 32GB SURVIVOR is available for £85 at SCAN.co.uk .

My first thought when I picked up the Corsair Flash Survivor USB drive was that it's huge. Much bigger than the pictures had looked online. I would say it's about a quarter inch longer than the average USB flash drive , and a quarter of an inch taller.

Love the hard shell case that protects it. Very satisfied.

I purchased this drive expecting durability, but in fact it survives only by very careful treatment, not everyday wear and tear. It is less than year old, and the rubber gasket around the USB plug has come off.

This State of the Art flash drive is great for me as I need to back up not only my home computer, but my work one with it. It's VERY durable and quick to upload onto. And at this price, I would recommend it to anyone!

Right, my old 128mb memory stick had seen better day. Well that and it was too small really, it was okay at the time, don't even know where it is. But now that I have my 1tb hard drive, when I'm swapping stuff around with my friends I really needed bigger.

Very rugged; waterproof; shockproof etc .

Some may get annoyed with unscrewing it

If I know my readers, chances are you have more than few of these now commodity flash drives sitting around your desk.  While once the floppy drive, Zip drive and CD-R discs were the temporary storage media of choice, that has quickly been surpassed by the use of USB flash drives.

Now that LCD screens have found their way even to mass storage devices - Corsair ReadOut we reviewed earlier, it's hard to think of anything new to add to a USB Flash device. Corsair keeps surprising, now with Survivor concept of tough USB memory with nice 8 GB capacity.