Kanguru SS3 – 64GB USB Flash Drive - Physical Write Protect Switch – SuperSpeed USB 3.0 - Portable

Works as described. Helpful

I work in workstation support in IT so I carry this all day using it on various computers, and have had NO issues with it. The write protect switch is all important as I have no worries of a virus writing to the drive, meaning when I get to the office, no worries about my computer either. The speed is also superb! A little more expensive, but for me very much worth it!

Good Product

First, it works. When the write-protect switch is on, computers physically can't write to the stick. Your data can't be erased and your system can't be infected with malware. Write speeds are good when write is enabled. Two nits: 1. It can be hard to see what position the switch is in. An indicator light or a bigger switch would make that easier. 2. The hole for attachments is too small for a key ring. A little bigger hole would be handy.

This is an eventual replacement for one I bought a long time ago, and still using very frequently. I had an odd error when using my old one recently, using a client’s Windows PC, that wasn’t properly detecting the change from write-protected to read/write allowed (even after safe eject, removal, and reinserted). It’s been working fine for several weeks since. However, based on its age and how often I depend on it, I went ahead and purchased a 2nd one. In case you’re comparing, I prefer this product line over the blue ones from Kangaru, as the blue ones don’t offer much more and potentially have slower write speeds. And I never use built-in encryption for devices like this.

Super fast transfers both ways, solidly built, best of all is the physical write lock switch. I was a bit concerned from the reviews saying the switch slips to off when plugging it in, but I must conclude operator error on those as the switch has a discernible feel and click to it. I have had no such issue of accidentally turning the read/write lock on or off as I realize it is there.

Took mainly because of Write-protection switch, but the speed is also good.

Bought this flash drive from Amazon for some protection against viruses but unfortunately, it came with broken write protection switch. When I unpacked the selector was set to locked mode (write protection). The flash drive recognises by Windows & OS X as 16 Gb drive, but I can't write anything to it, even if I switch to unlocked mode. The switch works just fine but it still stuck in the locked mode even when I switch to unlocked mode. Right now I face a problem that I can't return it because I'm from outside of US.

El producto lo compre como un regalo para alguien que constantemente tenia problemas de que sus memory sticks se infectaban con virus al ir a imprimir en comercios públicos. Bueno, no tuvo problemas con virus con este memory stick, eso es seguro. En vez de eso perdió toda su información cuando el firmware dejo de funcionar por completo. Es decir que ni dándole nuevo formato se podía utilizar el dispositivo. Ahora tenemos un pequeño pisapapeles. El servicio técnico de Kanguru no dio mas apoyo que decir que necesitarían que les enviara yo de vuelta el producto pero que era mas barato comprar uno nuevo. Es en serio, eso fue lo que me dijeron. ¡Ni loco voy a comprar uno nuevo! ¿Para que quiero yo dos pisapapeles?

One of the best computer hardware I bought.

Its annoying when people don't understand what they are buying and give bad reviews on a device that is actually brilliant. This flash drive is literally the one of only a few on the market that actually support physical write-protection that windows CANNOT bypass. You might not believe me but most other flash devices, sd cards that have write-protection are not physical but actually software driven when they read that little side switch on the device. On the inferior devices, windows or a virus can bypass the lock on those drives - believe it or not. However this is not possible on the Kanguru - its impossible. This is the only device you can safely plug into another computer and not worry about an infection or loss of data. Its also the best device to create a multi-boot virus busting drive that will be safe to use again. For me it has been reliable and well built with no problems so far. Highly recommend!

Dopo 2 mesi mi si è rotto l'interruttore per inibire la scrittura sulla chiavetta, l’avevo presa solo per quello. Avrò usato l’interruttore 20 volte a dir tanto. Stupidamente non l’ho resa subito. Pessimo acquisto, peraltro prezzo di acquisto elevato.

Früher war es der Normalfall, heute eine Seltenheit: Ein Schreibschutz bei einem USB-Stick! Ich benutze ihn um ein Live-Linux (in meinem Fall ein Knoppix) zur Diagnose davon zu starten!