Plug it in, and an icon of the drive will show up on your desktop (or as a new letter drive in Windows). You can then use it like any other disk. Just make sure to "Eject" it before disconnecting

I have used this drive to do all sorts of file transfers. I have done Mac to Mac, Mac to Windows, Windows to Mac, and even Windows to Windows; however, I have yet to try it on a Linux machine. All transfers have worked extremely well. The only thing you have to watch out for is the drive comes formatted as FAT 16, which means long file names may be be able to be used. You can fix this by reformatting the drive as FAT 32 or HFS+. Formatting as HFS+ will mean Mac files can use resource forks, but there will be no Windows compatibility. You pick which way works for you.

One of the greatest things about this drive is how truely plug and play it is, even on most Windows variations. The only operating system to not support plug and play with this particular device is Windows 98 SE. If you are running that, or will use the drive in any computer with that OS, you will have to install the drivers from the CD (also available online).

Another major benefit of these drives is how fast they are compared to burning CD-R/CD-RWs. Simply drag and drop files back and forth, it works just like a floppy. To test the write speed, I dragged a folder of about 30 MB worth of different files to it. The entire folder was copied in just over 15 seconds, much faster than any CD burner could hope to do.

One of the things this particular drive is lacking is features. It does have a security feature, but you have to use a Windows utility (no Mac or Linux utility exists) to use it. There is no write protect switch, which would come in handy as a way of making sure files aren't deleted. You cannot boot from the drive, but that doesn't matter to Mac users, as no current Mac can boot from the USB bus. Finally, there is no low power support, so it cannot be plugged into bus powered hubs (like the ones in the Apple keyboards). It must either be plugged directly into the computer, or through a powered hub.

I havehad no problems using this drive with 2 Macs running OS X or multiple Windows 2000 and XP machines.

This little device is is extremely handy. No longer do I have to carry a bulky CD-RW with me to school. Instead, I can carry this compact, lightweight unit, and quickly transfer whatever files I need back and forth. I wish I would have owned one of these drives long ago.

Pros	Cons
Small and lightweight 64 MB is enough for most needs Plug and Play on most operating systems File transfers are fairly quick Much faster than burning CDs Easier that networking computers Includes 3 ft USB 2.0 extension cable for plugging it in the back of computers easier	Security options only available on Windows Don't have a write protect switch Not low power compatible
8/10 stars