1. How dependable is this, does it free/reboot? 2. Is it tolerant to dirty fingers? 3. Can the info on flash drive show who is not checked out?
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The EC200 is dependable. All time clocks come with 30 days of tech support and a one year limited warranty. The EC200 has a decent laser that reads fingerprints; however, if the fingers are dirty there might be some miss reads. The EC500 would be a more robust timeclock for dirty environments. All the information on the flash drive will show who punched in and out. The basic software with the time clock allows you to create rounding rules and schedules. Please contact a distributor for the more advanced software that allows exporting to popular payroll services.
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I keep it just plugged in all the time regardless of what I do with the (desktop) computer. The drive seems to be performing well and I think I've had it more than a year. I'm using it for local file sync'ing. It's usb so you should not need to mount or unmount.
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Have had some issues with large file transfers originally. It does have issues with permissions especially if it was already on the disk prior to being connected. It will read fine but will have issues writing, Works great with Windows clients, can be hit and miss with linux clients due to the tighter permissions security.
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I used it one time to safeguard some files. I took it out to access those files after 3 months and the flash drive is DEAD!!! Tried it on 3 computers, Nothing
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NO! It corrupts random files; I bought two and I would not recommend it at all! I would say go ahead and pay a little extra for something more reliable!
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I have the 256 model, same drive. I use it as a bootable backup drive. It works. It's a little sluggish compared to a firewire connection.
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I cannot answer your specific questions because I am not particularly interested in the access speed and I don't have windows redayboost. But I can say that this little drive has been handy in my work and so far has not shown any questionable performance.
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I use a 16gb flash drive but I always use random play--sometimes it freezes when loading--but if I switch to cd then back to usb-it seems to always work fine. I've had no problems with sony or Philips mp3 devices--just seems to lock up when first reading flash drives--it is a little slow at reading files before it begins playing--I'd say about a minute delay-not a problem. Display information depends on what is available on flash drive--ir title artist album are provided it will display them--though you have to turn on the display by using the remote 'display" button or it just gives numeric info I use a 16gb flash drive but I always use random play--sometimes it freezes when loading--but if I switch to cd then back to usb-it seems to always work fine. I've had no problems with sony or Philips mp3 devices--just seems to lock up when first reading flash drives--it is a little slow at reading files before it begins playing--I'd say about a minute delay-not a problem. Display information depends on what is available on flash drive--ir title artist album are provided it will display them--though you have to turn on the display by using the remote 'display" button or it just gives... » Read More I use a 16gb flash drive but I always use random play--sometimes it freezes when loading--but if I switch to cd then back to usb-it seems to always work fine. I've had no problems with sony or Philips mp3 devices--just seems to lock up when first reading flash drives--it is a little slow at reading files before it begins playing--I'd say about a minute delay-not a problem. Display information depends on what is available on flash drive--ir title artist album are provided it will display them--though you have to turn on the display by using the remote 'display" button or it just gives numeric info « Show Less
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I just bought it its virus free as far as i can see harddrive is pretty much clean . im not a big computer guy but its pretty fast .
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Actually it has the ability to create backup disc. I put mine on a large gb flash drive. As far as protection, I didn't find it. I have UVerse so I have free protection with them.
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Works great for me. Have 6. We are photography studio. Use them for storing images and templates used in daily tuning of studio. So they are plugged in/out often. We keep all our photoshop stuff on one drive, to keep off workstation. It is used with both workstations & laptop. Switching between the three often. Never issue. I do, however, replace those drives as well. If it's a drive that gets a lot of use, I replace it every 18 months. Just to be safe.
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Although I don't own this particular drive, I am here as I am looking to buy this one also to add to my two other Seagate 500gb Freeagents that I already have that have been working flawlessly for me for over 12 months now. I honestly think that your experience was most likely caused by a faulty unit. Without knowing your computer configuration (windows, mac or linux) it's hard to say if any extra steps would need to be taken to set it up, but for a windows or linux based pc it should be simply plug and play in my experience. As you see on this site, there is only one bad review of the product. If you think about how many of these must get sold every year, one bad review is pretty good as almost everybody will take the time to complain, but very few will come back to write a positive review as a working product is what most people expect. So I guess the short answer from me is yes, I would give this drive a second chance, but then again, i may be biased by my great experience. I hope that this is of some help to you..
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I would trust the website over amazon. I have the 33gig version and it seems to be operating at a reasonable speed. Amazon is more prone to errors then the company website in my opinion.It is a great flash drive I highly recommend it.
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As yet, I've not needed tech support. I installed a 1TB drive and as I mentioned in my review, the documentation leaves some to be desired. You _have_ to format the drive before the device will make it visible to computers plugged into the USB port. I verified that I can read 32GB CF and SD cards and that I can get the files off the drive over the USB port. Those are the main functions I'm counting on.
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i have no issue with this unit..love it actually, only con is usb needs to be connected to mother board.
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Hi Kevin,I believe that would depend first on the type of corruption. But otherwise, I would say that my experience this device has retrieved files and folders with an almost perfect success rate, with.any failures generally coming first from improper use of the user. Depending on your knowledge level, you shouldn't encounter any major issues. Last note, if it's in your budget, I would suggest upgrading your operating system to Windows 8.1, which makes their use much easier, and for other situations you will to find software that can manage the device efficiently. Very well worth the price and my money very well spent.All the best,Bryan Hi Kevin,I believe that would depend first on the type of corruption. But otherwise, I would say that my experience this device has retrieved files and folders with an almost perfect success rate, with.any failures generally coming first from improper use of the user. Depending on your knowledge level, you shouldn't encounter any major issues. Last note, if it's in your budget, I would suggest upgrading your operating system to Windows 8.1, which makes their use much easier, and for other situations you will to find software that can manage the device efficiently. Very well worth the... » Read More Hi Kevin,I believe that would depend first on the type of corruption. But otherwise, I would say that my experience this device has retrieved files and folders with an almost perfect success rate, with.any failures generally coming first from improper use of the user. Depending on your knowledge level, you shouldn't encounter any major issues. Last note, if it's in your budget, I would suggest upgrading your operating system to Windows 8.1, which makes their use much easier, and for other situations you will to find software that can manage the device efficiently. Very well worth the price and my money very well spent.All the best,Bryan « Show Less
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Daniel M. The 4GB USB flash drive is large enough for a bootable drive. This flash drive is fine for what you want to accomplish, and the price is good. However, when I ordered this product 1 out of 10 was not a 4GB device it was a 1GB device, I can only assume it was in the wrong bin or human error. Other than that they worked just like any other USB Flash drive. You will want to make sure that your BIOS are set to boot from the USB "First". Depending on which Operating System you plan on using the process for creating a bootable device will be a little bit different. You may see this link http://www.wikihow.com/Make-a-USB-Bootable or Google "how to make a bootable usb flash drive". I hope this will help. James Springer