This is something that is going to be completely after the hearts of Transformers fans. With the new movie still around, the Transformers fever is running high. Some may think that it is a kiddy thing but they will be surprised to see how many ‘grown-up’ kids are sworn fans of the Transformers. So what is this device here?
Well, it is a USB flash drive with a twist just. It is modeled after Tigatron (A character from the Beast Wars Saga of Transformers). It is actually a very cleverly designed toy that can be folded in to a standard USB flash drive and can be folded out to show Tigatron in Beast mode. Okay, so the folded version will not look like a standard USB flash drive.
As you can see in the pictures, it looks more like a complicated puzzle than a USB drive. You can hide the USB head to make the transformation into the folded state complete. Other than the Tigatron part, it is a standard USB 2.0 flash drive.
These drives come with a 2GB memory and support all OS’s that support Universal Serial Bus. That means you can run them on pretty much all modern OS’, including Windows, Mac OS, Linux and even Solaris. It has backward compatibility with USB1.1 ports and hence can be used on a wide variety of machines. It comes with a 2GB capacity but that does not matter for the hardcore fans. It could come with a 2MB capacity for all they care.
That is because most of the sites that stock items like this cater to fans who are looking for collectibles. They want something that is a real device but they do not want to use it. This might seem a bit odd to people who are not collectors but the value of a collectible is diminished if you take it out of the original packaging.
That is why, if you visit one of these sites you might see two types of shipping. One is standard and the other for collectors. The difference being that for collectors, the company will carefully choose packages that are in the best condition. There are also grades to judge ‘mint condition’. The collectors usually demand 90% (c9) or higher. There’s an extra charge too.
So there you have it. This USB flash drive will make for a perfect gift to a fan. You can also get one for yourself because it looks pretty cool. Also available is a black ‘Razor’ model.
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