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Closer look at the Migo USB Flash Storage Device
The Migo review unit I recieved was the 128 MB Migo. This provided me with plenty of storage space for my needs. People who work with graphics or large presentations may wish to purchase the 256 MB Migo. I tried a variety of tasks with Migo and was pleased with the results.
It is truly a portable device which mobile workers will find beneficial no matter which functions they use most with it.Overall ImpressionsIf you use Win98, the Migo ships with the driver on CD. Installing this was a breeze and getting the Migo ready to operate was quick and easy. The only glitch I ran into was where to plug in the Migo. It's rounded shape made it too big to fit into my USB hub alongside other peripherals I have connected. I do have a second USB hub and set it up and then connected the Migo to it.
I was a little nervous about losing the end cap cover on the Migo, it's made from soft moldable plastic and I was concerned it could work lose or get caught on something and fall off. Some type of clip or way to keep the end cap in place would be a nice addition. As the Migo can be attached to a keychain, having a more secure cover is advantageous for mobile workers.Transferring FilesDrag and drop made transferring files very quick and easy. Whether it was small files or large files, I found the transfer rate quicker than when I copy to a Zip disk or burn a CD.
Using a Migo can certainly cut down on the number of CDs a mobile worker may have to burn in order to transfer files or copy presentations. It always seem such a waste to copy a file that won't use the full capacity of a CD. Unless you use CDRW all the time, it can also get expensive in the long run.
The largest file transfer I accomplished was a file that was close to 110 MB. In the past I used my Zip Drive but that was time consuming and even just getting things set up could be a pain. It used to take a almost 2 hours to transfer a file this size. This includes transferring to zip disk, waiting for it to copy and then moving the files over to my laptop, then transferring to my desktop PC.
With Migo, I copied the entire file in one shot and then later transferred it to my desktop PC. Overall it took a few minutes and was a much better way to do the job.Synchronizing Outlook ItemsWe have all run into situations where we need to reference an email while working at another location. Setting up the Migo to download and store recent emails is a big benefit.
So long as the other machine you are using has the right version of Outlook installed, you can use Outlook just as though it was your own machine. You don't affect or make any changes to the host PC and everything is saved to Migo. Once back to your own PC, you plug in Migo and it updates your version of Outlook.Desktop Settings & IE FavouritesMigo can save your desktop settings and display them on another PC, even when the OS is different. I've not seen this option available in other flash drives. I was able to test it using my desktop which runs Win99 and the IBM T40 which ran WinXP.
Taking IE Favourites with you is another great advantage which Migo offers. There is nothing more frustrating than trying to find a web site you need to reference and spending too much time searching. Using Migo, your IE Favourites are always available. If you save add a new site to your Favourites from another machine while Migo is plugged in, it will update your own PC settings later.
I really enjoyed using the Migo and found it to be an incredibly useful tool for mobile workers based on the different functions it provides.
