Kanguru FlashBlu30 – 16GB USB Flash Drive – Physical Write Protection Switch - Super Fast USB 3.0

I bought one over 6 years ago and it is still going! It has the ability to be locked in a "read only" mode so you can't get a virus from a computer that has one even if you stick this USB drive in it and copy files off of the USB stick or run apps directly from it. Only issue is that this brand is very expensive, but has solid build quality that does last. They have not come down in price over the years, they have become even more expensive. Many other USB flash drives I have used are very cheaply made and tend to break after a year or two of use. This one has an aluminum shell, led activity light on the end of it, and a cap to prevent dust and dirt from getting into the end. A must have in a world full of viruses.

This is the third one I bought. I have never had a problem with them, except for losing the caps. The company sent me some caps and recommended that I attach the cap to the back while in use. Made very well and the write protection switch is great! I got it originally because I was tired of viruses being transfered onto my flash drive whenever I used the computers at work, then contaminating my home computer with them. With the write protected switch, "on", you can use your flash drive wherever you want and not be worried about viruses being transferred to it. The company's service is great also. They were very personable and always respond quickly.

This drive works very well as an Unraid boot device. Just follow the steps to install, and you are good to go. I’ve run a server on this for about 6 months with no issues.

This drive is a bit on the slow side for a contemporary USB Flash drive. It's over a dollar-per-GB, at a time when similar-sized drives cost half that, and larger drives are a quarter that expensive per GB. But... it has a write-protect switch. THIS is why you need this drive. You need this drive, but you don't need it for documents, photos, moving data back-and-forth. You need it for rescue utilities and a repair toolkit, of programs Windows Defender/Sophos/Macafee/etc will falsely (or perhaps trigger-happily) consider malware and auto-delete as soon as you plug the drive in. Put tools on the drive, "allowing" them in your system, and then flip that switch. Bring the toolkit wherever needed (e.g. my mother's tangled computers in another state), insert, get the warning BUT the system couldn't delete the files. And I was able to fix up her systems. For some sources of toolkit software for Windows, checkout NirSoft, PortableApps and SysInternals. There are others, but these will get you started with an easy-to-use high-powered portable toolkit.

Yes it has a cap you can lose, and the R/W switch isn't as hard to move as some would like, but it seems to be solidly made, has worked with a variety Windows computers I've used it on. Not too many write-protectable USB flash drives out there any more. I was still using a little tiny 128 MB drive from the dark ages of computing! This one is big enough, fast enough, and not ridiculously expensive. Taking data and software to strange computers? You gotta have one of these, and the Kanguru FlashBlu30 is plenty good enough. BTW, my local computer shop, with a large tech area, uses these, and nothing else, to move data and software to their incoming customer's computers, which are often compromised in one way or another.

Llego en buen estado y a tiempo.

very useful for protection data.

I use this device for its intended purpose, to transfer files from my computer to an untrusted machine. The write-protect switch is tiny and does stick out. I transport this device in its original packaging to avoid breaking that switch. I always transport this device to or from a room inside a building from or to my car. I never carry it far so I don’t care if the original packaging is bulky. This was the lowest cost device of its kind (write-protectable transportable storage) by half and I am comfortable with its limitations.

Seems to work well and is reasonably fast. The switch on the side is not very robust, but it does work.

I keep visiting many clients and did't want my drive to get corrupted by virus in their PCs. This is ideal. One issue is that the write-protect switch, which is projecting a little above the casing, can slide into write-enable position accidentally while inserting the drive in the USB slot. I have trimmed the switch slide height the same level as the case to avoid this. Now I have to use a ball pen tip to slide the switch - which is ok for me. The actual product colour is very pale blue - not the dark blue as shown in the picture.

I purchased the 8gb drive 6 years ago and it is still working strong (no issues). Nothing can be deleted, not even McAfee can erase a single file once the write protect switch is on. It's bookable, great for a diagnostic tool. That's why I bought this one. More storage and more diagnostic tools.

Perfecto, monto un sistema arranque externo al PC, con antivirus. Pongo el Switch en modo Read Only y así lo protejo de infecciones y, puedo limpiar virus de mis 3 ordenadores (sin Windows 11-25H2, funcionando; muy difícil de limpiar a fondo de virus..., de una intrusión que padecí....). Gracias a este especial Pen-drive, he logrado limpiar los virus. PRODUCTO PERFECTO.

Sjukt överprisad. Men bra produkt. Mycket bra att kunna skrivskydda filerna. Mvh, Martin