What do you get?
Only available in hard-to-open clamshell packaging, the 8GB model's presentation is perfect for the retail environment. The capacity is clearly shown on the top-right-hand side.
No additional software is shipped with the drive. Indeed, the packaging includes nothing save the pendrive.
The drive looks impossibly small when viewed initially, measuring just 35mm x 20mm. It's actually narrower than a regular SDHC card, albeit a bit taller.
Much like the rest of the Voyager series, the drive is encased in a protective, ruggerdised housing which, Corsair claims, makes it waterproof and shockproof: we'll see about that.
A removable mini-lanyard means that you can hook it up to your keyring, should you wish to.
But where's the USB connector which interfaces with the system?
On the back of course. Corsair uses a capless design with the flash memory mounted by what's termed Chip-On-Board technology.
A raised section can be pushed downwards to expose the USB contacts, as the picture, below, shows.
The retractable connector locks into place when fully exposed, meaning that you can't manually push the connector portion back and thus making it easy to insert into USB slots. Pulling back on it, from the raised section, deactivates the locking mechanism and the connector slides back into the housing, creating a water-resistant seal. Simple and easy, eh?
There's nothing flash (ahem) about the way in which it works, and the main selling point is the diminutive size and decent capacity, we suppose.
Like other Voyager sticks, this Mini version can serve as a USB bootable device and works on all post-Windows 98 operating systems without a driver. It works with Linux-based systems, too, assuming kernel 2.4.2, or higher.
Corsair claims that the drive uses static wear-levelling technology to increase the longevity of the drive. We ran it through a six-hour Check Flash test without issue.
Backed up by a 10-year warranty, standard for Corsair, you can view the full specifications here.
