I remain very impressed with the Survivor GT and would consider it an invaluable asset in my tech tool kit.

Extra strong case; 8GB capacity; fast data transfers

Bulky and heavy; price per GB is spendy

Corsair officially launched the companies first generation USB 3.0 Flash drives on May 19th, 2011 and more recently on September 9th, 2011 they announced the launch of their second generation USB 3.0 Flash drives.

Today I will be taking a look at the Corsair Flash Survivor . The Survivor comes in two sizes, a 4GB and 8GB version. We have the 8GB version on our test bed. Let's take a look and see just how durable it is. Corsair have been making high performance memory modules and products since 1994.

Comes with encryption software; 8GB of storage space; Water proof; Durable case

Slipping rubber grip / anti shock piece

There is no doubt in my mind that the Corsair Survivor 32GB Ultra Rugged USB 2.0 Flash Drive is one tough mother. After enduring things that a regular USB drive would have disintegrated in, it's safe to say that the Corsair Survivor is really a survivor.

The Corsair Flash Survivor range comes strongly recommended, primarily because it is only one of a handful of ruggedized USB storage devices and the price is very reasonable indeed. At the time of writing, the 32GB version costs around $80 which isn't much more than basic plastic casing models.

I love how strong and robust the construction is, waterproof with an O-ring, etc. It feels like you could run it over and it would be fine. It isn't too heavy due to aluminum construction, but not small in size or light either.

Durability; durability; durability

Large size..; but that's what makes it durable

I've purchased a number of these Corsair USB Stealth drives. This being the highest capacity to date. They never fail. Got it on sale Recommended buy!

Capacity USB 3 Aluminum case Got it on sale

None Expensive when not on sale

I purchased an earlier version of this drive years ago and only recently replaced it as a cautionary step. The joke seems to be on me as less than a year after purchase the new drive suddenly died. While these might have been good drives when they first came out, they are garbage now.

My first thought when I picked up the Corsair Flash Survivor USB drive was that it's huge. Much bigger than the pictures had looked online. I would say it's about a quarter inch longer than the average USB flash drive , and a quarter of an inch taller.

The Corsair Survivor appears to be everything that I had hoped it would be. Only time and use will tell, but I will be depending on this to not lose data.