Memorex is a quite a very well-known brand on the data storage products' market, especially in the area of optical media. Nevertheless, the brand, now a part of the Imation company, has also released quite an extensive line-up of USB Flash Drives, one such item being the M-Flyer Pilot, launched back in June 2007, a portable storage solution that offers users up to 4 GB of storage space in a very sleek and attractive external casing.



The first thing that draws the attention to the drive is it's very aerodynamic shape, as well as the very interesting choice of colors, namely a silver-toned body with metallic blue or red accents, based on capacity (either 2 GB of 4 GB). Moreover, the device features a very versatile capless design, as well as a spring-loaded, retractable USB connector (which prevents the USB connector from being damaged). Additionally, the M-Flyer Pilot sports a reinforced lanyard hook and a wrap-around, as well as a blue LED that indicates when the flash drive is transferring data.



The USB flash drive from Memorex also supports Windows Vista's ReadyBoost feature, which allows users to access the M-Flyer Pilot to provide additional system memory and boost the performance of PCs running Vista without adding internal memory components. Nevertheless, despite being optimized for Vista, the drive is also compatible with all other Windows operating systems, as well as Mac and Linux .



The M-Flyer Pilot offers some interesting security solutions, as it comes standard with PC compatible Portable Vault USB security software, which offers powerful password protection and 256-bit encryption to secure against data theft.



The new M-Flyer Pilot is available at various retailers for around $49.99 to $79.99, depending on the provided storage capacity.