IronKey Basic D250 8GB Secure (D2-D250-B08-3FIPS)

This is an indispensable tool for those that mean to do serious cybersecurity. I will not comment on other types of users because it can be stated by them more succinctly.This device is FAR too expensive for someone looking at a throwaway thumb drive. This is meant for protecting information where you are more inclined to keep it in a safe or permanently tethered around your neck (if you don't work in a cleared facility). FIPS 140-2 LEVEL 3 hardware based crypto means that you are getting best of breed outside of classified space. This is built in the USA.

Love it, high quality, speedy enough, just wish it had both protected and unprotected areas on it.

I thought I bought the "personal" Ironkey which has the secure browser. This one does not. It's basically a very expensive external drive with security.

This is a safe flash drive. You still have a port vulnerability, but this unit is very high quality

Update late 2019:This drive is no longer compatible with MacOS Catalina. IronKey was sold and is no longer supported by the current owner. Removing 3 stars.This is working great for more-secure storage of personal files. Better peace of mind for storing sensitive data (as opposed to keeping such data on a basic USB device, or on a hard drive). I was already familiar with IronKey, this model fit my needs/budget.

I've used Ironkeys in the past and their security is excellent. Shipped quickly.

I wish I had splurged for the version with the secure web browser. Thank you very much for a solid product

On time, on budget, works, happy camper

I know people who use these USB sticks because their job involves carrying very sensitive information - and I can see why these are the preferred models used.I was concerned to start with that having an encrypted stick would make accessing and adding files a bit of a chore, but thankfully it is pretty simple. Once you've created the password all you need to worry about is remembering it, otherwise you run the risk of losing your data (enter it incorrectly 10 times and the stick will wipe itself). Security isn't just about software though and the hardware itself is impressive, it feels very rugged and the "tube" which allows you to clip this to a key-ring is very secure and won't come loose.So if you want a secure memory stick then this is excellent - but performance is disappointingly average and capacity is clearly quite low - you would only purchase this is you *really* needed the security features when for a tenth of the price you can get a memory stick of twice the capacity.In a nutshell: This is an average performing memory stick with a low capacity, for general use this isn't a natural choice but it occupies a niche which some will find essential.