It’s no secret that I am a fan of flash memory. When I saw a deal that placed the new Sony Micro Vault Tiny on sale from $65 to $5 after rebate and coupon, I had to jump. I just got back from Staples and I took some pictures for reference.

As some might remember I purchased a PQI I-Stick 2.0 in Oct. 04.

At the time it was by far the smallest USB drive around. Well, this is so much smaller.

The unit comes with a bunch of stickers, I assume so you can tell what you have on it, a lanyard case, a clip, and the manual. A software title is pre-loaded; Virtual Expander.

As per the description:

Micro Vault Virtual Expander is compression software originally designed for the Micro Vault. This software is pre-installed in the Micro Vault.
Micro Vault Virtual Expander compresses files just by dragging & dropping the files to the Micro Vault, and allowing you to expand capacity.

I promptly deleted it, sorry, no review on that.

My only gripe is the design of the case, it’s sort of fruity if you know what I mean. Not something you could pull out during a business meeting. The clip is only meant to attach to the case, not directly to the device.

Now for the pictures:

What’s included:

Unit & Case:

Case with clip:

Ready to go:

(L2R) MS DUO Adapter, I-Stick, SD, MS DUO, MV Tiny, Micro SD:

I-Stick & MV Tiny:

](L2R) SD, I-Stick, MV Tiny, MS DUO, Micro SD:

MV Tiny & I-Stick ready to go:

Well, the pictures speak for itself. I guess people will have different views on the case, but nobody can argue the size of the unit itself. For $5 I couldn’t go wrong, for $65 I think the case would be the deal-breaker.

For those wanting it for $5 after $20 rebate, go to this link:

If you have any questions, feel free to ask.

Thanks,
Erik