I was wholly impressed with the Kanguru's eFlash drive. It is very affordable and, if you're in a hurry, will provide you the fastest data transfer speeds you'll experience with a thumb drive, along with ease of use and, most importantly, portability.

The only question left to ask is what affect will the upcoming USB 3.0 specification have on new eSATA-enabled products? The USB 3.0 specification, which became available to developers last month, calls for 10 times the current throughput of USB 2.0, along with backward compatibility. The first USB 3.0 compatable products are expected out in early 2010. The question then is, are you willing to wait or do you want the added speed now?