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Interesting Product Review – USB Write Blocker

ByMike McBride Reading Time: 1 minute

I saw Craig Ball’s review last week and made a note to look at it further. I do agree that there is definitely a place for an easy to use, and inexpensive write blocker. Just think of all those times when an attorney just wants to look at what’s on a drive, but has to wait patiently (ha, right!), for you to make a copy to work from in order to preserve the original. With this little beauty, you’ll be able to take a peek on the drive without fear of anything getting written, within a matter of a few minutes.

That might be worth remembering when it comes time to make some budget decisions. Seems like a nice little tool for a nice little price!

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