USB
Spyderco has made USB drives in a couple form factors: a Spyderco bug and a wristband.
Appearance in catalogs
History, mentionings from the forums etc.
- Joyce explains the origin of the USB drives.
Information from the Spyderco catalog on the web
Spyderco USB Flash Drive
"Available in 4 different colors, the Spyderco Flash Drive holds up to 2GB worth of data. Now your videos, photos, documents, and music can be stored and carried easily on this nifty soft polymer USB drive. Easily attaches to a keychain for those who need quick access to the most important information and looks pretty great hanging from any standard USB port."
The bug shaped USB2G in Spyderco's online catalog.
Spyderco OpFocus 2GB USB
"Show off the Spyderco colors and keep your critical data conveniently at hand with this 2GB flash drive wristband. Made from durable desert-tan-colored rubber, it is PC and Mac compatible. One size only (band length 8-1/8 inches)."
The USB wristband USBOP in Spyderco's online catalog.
Variations
SKU | Color | Form Factor | Capacity | From/To | MSRP | Note | Number made |
USBRD | Red w/ black Spyderco text | Bug | 1 GB (2010) | early 2010 | $11.95 (2010) | Originally created for media press kits, then sold at Blade 2010, before a limited number were made available at the SFO. | Limited |
USBBK | Black w/ red Spyderco text | Bug | 1 GB | later 2010 | $11.95 (2010) | SKU unverified, but is a best guess | Limited |
USBOR | Orange w/ blue Spyderco text | Bug | 1 GB | later 2010 | $11.95 (2010) | SKU unverified, but is a best guess | Limited |
USBBL | Blue w/ gray Spyderco text | Bug | 1 GB | later 2010 | $11.95 (2010) | SKU unverified, but is a best guess | Limited |
USBGR | Forest green w/ yellow Spyderco text | Bug | 1 GB | later 2010 | $11.95 (2010) | SKU unverified, but is a best guess | Limited |
USB2GGY | Gray w/ orange Spyderco text | Bug | 2 GB | 2011-???? | Limited? | ||
USB2GYL | Yellow w/ blue Spyderco text | Bug | 2 GB | 2011-end 2015 | $19.95 (2014) | Officially announced as discontinued at the end of 2014, but announced again as being discontinued at the end of 2015 as well (see questions below). | Regular production |
USB2GPK | Pink w/ blue Spyderco text | Bug | 2 GB | 2011-end 2014 | $19.95 (2014) | Regular production | |
USB2GBK | Black w/ red Spyderco text | Bug | 2 GB | 2011-end 2015 | $19.95 (2014) | 2 GB version replaced 1 GB version in 2011. Officially announced as discontinued at the end of 2014, but announced again as being discontinued at the end of 2015 as well (see questions below). | Regular production |
USB2GRD | Red w/ black Spyderco text | Bug | 2 GB | 2011-end 2015 | $19.95 (2014) | 2 GB version replaced 1 GB in 2011. Officially announced as discontinued at the end of 2014, but announced again as being discontinued at the end of 2015 as well (see questions below). | Regular production |
USBOP | Tan w/ red bug logo and black Spyderco text, black w/ red accent OpFocus logo | Wristband | 2 GB | ????-end 2015 | $19.95 (2015), $11.97 (SFO clearance 2018) | Officially announced as discontinued at the end of 2014, but announced again as being discontinued at the end of 2015 as well (see questions below). | Regular production |
Questions regarding USB Drives
- There are open questions marked with '?' above. Any answers? Q: According to the discontinued list for 2014, several of the SKUs were discontinued, but then at the end of 2015, many of them were listed as being discontinued again. When were they really discontinued?
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