Cruzer Micro now ships with U3 smart technology. Co-invented by SanDisk, U3 technology gives you the ability to carry your files and your software on a secure USB drive. You can... more
computer's USB port. Users can easily store their key documents, pictures, music, and video clips on the Cruzer Micro Skin and transfer them to another computer with a
gives you the ability to carry your files AND your software on a secure USB drive. You can have your wallpaper, preferences, favorites, profiles, and more - every...
gives you the ability to carry your files AND your software on a secure USB drive. You can have your wallpaper, preferences, favorites, profiles, and more - every...
computer's USB port. Users can easily store their key documents, pictures, music, and video clips on the Cruzer Micro Skin and transfer them to another computer with a
gives you the ability to carry your files and your software on a secure USB drive. You can have your wallpaper, preferences, favorites, profiles, and more -
SanDisk Cruzer Micro 8GB
The SanDisk Cruzer Micro's compact size puts up to 8GB of flash memory in your pocket. ... more
Connect it to any computer with a USB port, and it makes storing, sharing and transferring your files a breeze. Please note that eXpansys vouchers cannot be used...
gives you the ability to carry your files and your software on a secure USB drive. You can have your wallpaper, preferences, favorites, profiles, and more -
computer's USB port. Users can easily store their key documents, pictures, music, and video clips on the Cruzer Micro Skin and transfer them to another computer with a
USB-stick is now very widespread. Thanks to the U3-technology your mobile data carrier offers you more than just a simple storage function. Starting from right now you not only have the images, but also the necessary image viewing programmes with you. And for your favourite songs the suitable player software is also on the stick. Whether browser favourites and settings, your mails and your calendar, special software programmes or even games: via the pre-installed launch-pad you can use your programmes on every "external" computer in the same way as you are used to do it from home. And when you want to leave this computer, simply pull out the stick and all your personal information and data leave this computer with you. Other U3-application software are present for free and legal download on www.U3.comU3.com
A review by 1st2thebar on SanDisk Cruzer Micro - USB flash drive - 8 GB April 15th, 2008
Author's product rating:
Memory / capacity
Excellent
Reliability
Excellent
Ease of use
Satisfactory
Speed
Fast
Value For Money
Good
Advantages:
8GB of data storage
Disadvantages:
none
Recommend to potential buyers:
no
Full review
**SanDisk Cruzer Micro USB Flash Drive -- 8GB** -- USB Flash Drive 8GB -- Title: 8GB of storage.. I'm not taking the Micro. (software installer supplied) Follow on-screen instructions for installation
*Summary*
SanDisk, is known for having the world's highest volumn as in (sales) for data storage. -- No other data storage business has the retail portfolio that SanDisk has. They are based in California and boasts to be the first company to announce the introduction of the USB Flash Drive. They provide storage and multimedia solutions for the home and small business environments. ScanDisk in 2005, went public in the US. In 2006, their revenue was 3.3 Billion US Dollars.
Their site is: www.sandisk.com
Two years ago the company founded by Dr. Eli Harari in 1988; hit on the world's smallest memory card; The memory Keys were to be exported to over 200,000 major retail outlets. Branded the 'Titanium' a new 'Flash Drive' chapter was introduced. ScanDisk is now the biggest supplier of Flash Memory data storage. The innovated USB port added providing a versatile line of USB flash drives.
The URL's for SanDisk memory keys are> -http://www.usb-flashdrive.co.uk- -http://www.dell.com- -http://www.sandisk.com- (choose your country hq)
- U3 Technology -
This technology comes with the USB Flash memory stick. It is self explanatory The Skype program, is included. U3 is enabled with PC's which opporate with Windows 2000 or later. When the Key is inserted in the USB port of your PC the USB Memory start-up window will pop-up.
- What does USB stand for? -
USB - Stands for Universal Serial Bus - This is a standard port for computer components to be connected using a single standardised interface socket. Every computer has these ports to improve plug-and-play capabilities by allowing devices to be connected and disconnected without restarting the computer, therefore saving time and losing any information through the rebooting process. USB ports are used by external devices such as digital camera's, printers, hubs, extra storage/CD/DVD drives etc.
- The portable USB Flash Drive 8GB -
The drive is also known as a key or a stick as seen above in the title. The length is 2 inches long with a socket at the end which goes into the USB port/hub on your PC. The PC recognises this device as an external device and when slotted in as a driver the PC will display the external drive. When clicking on the drive (which is extra storage) the drive which the PC will identitify it as DRIVE E, or DRIVE F or DRIVE G or even DRIVE H ; depending on how many drives your computer is running simultaneously. What is also useful when you have no other USB ports available on your PC is to get an extended port hub, the extended hub costs around 7.00 GBP.
Many older brands of PC do not have as many ports as newer PC models.
- 8GB of Flash Memory data storage-
The 8GB is the amount of space that the USB Drive has in storage capacity. 8GB is twice the size of 4GB memory capacity. The device will allow that amount of memory on the key/stick at one time. . The SanDisk is notable smaller than many other Flash Drive brands. They are stylish and can clip on your breast pocket or key ring for easy access. It is small enough to be recognised as a bluetooth piece, or microphone, except for the distinctive key shape. The 8GB memory capacity has been available for 7 months (retail); it has been used mostly for transferring uncompressed media files. It is a very valuable tool when sending data to different locations or moving via two workstations.
- Flash memory drive -
The Flash Drive 'memory ' is a method of storage speed. This particular drive works twice as fast as a lower spec memory drive. It reads at a transfer rate of 28MB's per second and that is halved when transfering data from the key to another workstation. However, the USB key can communicate from different digital components -- such as MP3 Players -- Digital Cameras -- Handsets -- and most digital devices. The speed won't be noticeable unless you are transferring a file of over 256MB; then the speed of transferring would be an issue. Flash memory facilities are a lot cheaper than other memory systems such as EECOM products. Flash Memory is still relatively new and has already made an impact on memory storage methods.
During the mid 1990's; Zip drives (portable devices) were used frequently instead; they were 8 times bigger than the memory key and a lot heavier carrying around in a case. Furthermore has less than a third of the storage capacity. The memory stick is a much more friendlier device for compatibility/ travelling and data storage.
- Colour - Silver/Grey Black
- Price - The SanDisk Cruzer Micro flash memory key for 8GB is £34.99. -- 8/10 value for money. It is worth a shop around as these types of storage memory components have always got a deal on.
www.amazon.co.uk is a great place to start.
-Overal opinion- The 8GB of capacity space provides much more media files, like hi-definition WAVS and MP3 sound files AVI files MP4 files for mobile content such as video and film clips, to be stored without too many file compression requirements. For years I had invested in software compression applications, before high - speed broadband was introduced. If you deal with multi-media for mobile devices, PC/Mac or on Laptops.
Thank you for reading this review. I'm happy to answer any questions.
Advantages: stylish, modern, no lid, cheap, fast Disadvantages: has some software that you can't delete
...the pen drive is the SanDisk logo, followed by the U3 Smart logo (which we'll come to later) and in small writing are the products serial number, where the products made (china, obviously), and a few small symbols you see on most products. On the front of the pen drive to the left of the slider lays the products name 'cruzer' in a stylish font, and on the right of the slider lays micro 8gb (or whatever size you have) in the same stylish font. It ... ...insert into the usb port as expected!
Now for the thing that irritates me... When you insert the product, as long as you are using some of the latest operating systems such as Windows XP and Windows Vista, two auto play menus will pop up. Yeah, that's right... two. One for the actual pen drive where you store all your files, and the other acts as if a cd/dvd has just been inserted into your drive...
For the actual storage device, you can simple ...
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Advantages: fast, strong, small Disadvantages: None i found
Thissandisk cruzer micro a flash drive that has some generous storage capacity of 8gb and is USB 2.0 which provides high transfer speeds. This driver is a nice colour in my opinion black is great i think. i use this drive daily at work and most of the time it rattles about at the bottom of my bag and the isnt a scratch/dent on it so it is very strongly built. It offers excleelent value for money and wil Guaranteed to do the job transfer speeds are ... ...with in a min. I would recommend this USb flash Drive to anyone who wants a quick way of sending data from computer to computer and is well worth the money i brought mine from the internet fo about £10 which i think is good and have been happy with it ever since. ...
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Advantages: very robust Disadvantages: takes a long time to load when you have lots of pics on it
SanDisk Cruzer Micro Skin USB Flash Drive 8GB is a USB flash drive with a storage capacity of 8GB. It is of average size. Super little memory stick - i use mine for school (being a teacher i need it to hold photos, work, planning etc) It never gives it! Its had quite a bettering but is really resiliant! Features In terms of memory, the SanDisk Cruzer Micro Skin USB Flash Drive 8GB has a Hi-Speed USB interface of a 4 pin USB Type A and Windows ReadyBoost ... ...clear skin and cap. The SanDisk Cruzer Micro Skin USB Flash Drive 4GB is Hi-Speed USB 2.0 certified but is backwards compatible with all USB 1.1 ports. In addition to that, the SanDisk Cruzer Micro Skin USB Flash Drive 4GB is compatible with Windows 2000, XP and Mac OS 9.1.x+ and OS X v10.1.2+, as well as is certified Windows XP and Mac OS X. ...
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Advantages: Comes with a wide range of features, Very good value for money, Easy to use, Good looking. Disadvantages: Has a long load up time, When putting the stick in to the USB port the connector tends to retract.
...the long time to load up. Even without the login option enabled the memory stick will usually take around a minute to properly load up. This is considerable longer with the login option.
Good Features
*Comes with a wide range of features.
*Very good value for money.
*Easy to use.
*Good looking.
Bad Features
*Has a long load up time.
*When putting the stick in to the USB port the USB connector tends to retract a lot.
Buy Or No Buy?
Definately a buy. This is very good value for money, comes with so many features that are sure to make you happy. It also offeres security which some other memory sticks do not offer....
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Advantages: Massive storage, U3 platform, quality, price Disadvantages: The only one i can think of is that it doesnt come with a lanyard or similar.
...I bought this for transferring my college work to and from home, aside from it having a huge amount of memory compared to my last flashdrive, this device has the U3 platform already installed.
The flashdrive itself feels high quality and durable and when you plug it into a USB port the orange LED behind the translucent slider pulsates in a manner that's almost like it's breathing! Really cool to watch but so distracting from what you're supposed to be doing!!
The U3 platform basically means you can install any U3 compatible programs directly to your flashdrive so that you have them in whatever PC you use it in with no need to install them on the PC! Just run from the U3 menu. It also has brilliant security features and programs pre-installed. Some examples of the free programs you can get for it are Skype, Mozzilla Firefox...
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Service & Support Details: Limited warranty - 2 years
Service & Support: 2 years warranty
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Cruzer Micro now ships with U3 smart technology. Co-invented by SanDisk, U3 technology gives you the ability to carry your files and your software on a secure USB drive. You can have your wallpaper, preferences, favorites, profiles, and more - everything you need for a familiar computing experience on any PC, wherever you go. Cruzer Micro allows you to easily carry and transfer key documents, pictures, music and video clips from one computer to another. The new retractable USB port eliminates the need for caps and protects your USB connector.
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