Specifications Advanced Features: Original Sandisk retail package with warranty. Small size and easy to use No drivers required * Hi-Speed USB 2.0 certified for fast data transfer (compatible with USB 1.1) Store all your data, pictures, music and more Two extra color caps and a neckstrap included Thin design does not obstruct the dual-stacked USB ports found on most computers Minimum System Requirements: Pentium PC or Macintosh computer with USB support Windows 98SE, 2000, ME, XP Mac OS 9.1.x+, OS X v10.1.2+ USB 2.0 port required for Hi-Speed transfer
1 Problem with the Cruzer
I bought a cruzer about 5 months ago. It is no longer working. It is possible that mine was defective to begin with. So I hope others can correct me if I'm wrong.
On the very positive side, the drive is very slim, making it possible to be used on any computer. This is not the case with many other such drives. I had one that was fatter, and it couldn't be inserted in certain computers. The drive worked well when it was working, just like others.
On the negative side, I immediately lost the plastics cap. This didn't seem to be a problem. A more serious problem I had was that when I plugged it into a USB hub, my laptop gave me a message, saying that I didn't have enough power. The USB hub (not a USB II hub) was actually powered, so this didn't make a lot of sense to me. I had to unplug everything from the hub to use it (an external hard drive, Palm charger, scanner), a real pain. The cruuzer finally broke. At first I was able to restore it by banning it hard on a desk (I tried everything else before). It worked only for a few days. Now it is completely gone.
I was told that mine might be defective to begin with. But it is also possible that the lost cap and the flimsy nature of it has limited its life.
2 Great tool
I'm giving this item a 3 versus a 5 simply because of the design of the strp holder built into the Cruzer. It's made of very cheap and thin plastic. If for some reason the Cruzer gets caught by something, which can happen if you have on a key chain or a lanyard around your neck as I wear it. I broke that small piece of plastic after about 2 weeks and I know have it wrapped with a paper clip and scotch taped together to keep it tied to something. Another problem is the cap. It's very easy to lose as I did. They did well by giving you 3 which is not a style stamement but an admission that you WILL lose at least one cap. other than that it's great! I have used this thing on Windows XP, Windows 2000 Pro, Windows 200 Server, Windows Server 2003 and have not run into one case where this little cutie didn't work. be carefull not to leave it in the front USB port on your PC under your desk, because you may bend it as several of my co-workers have done.
3 Really useful
No drives, no software, just plug it in and it works. I use it on a mac, and it is really fast. I just copy my files over, and can carry them around my neck. Easy to plug in a PC also.
