SanDisk Cruzer Titanium 512 MB USB Drive

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Brian Kristensen
Kurtis
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Jan. 28, 2005

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Introduction

USB flash drives have been around for quite some time. In the beginning of their existence, they were useful tools, but were generally bulky, slow and of limited capacity. Of course, when compared to the dying floppy disk, they were a godsend for those who could afford them and live with their quirks. Today's USB drives, also known as thumb drives, have reduced greatly in physical size and price while sporting capacities of up to 2 GBs and transfer speeds surpassing 15 MB/s. Additionally, the market has started to evolve in different areas, bringing on some great new features to some of these devices such as water-proofing, shock-resistance, and extreme durability. Today, we will be taking a look at SanDisk's Cruzer Titanium USB flash drive which, as SanDisk claims, can resist 2,000 pounds of pressure without any data loss.

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Page 1: Introduction
Page 2: First Looks / Features / Software
Page 3: Performance / Physical Testing
Page 4: Conclusion

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13 User Comments

1 - Posted by kamesen on February 24, 2005 - 3:56 am

I like the crush-resistant feature, it sounds pretty handy to have. I can only think of one thing that this device is missing: a keychain attachment. DOH!!

2 - Posted by handrail on February 24, 2005 - 8:37 am

it does have a keychain attachment, it's just a pain to put on.

http://www.thetechlounge.com/image.php?img_url=htt...

3 - Posted by Kurtis on February 24, 2005 - 9:43 am

Yeah that keychain took Brian like 3 days to get on. When he finally did get it on he ended up scratching the usb drive...

"Another problem I had was the included key-ring which is required to use the lanyard or place the device on a keychain. Due to the shape of the hole on the Titanium, the drive can not simply be clipped on to any keychain. The included key-ring is small enough in both wire-diameter and overall diameter to fit the awkward hole. However, because of the hole’s extra-super-duper-awkwardness, it is almost impossible to clip the ring on. It took me a week of trying every day to actually clip the ring on and once I got it on, the ring was slightly warped. And to top it all off, it also caused the aforementioned nasty scratch."

4 - Posted by SAMSAMHA on February 24, 2005 - 12:55 pm

very nice looking. I love the retractable usb connector, I think all usb drive should come with it as you hate to loose your cap:).

5 - Posted by Kurtis on February 24, 2005 - 12:57 pm

it's a good feature but it's not implemented extremely well. it takes a while to get it 'loosened up' so that it is easy to move it in and out. also, don't run over it with a car, because that will make it harder to extend/retract it :-D

personally i like the corsair voyager more, i think water-proofing a USB drive is a brilliant feature that they should all have - and i am willing to bet that it will become a standard feature eventually

6 - Posted by Brian on February 24, 2005 - 3:06 pm

Well, the USB slider is back to normal again. Just have to wear it down after you run it over ;-)

7 - Posted by J2T on February 24, 2005 - 3:17 pm

Well, I know I got a good laugh out of the whole vehicle crush test you did. :-D

8 - Posted by mike on February 24, 2005 - 6:32 pm

I am all about the sandisc Cruzer micro. the cap nicely fits on the back of the drive. no moving parts, metal encased in plastic. But i doubt it can be used as an auto jack for my buick.

9 - Posted by kamesen on February 25, 2005 - 1:54 am

Oh sweet. Looks sturdy. But yeah, it also looks like a pain to attach. Ah well, anything is better than the keyring attachment that I have- er, USED to have. (it fell off)

10 - Posted by SlipSand on March 4, 2005 - 6:22 pm

Would you say that those are worth that much? I wanted one but I dotn want to pay that much.

11 - Posted by Guest on May 3, 2005 - 7:25 am

Thanks VERY much for such a detailed review - much appreciated as it has helped me decide to go ahead with my purchase. As far as the physical strength testing though ... forget driving a car over it ... this baby is designed to handle the daily battering it would receive in a woman's bag!!! (Being a woman I am allowed to say this!) I suggest you "road test" this gadget in a girl bag for a week, and if it still works then it has DEFINITELY passed rough handling :-)
Thanks again.

12 - Posted by Tyler on January 18, 2006 - 1:45 pm

Yes, this may look like a nice keydrive, being a nice silver color and the slide out connection. But what good does that do if the product doesnt work? Ive tried the drive in 5 different computers. One HP, a Compaq, a Dell, and two custom-built computers, none of them could even recognize the keydrive, even with the software that was downloaded.

13 - Posted by Kurtis on January 18, 2006 - 4:30 pm

maybe you just got a bad one - it happens.

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