Sunday, January 14, 2007

Sandisk Cruzer Micro 1GB flash drive

Yesterday at Costco I bought the Sandisk Cruzer 1GB flash drive, and I really like it. Of course, as with many USB devices, the installation was simple: truly plug & play. It also had some software already stored on the device, like CruzerSync to synchronize files between PCs, SKYPE to make free "phone" calls from PC to PC and the antivirus software AVAST. Of course, I bought the flash drive not for the software but for the drive itself, but the softwares bundled with it are nice to have.

The one differentiator between this drive and other drives I saw at Future Shop and Best Buy is the retractable USB connector, I don't need to worry about loosing the cap on the USB connector anymore. Also, the LED to indicate if the stick is powered (indicates when it is safe to remove the drive from the PC) is bright and easily noticeable. In all, it is a well built USB flash drive that I am sure will last me a long time. Now I can play music or movies on my Samsung home theater without the need to burn a CD, I just upload the data on the USB drive and plug it into the Samsung DVD player.

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