SanDisk 2 GB Cruzer Micro ( SDCZ6-2048-A10, Retail Package) by SanDisk
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Digital camera reviews of SanDisk 2 GB Cruzer Micro ( SDCZ6-2048-A10, Retail Package)
Digital camera Review: Great Buy
Summary: 5 Stars
Awesome buy --
Paid about $12 for 2GB, took 3 minutes to uninstall the U3 program that annoys everyone, and ended up with a very fast and very nice product.
Thanks SanDisk :-) Thanks Amazon :-)
Digital camera Review: Great Drive with Useful Software
Summary: 5 Stars
UPDATE: Since writing this review I have experienced a number of problems with the backup software included with this device, and would now describe it as somewhat "flaky." I recently decided to erase the entire U3 system and replace it with Steganos Portable Safe, which I already owned as part of Steganos Safe. This is an excellent product that creates a secure encrypted hard drive on your flash drive. For backup, I am just copying the folders I care about most to this portable safe, as a quick way to save work performed between my full and incremental hard drive backups (which go to an external hard drive).
The drive itself has performed perfectly, and I have upgraded to the 4GB version.
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I have not had any trouble with the U3 on my two XP machines and one Win2k machine, although one friend's old Win2k (or was it 98?) machine blue screened after the initial install, but after a reboot the drive worked great even on that old PC, including U3.
Before you throw away the U3 software, as many have suggested, try out the backup utility. It is very handy for quick backups of frequently-changed high-value files. And everything is encrypted and password protected, which is very important when using a drive that could easily be left somewhere or could drop off your keychain if you are not careful. My only complaint about this backup utility is that it limits passwords to 16 characters.
The retractable USB plug is very handy; I was always losing the plastic caps on my last drive.
I suspect that one of the reasons for so many negative reviews is that people with very little PC experience are attracted to a general-purpose product like this, and the addition of anything beyond the most basic features tends to go beyond their limited experience.
One more thing: consider upgrading to the 4GB version. I don't own this, but now rather wish that I did, as the 2GB gets used up quickly. And it is very reasonably priced.
Digital camera Review: Great Flash Drive but U3 is a PAIN
Summary: 4 Stars
The SanDisk Cruzer Micro 2GB USB Flash Drive is great for the student on the go. These drives will hold tons of important documents, files, and anything else you can imagine. The Cruzer Micro is made up of plastic and has a cool mechanism that hides the actual USB port. I felt this is a good engineering decision because the actual USB port, which is the most important, is hidden. Although the Cruzer Micro is made of plastic and they offer metal ones, I've put this thing through the wash, sat on it, stepped on it, and threw it on the ground and I have yet to have a problem. One thing I don't like about it is the key-ring; it is very small and cheap, and it ended up getting bent and falling off. Overall I'd highly recommend the Cruzer Micro to anyone looking to get a USB Flash Drive.Digital camera Review: Great Item - U3 Software EASY to Remove
Summary: 5 Stars
I purchased this unit with a great deal of reluctance after hearing so many negative comments about the intrusive U3 software. Perhaps my unit had an updated version of the utilities, but after plugging it in for the first time, a flash demo launched to promo the functionality of the flash drive. If you take just a few minutes to review the information, you'll find that there is a very simple utility already included on the drive that will remove the U3 software and configure the unit to utilize virtually the entire 2 GB of storage. Once I launched the utility, it took no more than a minute or two to reconfigure the drive. It was truly no big deal, even for those of us without a great deal of technical knowledge. Now it works just like a flash drive should.
The flash drive itself works great, and the performance is very fast! For the price (I paid under $20) you can't go wrong. So far I am very pleased.
Digital camera Review: Great Jump Drive
Summary: 4 Stars
This jump drives works really well. Its small and carries a lot. I wasn't a fan of the U3 system because I use a Mac and every time you want to disconnect it, you have to eject the jump drive AND the U3 system and that was a hassle. I found out you can remove it though and now its flawless.