Comments on: SanDisk 8GB Cruzer Micro USB Flash Drive Review

By: jfc

jfc — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 01:58:23 +0000

Hi Steve,

I’ve seen problems with the front USB ports on some computers. They sometimes aren’t powered properly, which can cause problems, or they’re on a bus that lags too much for true USB 2.0 compatibility.

By: trade show booths

trade show booths — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 23:47:42 +0000

hi Frank, I got the 4gb Kingston USB drive yesterday for buy.com. I’m happy with it but it doesn’t work in my old computer’s front USB port, but works fine in the back USB2 port. The drive is USB 2.0. I assumed it would work with USB also, but maybe it doesn’t? The 128mb thumbdrive I’ve been using on the front must just be USB. Anyway, your readers may want to keep in mind if they have any older computer with USB 1.0 ports, these USB 2.0 drives might not work. Then again, I could be wrong… but it doesn’t work on mine. I’m happy though because it works fine on my laptop and it’s not that big of a deal to go around to the back of the dektop computer. ~ Steve (aka Mr Trade Show Booths, aka the guy with the old computer that keeps thinking he should get a new one!)

By: jfc

jfc — Sun, 06 Jul 2008 02:44:35 +0000

Hi Gothic,

Losing the cap is always a problem. One of the worst designs for a thumb drive I ever saw was a Lexar that had the loop for the lanyard on the cap, not on the drive. Hey, if you lost the drive you would still have the cap.

By: trade show booths

trade show booths — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 22:41:51 +0000

hi Frank, I got an email from buy.com two days ago for a 4mb thumbdrive drive for $15 with free shipping. I don’t know if I really need it, but for that price I couldn’t resist. I can’t even remember the brand right now (maybe Kingston?) but it was a name brand. It doesn’t have the retractable USB connector (ir I understand what that it), but a review of it said that like a ball point pen, you can stick the cap on the OTHER end when you’re not using it so that you don’t loose it. Seems cool. I can’t believe how cheap these things are getting. ~ Steve (no portable thumb drives here but plenty of portable trade show booths)

By: Cect 168 Phones

Cect 168 Phones — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 04:03:37 +0000

I like my SanDisk 8GB Cruzer Micro USB Flash Drive very much … I use the Portable Apps suite and am able to carry pretty much my whole office on a thumb drive! Combining that drive with my Cect 168 Phone gives me a portable office so that I can work easily almost anywhere I want to.

By: Jacob Angel

Jacob Angel — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 15:13:07 +0000

I’ve been using one of these SanDisk 8GB Cruzer Micro USB Flash Drives for while now, and I’ve been very pleased.

Personally, I’ve found the U3 smart technology to be more trouble than it’s worth, given the level of security on most corporate machines. I’m confident that the computers in my office are secure, as are my machines at home, so I’ve taken to using my SanDisk 8GB Cruzer Micro USB Flash Drive without the U3 and I’ve yet to see any problems.

By: Buy Gothic Dresses

Buy Gothic Dresses — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 15:00:23 +0000

I think the retractable USB port on the SanDisk 8GB Cruzer Micro USB Flash Drive is a very useful feature. Like you, I’ve lost the caps off a bunch of these little fellows, and it leaves them wide open to getting damaged when I toss my thumb drive into my backpack.