Product Description

Cruzer Titanium is an exceptionally stylish, extremely rugged and incredibly fast USB 2.0 Hi-Speed flash drive, designed to withstand harsh working environments and operating conditions, and physically protect the valuable data of business and power users. Cruzer Titanium is virtually indestructible, featuring a titanium-coated metal casing for unprecedented durability. The SanDisk Cruzer Titanium is one of the fastest USB flash drives on the market with a write speed rating of 13 megabytes (MB) per second and a read speed of 15MB per second.

Product Details

• Brand: SanDisk
• Model: SDCZ3-1024-A10
• Dimensions: .67 pounds

Features

• 1 GB flash memory drive
• Connects via ultra-fast USB 2.0 (backward compatible with USB 1.1)
• Liquidmetal space-age metal casing that is crush-resistant over 2,000 pounds
• Includes Windows software for data encryption, back-up, and synchronization
• Compatible with Windows 98SE, ME, 2000, XP and Mac OS 9.1, OS X 10 and above

From the Manufacturer
The Cruzer Titanium is an extremely rugged and incredibly fast USB Flash Drive (UFD) that connects to a computer's USB port. This Cruzer Titanium features a 1 GB flash memory. You can easily store your key documents, pictures, music and video clips and transfer them to another computer with a USB port. The Cruzer Titanium is built with Liquidmetal space-age metal casing that is crush-resistant over 2,000 pounds. It includes free full-versions of the following applications (preloaded; Windows applications):

• CruzerLock2: 448 bit AES/Blowfish encryption (powered by encryptX Corporation)
• CruzerSync: Outlook and My Documents folder synchronization making it easy to all your Outlook activities on-the-go
• PocketCache: Enables you to perform regular and repeated backup

Specifications/Features:

• Performance: 9MB/s write and >15MB/s read speeds
• Laser etched graphics and finish
• Retractable USB connector
• Distinctive Blue LED
• Hi-Speed USB 2.0 certified (backwards compatible with all USB 1.1 ports)
• USB Mass Storage Class Device
• Compatible with Windows 98SE, ME, 2000, XP and Mac OS 9.1.x+, OS X v10.1.2+

Customer Reviews

Spiffy look, hard to use, short life, lost all our data
We bought this unit to replace an earlier 512MB Cruzer that failed on us but hoped the newer one would fare better. Though newer with added features, it was a disaster. Worse than the 1st, the unit failed after little use within 2 years and was also difficult to use.

Pros:
Looks pretty

Cons:
1. The shirt clip gets in the way of use and was more bother than it was worth.
2. The thumb slider to extract the plug was so hard to use it often broke a nail. Then, eventually, it became too easy to use and failed to keep the plug extended making it hard to insert.
3. Though less than many, the extra width of the case so near the plug made it difficult to insert in tight USB receptacle areas.
4. Early Death: After less than 100 uses over 2 years, the unit died. It flashed once upon insertion then failed to be recognized. This was proven on 10+ USB jacks on 6+ systems. Flashes once, then nothing. All data lost.
5. As is often cited, the ring that you insert into the unit that the lanyard clasp attaches too was insanely difficult to insert.

Bottom Line:
A very attractive unit of poor quality and little robustness that is not worth the premium it sells for, It lost all our data. We have scratched Sandisk from our quality vendor list.

"Extremely Rugged" - NOT

After 6 weeks the casing on the drive broke into three pieces. The cover split along the seam. Had no luck contacting Sandisk for warranty coverage. I used it for a few months longer held together by tape before I got another flash drive (from a different manufacturer) with a retractable USB connector (my favorite feature as I am always loosing caps)

Not physically durable
Even though I liked the metal case since I bought it, it really only gave you a false sense of durability. Admittedly I have used it for more than a year now but initially when I started using it I thought the case could last much longer. The metal case looks really nice, and the painted words do not even scratch off even though I carry it on my key ring. But that's the last good thing I'd say about it. Eventually the case separated itself into two pieces, revealing some shoddy gluework between the two nice metal pieces. Now I have two nice looking and strong metal pieces for toy. I mean huh? 2000 lbs? I guess it was really designed to be strong rather than durable.