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Customer Ratings	4.51,110	4.6716	4.761,147	4.761,147	4.726,414	4.5129
Easy to use	4.7	5.0	4.5	4.5	4.7	4.4
Storage Capacity	4.7	5.0	4.5	4.5	4.7	—
Portability	4.7	5.0	4.7	4.7	4.7	—
Durability	—	—	4.4	4.4	—	4.6
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memory capacity	16 GB	32 GB	—	128 GB	32 GB	32 GB
read speed	250 megabytes per second	130 megabytes per second	—	—	25 megabytes per second	—
hardware interface	usb2.0	usb2.0	usb2.0	usb2.0	usb	usb2.0

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Connectivity Technology

USB

Color

black

Product Dimensions

2"D x 0.5"W x 0.5"H

Flash Memory Type

USB

Item Weight

0.8 ounces

ASIN

B001T99ZTI

Item model number

SDCZ36-016G-A11

Customer Reviews

4.5 1,110 ratings

4.5 out of 5 stars

Best Sellers Rank

#8,323 in USB Flash Drives

Is Discontinued By Manufacturer

No

Date First Available

February 16, 2009

Manufacturer

SanDisk

Language

English

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Product Description

With USB ports popping up everywhere you look, you need a simple and reliable way to store and share your photos, videos and music on the fly. The SanDisk Cruzer USB Flash Drive is your answer. Because it works with virtually any computer or electronic device with a USB slot, this flash drive lets you leave your laptop at home but still take your vast amounts of content with you to share with family and friends. Whether you need to transport your latest MP3 downloads, vacation videos, or your college thesis, the SanDisk Cruzer USB Flash drive offers portable storage that you can trust.

From the Manufacturer

From the ManufacturerWith USB ports popping up everywhere you look, you need a simple and reliable way to store and share your photos, videos and music on the fly. The SanDisk Cruzer USB Flash Drive is your answer. Because it works with virtually any computer or electronic device with a USB slot, this flash drive lets you leave your laptop at home but still take your vast amounts of content with you to share with family and friends. Whether you need to transport your latest MP3 downloads, vacation videos, or your college thesis, the SanDisk Cruzer USB Flash drive offers portable storage that you can trust.

Innovative capless design exposes the USB connector via a convenient slider. View larger. The SanDisk® Cruzer® USB Flash drive is a fast and reliable flash storage device for Windows® XP, Windows® Vista®, Mac OS® 10+ and Linux machines. Convenient Storage and Portability
With USB ports on computers, to new ports popping up on cars, DVD players, TVs, photo frames, and more, the need for a fast and reliable way to share your digital content on a moment's notice is greater than ever.

The SanDisk® Cruzer® USB Flash drive meets that need. This reliable flash drive fits in the palm of your hand and gives you the storage capacity you need to store and transfer up to 16 GB of data.

While the drive is optimized for laptops and devices with USB 2.0 port, it is backwards compatible with older devices that have USB 1.1 ports, so you can be assured of near universal compatibility.

View Videos Without Extra Software or Setup
With the SanDisk Cruzer USB Flash drive, you can transfer your favorite video from one device to another easily and conveniently, without any additional software or setup. The drive offers drag-and-drop convenience, which means you can simply drag the files from your device onto your SanDisk Cruzer Flash drive, or vice versa, without any steps.

Transferring video files from computer to computer, or from your drive to a USB-enabled DVD player, is incredibly simple. Drag your video files from your PC to your USB flash drive and then plug the drive into your DVD player -- or even your USB-enabled TV -- and sit back to enjoy the show.

Smart, Stylish Design for Ease of Use
With a capless design that exposes the USB connector via a convenient slider, the SanDisk Cruzer USB Flash drive looks just as great as it performs.

When you plug the SanDisk Cruzer USB Flash drive into your USB-enabled device, a glowing, amber-colored LED alerts you that the drives are ready for reading or writing data. This LED rapidly pulses when data is being transferred, and it slows down when the drives are idle, giving you a clear indication of the disk's activity.

The SanDisk Cruzer USB Flash drive is compatible as a flash storage device with Windows® XP, Windows® Vista®, Mac OS 10+ and Linux machines.

The drive is backed by a limited two-year warranty.

About SanDisk
SanDisk Corporation, a Silicon Valley-based S&P 500 company, is the world's largest supplier of flash storage cards. It is a global leader in flash memory cards cards--from research, manufacturing, and product design to consumer branding and retail distribution. SanDisk holds more than 860 U.S. patents, more than 550 foreign patents, and it is the only company that has worldwide rights to both manufacture and sell top flash card formats including SD, microSD, miniSD, CompactFlash, MultiMediaCard, xD-Picture Card, Memory Stick PRO, and related Memory Stick micro card products.

SanDisk's product portfolio includes flash memory cards for mobile phones; digital cameras and camcorders; digital audio/video players; USB flash drives; embedded memory for mobile devices; and solid-state drives for computers.

What's in the Box
SanDisk Cruzer USB Flash drive (16 GB)

HOW MUCH CAN YOU STORE? CARD
CAPACITY 64 GB^* 16,000
3.5 minute songs^** or 19,200
images^** or 128
hours^** 32 GB^* 8,000
3.5 minute songs^** or 9,600
images^** or 64
hours^** 16 GB^* 4,000
3.5 minute songs^** or 4,800
images^** or 32
hours^** 8 GB^* 2,000
3.5 minute songs^** or 2,400
images^** or 16
hours^** * 1 gigabyte (GB) = 1 billion bytes. Some capacity not available for data storage.
** Approximations: results will vary based on file size, resokution, compression, bit rate, content, host device, pre-loaded files and other factors. See www.sandisk.com

Customer reviews

4.5 out of 5

1,110 global ratings

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Customers like the performance, value, durability, and memory of the flash drive. For example, they mention it works well, is well made, and has a good amount of storage. That said, some appreciate the ease of use.

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269 customers mention249 positive20 negative

Customers are satisfied with the performance of the flash drive. They mention that it works well as such, it gets the job done, and has never failed them. The drive is nicely engineered and works smoothly and easily. It works on all platforms and has passed all Xbox tests.

"...Worked on all platforms. I did remove the U3 SW as I prefer to use Portable Apps. I will break down the review as such:..." Read more

"...* It has never failed me. Not one byte of data. That is essential to me.* I like the slider design...." Read more

"...The slider is nicely engineered and works smoothly and easily, better than my old Kingston 4-gig thumb drive where I had to really exert some force..." Read more

"The drive works fine, I've been using it almost daily for about a year with no problems...." Read more

162 customers mention157 positive5 negative

Customers appreciate the value of the flash drive. They say it is fairly inexpensive for the capacity. Some customers also mention that the read speeds are a tad slow.

"...anyone who is looking for a fast, widely compatible, durable and value USB drive that has enough space for anything you would want to put on it...." Read more

"...At $25 it is competitively priced, though prices will probably continue to drop as larger drives become more popular...." Read more

"...than the relatively new Sony 2GB drive it replaced, and the price is very reasonable. The retractable design is handy since it requires no cap...." Read more

"I bought this because it seemed like a good price for something that stores 16GB. My write speeds are much slower than others report. Not sure why...." Read more

115 customers mention81 positive34 negative

Customers like the durability of the flash drive. They mention it's well-made, dependable, and solid. They also say it'll never break or bend. Overall, customers find it to be a very good product that's worth the money spent.

"...this product to anyone who is looking for a fast, widely compatible, durable and value USB drive that has enough space for anything you would want..." Read more

"...16 GB Cruzer USB 2.0 Flash Drive SDCZ36-016G-A11 is a solid, well engineered product that does what it is supposed to do: transport massive amounts..." Read more

"...So it's a good drive, but somewhat poorly executed in a couple points...." Read more

"...It appears to be made of a plastic just durable enough, but feels a bit cheap...." Read more

88 customers mention82 positive6 negative

Customers like the memory of the flash drive. They mention that it holds a lot of photos, documents, and music. They also say it's a good deal in terms of capacity for the price, and that it functions well.

"...* It has never failed me. Not one byte of data. That is essential to me.* I like the slider design...." Read more

"...Wow does it ever hold a lot of music. I took all the music off the laptop as well, nearly 2000 songs, and everything went on smoothly...." Read more

"...the price and great. and the size is wonderful, takes all the data you probably will ever need to have in somthing that small, the only down side is..." Read more

"This thumb drive is high-capacity and a must-have for somebody who wants pictures, music, and videos on the go..." Read more

86 customers mention78 positive8 negative

Customers find the flash drive easy to use. They mention it's simple to install, convenient, and easy to understand. They also say it'll plug into their laptop and backup their data.

"...The USB connector retracts. Simple, nothing fancy though it does have a nice look to it - what more can you ask for?..." Read more

"...the music off the laptop as well, nearly 2000 songs, and everything went on smoothly. So now I am ripping cd's and getting those as well...." Read more

"...It was simple to use and to download my music which I had about 1800 songs needed to be loaded on the flash drive and onto the laptop...." Read more

"...No fuss no muss. It is simple and very compatible to anything. The drive does come with a program to be able to secure your files...." Read more

77 customers mention70 positive7 negative

Customers are satisfied with the quality of the flash drive. They mention that it works great as a storage device for the Xbox 360, and is perfect for their needs. Some say that the color is different than in the picture. Overall, most are happy with the product's performance and functionality.

"...product that does what it is supposed to do: transport massive amounts of data between computers...." Read more

"...It's a shame because otherwise the drive is perfectly fine. It the usb interface stuck out a few millimeters more it would be great." Read more

"I love this flash drive. It WILL hold 16GB of data, but not as one large file. And that is why I rated it as four stars...." Read more

"This product works great as a storage device for the Xbox 360. It meets all of the requirements for the 360 and performs perfectly!..." Read more

56 customers mention34 positive22 negative

Customers have mixed opinions about the size of the flash drive. Some find it wonderful and compact, while others say the bar to hook to is small and useless. It holds 16GB of data, but not as one large file. The connection point is hard and only a small string can fit through the opening.

"...Asthetics: It is very compact. It has an orange light that flashes when it is in action. The USB connector retracts...." Read more

"...A few points about this item:* It's not small. You can get ones about 1/3 this size. But, I like a bigger one, so I won't lose it...." Read more

"...It fits fine in the front usb ports where controllers normally go.I also tried it on my desktop computer...." Read more

"this thing suits me well. small enough to carry around, but not so easy to lose as a micro sd card. good to move files and and as a boot device...." Read more

58 customers mention0 positive58 negative

Customers are dissatisfied with the speed of the flash drive. They mention that it is a bit slow compared to their old one, it transfers files at an exceptionally slow rate, and it does not perform to speed standards for Xbox 360. Some say that it takes a while to write data to the drive and that there are slight delays in game save and loading at start up.

"...My own experience is that it takes a while to write data to the drive...." Read more

"...My write speeds are much slower than others report. Not sure why. The first thing I downloaded was some MP3 music files...." Read more

"...as devastatingly slow as some have suggested, but the speed difference is certainly noticeable...." Read more

"...over in one go, but as others have mentioned, it transfers files at an exceptionally slow rate...." Read more

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CJ

Great USB Drive at a Good Value Price

Reviewed in the United States on July 8, 2009

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I have had this device for over a month now and I have filled it over 65% already and have had no issues with speed or compatability. Worked on all platforms. I did remove the U3 SW as I prefer to use Portable Apps. I will break down the review as such:

Compatibility: I have used it on Win XP, Win Vista, Mac OS X and Windows 2000. No issues at all.

Speed: I copied 8 GB worth of data on the very first day. With write speeds around 15+ MB/s - it performed as expected. Its not the fastest but it is adequate for 99% of users.

Durability: Well, I didn't think I could say much about this except that it has worked fine daily for the last month or so. I will add that this little device did survive a full wash and dry cycle and still is chugging along. I think that speaks volumes about its durability. I know its a SSD so it should be expected to survive such things - but you don't believe it until you see/experience it.

Asthetics: It is very compact. It has an orange light that flashes when it is in action. The USB connector retracts. Simple, nothing fancy though it does have a nice look to it - what more can you ask for?

Price: This is certainly not the cheapest 16GB drive out there but with the SanDisk name behind it, it certainly is a value buy. Another plus.

I would highly recommend this product to anyone who is looking for a fast, widely compatible, durable and value USB drive that has enough space for anything you would want to put on it.

So in short- Buy It!

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Toomuchnoise

As a student, I used this instead of a laptop.

Reviewed in the United States on July 2, 2014

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As a graduate student, I had access to all kinds of public computers -- in labs, classrooms, libraries, etc.

Often, instead of lugging a laptop around, I just carried this thumb drive around my neck.

There are LOTS of portable versions of software that you can keep on a drive like this. It's especially helpful to have portable Firefox so that all my bookmarks and passwords were there, no matter which public computer I used.

I usually use this site but there are others: http://portableapps.com

I did lots of presentations for class and used LibreOffice installed on this drive in stead of PowerPoint. It worked SO MUCH BETTER than my other students! I mean - waaaaay - better. While other students were struggling, I just plugged this drive into the teacher's computer, which was already working with the video projector and my presentation worked. No cables. No lost media files.

VERY IMPORTANT TIP: back up your thumb drive often! These are easy to lose.
ANOTHER VERY IMPORTANT TIP: use a password vault. (I use LastPass and Trucrypt) These are very easy to lose and it could be disastrous if somebody got all your passwords.

A few points about this item:
* It's not small. You can get ones about 1/3 this size. But, I like a bigger one, so I won't lose it. If I intended to keep it plugged in somewhere, like a photo frame, I'd get a smaller one.
* It has never failed me. Not one byte of data. That is essential to me.
* I like the slider design. I always lose the little caps in the other designs (but it doesn't seem to matter if you use a cap or not.)
* Some people say it is slow and maybe that's true. But I stream video and music, which seems fast enough.

Reviewed in the United States on January 10, 2011

Product Packaging: Standard PackagingVerified Purchase

The SanDisk Cruzer 16 GB Cruzer USB 2.0 Flash Drive SDCZ36-016G-A11 is a solid, well engineered product that does what it is supposed to do: transport massive amounts of data between computers. At $25 it is competitively priced, though prices will probably continue to drop as larger drives become more popular.

I run Ubuntu Linux on a laptop and Suse Linux on a desktop. I bought this item on a Monday, it came on a Wednesday, and I was able to back up about 13 gigs of images and videos to transfer from one machine to another.

As regards performance, I have been a few complaints about speed in the reviews. My own experience is that it takes a while to write data to the drive. I did not time it because 13 gigs is going to be slow no matter what, so I just started the copy process and left to do other stuff. The target computer read the memory drive much more quickly, however, in fact so quickly that I had to double check that it actually worked.

The drive has an unobtrusive orange light under the white slider switch that flashes while it's working. The slider is nicely engineered and works smoothly and easily, better than my old Kingston 4-gig thumb drive where I had to really exert some force to get the stupid thing to work.

I purchased Sandisk because they are a trusted name in the memory market. There are cheaper alternatives from China on the auction sites but I hear stories about questionable memory chip quality, and I wanted something reliable. So far, I have not been disappointed in this product.

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David

Works well, light obnoxious

Reviewed in the United States on June 5, 2010

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This drive is much faster than the relatively new Sony 2GB drive it replaced, and the price is very reasonable. The retractable design is handy since it requires no cap. However, it may be annoying if working on a laptop. A retractable design means the drive sticks out an extra 0.5 inches because there is an extra half-inch of empty casing when the drive is extended. Since I use my drive mostly on a larger machine where the drive is in no danger of being bumped, this is currently a non-issue. Don't get me wrong. The drive is quite small even after this expansion issue -- much smaller than the Sony it replaced -- but this could be an issue for some folks who need the drive to be extremely compact.

The most significant complaint I have about the drive is that it has a big light on the top. If the drive is behind a computer such as a desktop machine, then this again is a non-issue. Working on a laptop is another story. I soon will be working exclusively off of a laptop, so I am trying to determine the best way to cover the big flashing light. Maybe a black permanent marker? Or is it worth the risk of disassembling and disabling the light itself? I'm not sure but Sandisk really dropped the ball on the giant light issue.

If the USB plug where this drive will be used is in view while you work, such as on a laptop, consider looking for another drive. If the USB plug is out of sight, buy this drive.

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