usb drives

As the first reviewer indicated, this is a very speedy USB flash drive. It easily gets 12MB/s write and 15MB/s read in real world conditions when connected to a USB 2.0 host. Only when reading/writing many very small files does it drop significantly below these values.

The metal contruction and retractable design make it one of the more physically robust USB flash drives around. I've used it regularly for a couple months under Linux 2.4 and 2.6, Mac OS X, and a variety of Windows versions without any trouble. It comes with a five year manufacturer warranty.

If you're looking for a top-of-the-line flash drive, this might be for you. Do remember that like most consumer electronics, the next generation of flash drives will probably be out in 6-9 months and will no doubt make this one look slow. However, until capacities go up significantly, more speed isn't really necessary since 512MB can be filled in less than a minute at 12MB/s...

This drive is amazingly fast compared to my old USB flash drive (a 128 MB Macally FD-128 Flash Drive). I did not do a strictly scientific test by any means, but the difference is incredible. The old 128 MB drive read a 34.6 MB file in 33 seconds and wrote the same file back in 50 seconds. The Cruzer Titanium read that same file in 1.8 seconds (my reaction time on the stopwatch may be a little slow), and wrote the file back in 2 seconds. I wrote a 200 MB zip file to the Cruzer in 15 seconds and read the file off the Cruzer in 12.5 seconds. I think even these non-scientific results speak for themselves. I am very impressed with this drive. The flashing blue access light is a very nice touch (especially when it starts flashing like a maniac during a large transfer). I highly recommend this stylish, fast, and solidly built drive to anyone.