SanDisk Cruzer 4 GB USB 2.0 Flash Drive SDCZ36-004G-A11

by SanDisk

Product Details

• Item Weight: 1.3 ounces
• Shipping Weight: 4.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B001T9EYFI
• Item model number: SDCZ36-004G-A11
• Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (89 customer reviews)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: October 2, 2001

Product Description

Package Type: Retail

From the Manufacturer

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.

SanDisk Cruzer USB Flash drive At-a-Glance: Take it all with you - on reliable USB flash drives Transfer with confidence - when moving data from PC to PC or other consumer electronic devices Ideal for video - the easy way to store, share and play your favorite video files Trust the minds behind flash memory to keep your files safe and secure with a two-year limited warranty

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 4 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 (4 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

Product Description

With up to 32 GB of storage, these drives are built to handle the real world’s bumps and turns - so you can count on them to help you share plenty of pix, flix and other digital favorites wherever you go.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

72 of 77 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Great Value Mitigated by Design Flaws, January 25, 2010

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Leo "Katphish" (Norwich, NY, United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: SanDisk Cruzer 4 GB USB 2.0 Flash Drive SDCZ36-004G-A11 (Personal Computers)

To summarize the reviews of 99% of the other reviewers and my own experience all at once, here is everything the potential buyer needs to know:

* If all you want is the best possible price on a USB flash drive, this is perfect for you. It performs and you can't beat the price per unit of storage (note, however, that WalMart currently carries them for cheaper).

* As others note, there is no way to connect it to a keychain, even though there is a metal post where a metal ring SHOULD be. If you're really desperate and broke, I suppose you could fashion something from a paper clip, but it likely would not be secure.

* Yes, the drive is very flimsy feeling, and I'm not 100% sure I'd even want it banging around next to my keys anyway. I'd also be very wary of it getting wet, because I've actually taken mine apart (trying to get a damn key ring on there without any success) and there's absolutely NOTHING between the tiny circuit board and the elements except the little plastic slider, which as you might imagine would probably not even prevent a fine mist from getting through, let alone a brief exposure to rain as you try to unlock your car (but this wont be an issue because you can't get it on your keychain anyway, remember?).

* Yes, the U3 software can be annoying, but some people might actually like/want to use it. It depends on your intentions, and on whether or not you're able to get it off of there (haven't tried yet, so I can't comment).

* Personally, I had some issues getting it to connect on my computer at first. This COULD have to do with my system/USB ports, but I tried it on multiple ports including the same ports I regularly connect my iPod to, so it very well could be something with the drive.

So, the math is easy. If ALL you want is a USB flash drive for the lowest cost, you really can't go wrong here. If you have strong feelings about additional proprietary software that you might have to bother removing when you use it the first time, then you might want to think twice. If you want something that is durable and sturdy, keep looking. If you want something reasonably weather resistant, keep looking. If you want to carry this on your keychain, keep looking.

33 of 35 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars great drive, annoying design quirk, June 13, 2009

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Mr. Ben "ctsamurai" (mid-michigan) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: SanDisk Cruzer 4 GB USB 2.0 Flash Drive SDCZ36-004G-A11 (Personal Computers)

This is a great, compact flash drive. I would recommend getting as big of a flash drive as you can reasonably afford- you'll be surprised how useful it is if you are moving between computers. Its far better than dealing a couple of CD/DVD-Rs or file transfers.
I have no need for Sandisks U3 software, so I reformatted the drive. After that, I installed Fedora Live so I can boot from the drive directly into linux. Its the fastest/easiest way to boot into Linux for my needs (student, learning Linux of course). I even had 1GB space left over that's on its own partition that's still FAT32 (the only format recognized by Xbox360). It works marvelously- and then I disconnect the drive and my computer (or any computer) boots into its normal OS.

My one complaint is the physical design of the keyring/lanyard slot/loop. The drive does not include a lanyard or mini-key ring, and the part is SO small that you can't simply attach a normal key ring. Pretty minor, but its something that could have been avoided with a more sensible design.

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Best for ease of use and value for money, December 20, 2009

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This review is from: SanDisk Cruzer 4 GB USB 2.0 Flash Drive SDCZ36-004G-A11 (Personal Computers)

I have bought countless USB thumb drives over the years, and the brands I prefer are SanDisk and Transcend. After losing many caps, now days I only buy ones with RETRACTABLE USB connector, like this one. This SanDisk 4 Gb Flash Drive is very compact and has a higher quality feel compared to older models. It would be nice if the maker includes a lanyard, so that this tiny thing doesn't get lost too easily, but unfortunately these days it appears that no one maker does this.

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