SanDisk Cruzer with 128 MB Secure Digital Card (Retail Package)

by SanDisk

Product Details

• Item Weight: 6.7 ounces
• Shipping Weight: 5.6 ounces
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B000068OIR
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (19 customer reviews)
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes
• Date first available at Amazon.com: June 30, 2002

Product Description

Amazon.com Product Description

Put pictures, songs, and data in your pocket with this first-of-a-kind data transport device created for today's active, on-the-go lifestyle. The SanDisk Cruzer is a portable storage device with upgradable flash memory and a compact design for easy transport of personal computer data files, image files, video, and audio between home, office, or any other location. This all-in-one unit plugs directly into the industry-standard USB port built into desktop PCs, without any additional components necessary.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

41 of 48 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars 1 Big Flaw, August 1, 2002

By A Customer

This review is from: SanDisk Cruzer with 128 MB Secure Digital Card (Retail Package) (Personal Computers)

While this would seem to be a cool way to transfer information between different computers and even a PDA, the Cruzer is too deep and wide to fit properly in most USB ports. If you have a typical computer (i.e., a keyboard and mouse connector and below it 2 USB ports), the Cruzer does not fit in the USB port if the keyboard and mouse are plugged in. It also doesn't fit if a USB device is plugged in, as it is too "fat". You must use a 4" dongle that comes with it to plug it into such places, that dongle is easily lost, and the dongle does not easily fit into the carrying case that comes with the product.

In principle, it works well. But in practice, being too bulky and not plugging into the usb port at the back of a typical computer without the aid of additional, easily lost parts is a real drag. You'd be better off with a smaller memory key-like device, or if you have a PDA or camera, it's a lot cheaper just to buy a data cable instead.

17 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Needs Refinement and has poor tech support, August 1, 2002

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This review is from: SanDisk Cruzer with 128 MB Secure Digital Card (Retail Package) (Personal Computers)

Purchased the 128MB Cruzer at Circuit City for [$$$]. I do tech support on a lot of W98/W2K desktops and I thought this would be perfect for carrying around utility software instead several different CD's. It works fine on W2K, but the (incomplete) manual says one must install the driver for W98. I've tried on 2 different boxes, and even downloaded the latest driver from their poorly designed website. No luck - it only works on W2K. Was on hold to CA tech support 10 minutes and I finally hung up. Works great on Windows 2000. Consider a different brand.

20 of 22 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Cruisin' with the SanDisk Cruzer, September 9, 2002

By A Customer

Amazon Verified Purchase

This review is from: SanDisk Cruzer with 128 MB Secure Digital Card (Retail Package) (Personal Computers)

After reading a positive review of this product in PC Magazine, I decided to buy the Cruzer (128MB). Some of the earlier customer reviews here made me a bit hesitant to order it, but I needed a quick and easy way to transfer files between my home desktop, notebook, and office PCs (I've been using 100MB ZIP disks). As a bonus, the 128MB SD card also fits into my PDA, a Toshiba e310.

When it arrived, I loaded the driver (included on CDROM for Win98 and earlier) into my office PC, rebooted and plugged the Cruzer into a USB port. Copying files from the PC was a breeze and my e310 also accepted the SD card without a hitch. I've since used the Cruzer to move files among several PCs running Win98 and WinXP, and to backup files from my PDA - it's fast and convenient. No more ZIP disks to lug around, so I'm cruisin'!