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I can't get over how tiny this drive is. A fantastic performer it comes with some pre-installed security software which you can use if desired, and also has a handy lanyard and three rubber "skins" to protect it (red, blue, and clear). No problems with it whatsoever, and therefore unreservedly recommended.

Great flash drive for everyone. First of all, it is very light, and very small in size, and looks good especially that you have two extra colored covers. It works great, although it has been a little bit slow with transferring digital photos, nevertheless, no other problems. I particularly liked the software included, you can encrypt your files which makes it even better Choice. And for this price, it's a great purchase.

This is a wonderful UFD that is small enough that it is quite comfortable dangling around your neck using the provided lanyard. I've decided not to use the provided software, but it is extremely useful for transfering large files and for keeping backups of your work. The interchangable coloured covers are great too, there's nothing like having your tech accessories compliment what you're wearing! Great value for money!

I received the drive a few days ago and have given it a thorough testing. The drive writes and reads at quite high speeds but, as is the case with and UFD, it does not read or write as fast as a CD or hard drive - which was to be expected. The slowest part when writing is when it creates a new file, which takes up to a quarter second. This makes the drive slower when writing many small files but when writing one large file it can be very quick. As is the norm, reading is much faster than writing.

The included software consists of trial versions of CruzerSync and PocketCache and a full program, Cruzerlock 2, which encrypts your files on the UFD (full details for these programs can be found on the Sandisk website).

The drive comes with a lanyard (neck strap) and 3 skins: a clear one, a blue one and a pink one. All of the supplied software is on the flash drive and will only work if you leave the files in the same place on the drive.

Overall I give it 5 out of 5 stars and highly recommend it!!

This micro pen drive almost scored 5/5 if it weren't for the annoying glitches that occur every so often. For its price and compact size its excellent value, it holds all sorts of files from movie files (.avi, .mpeg), music tracks (.wma and .mp3 work fine) power point presentations, picture files (.bmp, .jpg, .gif etc), plus excel and word files to name but a few with out any drivers if you're operating Windows 2000 or XP edition. It comes with some handy free software pre-installed on the drive (encryption and sync software) and a choice of three skins being red, blue or clear which tend to slide off when you want to remove the driver but cool never the less. The main issue with the glitches it occasionally throws at you is either it appears not to detect the drive and so you cant access it or as you are saving a file it disappears and you have to resave after you have removed and replaced the pen. It's not terrible but stops me giving it 5 stars as my old 256meg Gizmo pen drive from Crucial never gave me any of these problems but it was twice the price and size so I guess you cant have everything. All in all an excellent piece of kit for the price, just expect a few glitches and re saves every now and then and you'll be more than happy with this bit of kit!