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(17 customer reviews) 25 of 28 people found the following review helpful
Bought as a replacement for Cruzer Titanium... Big Mistake,
February 10, 2011 Tom (Connecticut) - See all my reviews
This review is from: SanDisk Cruzer Edge 16GB USB Flash Drive SDCZ51-016G-B35 ,Black (Personal Computers)
I have had many, many USB drives and probably my favorite is a Cruzer Titanium. However, I need security for my files and the Titanium's U3 software does not work on my Win7 desktop or laptop (but is great on XP). Since Sandisk phased out U3, I thought I'd pick one of these up to try the new Sandisk Secure Access software and protection.
What I found is the software is slow to start up which is annoying. Then, actually putting files into the security "vault" is way too slow to be usable. I just put one 300 meg backup file in it and it took over 15 minutes. Granted that is a big file, but just adding a group of spreadsheets will evoke memories of copying files to floppy disks... So this drive is totally inappropriate for use as a secure backup drive unless you either have very few, small files, or you happen to have lots of time and patience. I don't.
As for other features, it is a very, very small plastic-y drive and sometimes it slips and doesn't insert all the...Read more
5 of 6 people found the following review helpful
Eeyore of USB Drive,
September 27, 2011 Guillermo Arreola "Will" (West Covina) - See all my reviews
This review is from: SanDisk Cruzer Edge 16GB USB Flash Drive SDCZ51-016G-B35 ,Black (Personal Computers)
If you looking for lighting fast speed, able to handle all your files on the go, and has a slick style... look elsewhere.
Disappointment from the beginning, you can see my benchmark pictures the drive left much to be desired. Even my old 512MB drive runs laps around this drive.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
I'd avoid these,
December 12, 2011 Brenda Pink "snorkelgeek" (Lethbridge, AB, CAN) - See all my reviews
This review is from: SanDisk Cruzer Edge 16GB USB Flash Drive SDCZ51-016G-B35 ,Black (Personal Computers)
I purchased two 4-packs of these and ended up taking them back to the retailer. I used them both at work and home, but they would not work on my computer at work. I tried multiple ports (hub, tower and monitor) and most of the time they weren't even recognized. When they were recognized, they were read as empty. Which they weren't. I was able to access them on my home computer, but I took all the stuff off to be safe and returned for a refund. These are cute looking, but the design is flimsy and flawed. I had problems inserting into the port because it would retract, I had to hold the thumb spot to keep it extended to go into the port. I wouldn't trust these and certainly wouldn't trust 16mb worth of anything important.
