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(13 customer reviews) 13 of 13 people found the following review helpful
Looks just like the Sandisk Cruzer Micro - but a whole lot FASTER,
September 9, 2010 NLee the Engineer (Nashua, NH) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Transcend 16 GB JetFlash 500 Retractable USB Flash Drive - TS16GJF530 (White) (Personal Computers)
Physically, this Transcend 16 GB JetFlash 500 Retractable USB Flash Drive looks almost identical to the SanDisk Cruzer Micro 16GB drive. The retractable USB plug on the Transcend drive also works EXACTLY the same way as the Sandisk (I'm surprised that somebody hasn't got sued yet). But that's where the similarity ends, because the Transcend JetFlash is a whole lot faster!
A bit of background information: I own both the Sandisk Cruzer Micro 4GB and 16GB versions. What I noticed is that the 16GB version is much slower than the 4GB version, especially when witting data. I even contacted Sandisk customer support, trying to find out what is the speed of Cruzer Micro. The response I got was...Read more
8 of 8 people found the following review helpful
Better than Sandisk Cruzer,
February 23, 2011 C. Claire Murphy "Claire" (Tullahoma, T) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Transcend 8 GB JetFlash 530 Retractable USB Flash Drive - TS8GJF530 (White) (Personal Computers)
There's another review on here that goes into technical detail about how this flashdrive is faster and more efficient than the Sandisk competetor, it's the truth. It also comes with some software that can encrypt certain files and folders, which essentially means that it password protects them. I usually think the software that comes with a flashdrive is obnoxious and unnecessary, but this is a pretty nifty feature.
6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
Good quality for the price,
February 13, 2011 Roystone Hinkson - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Transcend 8 GB JetFlash 530 Retractable USB Flash Drive - TS8GJF530 (White) (Personal Computers)
Bought this to replace a 4gb Transcend drive. I've been impressed with all the Transcend memory products I've owned so far (mp3 players, flash drives, flash cards) and this continues with this product. The drive is fast enough for my uses. The build quality is good, although it feels a bit flimsy at times. I've dropped it a few times (by accident, I swear!) and I've not had any data problems unlike a Kingston flash drive I own that gets corrupted files with every drop (yes, I could try to be a bit more careful). My only qualm about this flash drive is that although the slider locks into place, it's sometimes quite easily pushed back if your trying to push the drive into a tight usb port. And I was hoping that the activity LED would've lit up the majority of the drive or at least the thumb slider (like the Sandisk Cruzer) but it's a pretty tiny LED. I would buy this product again though.
