Verbatim 97231 32 Gb Store N Go Pro Usb Drive W/ Advanced Encryption

I purchased this drive to replace my 16GB SanDisk Cruzer. My two requirements for the new drive were (1) Faster read/write and (2) retractable USB connector. I found both advertised in this product. Once I received the drive I compared the R/W speeds. While marginally faster than the Cruzer, it never met its advertised R/W speeds (Source machine was an Intel i5 running Windows 7 with 8GB RAM). As to quality of the physical drive, it falls short of the Cruzer. The casing is a far thinner gauge plastic and the USB connector does not stay fully retracted. Odd that Verbatim did not include a $1 lanyard with their $125 product. The eyelet for the lanyard also feels as if will break without much use. It is due to these factors that this drive only rates 3 out of 5 stars.