A Review of the SanDisk Cruzer Titanium Flash Drive

As far as flash drives are concerned, I've always been partial to those made by SanDisk, specifically their Cruzer Micro series of flash drives. My first flash drive ever was a 512 MB SanDisk Cruzer Micro that was made out of black plastic. About a year and a half ago, I bought a 2 GB SanDisk Cruzer Titanium flash drive and have found it to meet all of my needs and be a really useful tool.

One of the reasons I like the SanDisk Cruzer Titanium is that its case is made of metal. I don't know what type of metal it is - it is referred to as "liquidmetal" - but the packaging states that the case is crush-resistant to over 2,000 pounds. Which is a ton. Which is really heavy. So I like the fact that I don't have to worry if someone steps on the flash drive or rolls over it with a chair. At least I hope. I'm not going to try that intentionally.

Another thing I like about the SanDisk Cruzer line in general is that the USB connector is retractable. It retracts into the case, eliminating the need for a cap, as well as the possibility of a lost cap. This means that the most important part of the drive is protected as long as the USB connector is retracted.

The SanDisk Cruzer Titanium is compatible with both Windows and Mac computers. It comes with U3 software installed, which is fairly useless. If you want, there is a way to uninstall U3, which I would recommend. The PortableApps suite is much more useful than U3 software and is available for free from www.portableapps.com. The nice thing about the 2 GB Cruzer Titanium is that it is large enough to have a number of portable applications on it, as well as a selection of favorite music and, of course, documents and presentations. However, larger flash drives are available now and don't cost very much, so I would recommend getting an 8 GB drive if you're going to invest the money.

If you're looking for a high-quality flash drive for business, school, or personal use, you should consider the SanDisk Cruzer Titanium. You may want to uninstall the U3 suite that comes with the flash drive and replace it with something else, but otherwise you should be pleased by the utility and function of the SanDisk Cruzer Titanium.

Have you used the SanDisk Cruzer Titanium? If so, what did you think? Feel free to leave your thoughts in the form of a comment. Thank you for reading!