New Sandisk Cruzer design

[vdub12]

I'm a big fan of the Sandisk Cruzer. I have been using them for a few years. However, recently I upgraded my trusty 4Gb tech drive for an 8Gb. Not because I needed to but because I was at Staples and figged why not. My 4Gb still had 1Gb of free space but every once in a while it would be nice to have more room. You guys all know what I am talking about.

My 4Gb cruzer micro has been washed multiple times dropped in the driveway and ran over by my truck. It has been in countless accidents and still works great. It is the old classic design of the cruzer.

The 8Gb new cruzer is a completely new design. I am use to my old one but honestly the brand has proven itself so I don't care what it looks like. However, using this thing for the last week I have to say its the biggest pile of Sh*t thumb drive I have ever had. It locks just about every computer I plug it in to up until its detected. It takes sometimes 2 minutes to detect. Sometimes I have to pull it out and plug it back in in order to detect properly.

Both drives have had there U3 capability's striped because I am a Linux user and honestly its worthless to me. However, this has never been a problem with my older 4Gb drive.

I am curious what everyone else thinks and if anyone else has had the same experiences as I have. Maybe I just have a bad drive, if thats the case I will exchange it for another. Otherwise I think I am going to buy an 8GB cruzer titanium. Its still the old design and its chrome.

 

[SmR13]

Looks great. Might have to get me one of these..

 

[steve51]

I've been using scandisk cruzers for a while now and I also refer them to my clientele, they are ultra reliable and as you rightly say just about bomb proof. I have also tried the scandisk titanium, still as good as the older type.

 

[Eddie]

Titanium ftw, it's what I use on the go & even got the gf one.

 

[vdub12]

Does anyone here know anything about the new design cruzer though or does everyone here still use the classic?

 

[lebpcmedic]

I have both - an 8gb old design and a 16gb new design. Both work flawlessly. Mine have never been run over by a truck or anything like that, but I have dropped the 8gb a few times and ran it through the washing machine once. Still worked flawlessly. I have only had the 16gb for about a month, but I haven't experienced any issues using it so for!

 

[chrisaroz]

I have both. I was disappointed when I got the new one. Seems very cheap, doesn't feel nearly as durable and sturdy as the previous model. However, I've not had any problems with performance.