SanDisk SDCZ8-016G-A75 16GB Cruzer Contour
Product Description
The flagship of SanDisk USB flash drives, Cruzer Contour features a sleek and stylish black glossy design. It also includes an innovative sliding USB connector that retracts into the body. The sliding USB connector eliminates the need for caps and protects the connector. The Cruzer Contour also features a lifetime limited warranty and has minimum read speed of 25MB per second.
3.0 out of 5 stars
Too heavy
This thing is fast, but too heavy to be fancy. The MicroCruzers are better. Buy if you want it stylish, but for everyday convenience this is wrong.
4.0 out of 5 stars
Reliable, sturdy but cumbersome and heavy
Having used the 8GB version for over a year I upgraded to this one recently as my main backup for my work files.
5.0 out of 5 stars
Works Like It Should
This product works like it should. Thats what I need is for protecting my files while I go. Plus with 16 Gigs that is a lot.
5.0 out of 5 stars
works great thanks
I bought this item as a means to help with backing up data from my computer as well as my PS3. It work wonderfully with both so I am completely satisfied.
I just received my 16gb Sandisk Contour replacing my loaded 8gb Sandisk Cruzer. From experience using the 8gb Contour, I knew that it would be much larger than my Cruzer, somewhat unwieldy because of the ill-conceived retractable cap, and inconvenient because of the lack of an easily identifiable colorful lanyard. I needed speed however, and current reviews of earlier versions of the Contour and my previous experience indicated that this thing was fast. I could put up with the other shortcomings for a significant speed increase. Here are the results of my first tests.
Using Second Copy (simple copy) and my 8gb cruzer I copied 4.28gb of various small files (6,597 in all) both to each USB drive and from each to the hard drive.
Upload time — Cruzer — 26.5 minutes (2.69 mb/sec)
Upload time — Contour - 22.0 minutes (3.24 mb/sec)
Download time — Cruzer — 5.5 minutes (13.0 mb/sec)
Download time — Contour - 5.5 minutes (13.0 mb/sec)
I have no idea where I got the idea that the Contour was faster than the Cruzer but it was basically a dead heat.
To be fair, a backup (upload) of changed files (50 in all, size unknown) was done in 1.5 minutes using the Cruzer and 1.1 minutes using the Contour. Is the speed difference only noticable when synchronizing a small group of files?
If anyone can enlighten me, I would appreciate it.
5.0 out of 5 stars
Exactly as expected …
The product came in under a weeks time and performed exactly as specified. I have a 4G and 8G version too, so I knew what to expect and was not disappointed.
1.0 out of 5 stars
Did not work with my Windows Vista
I did a lot of research on the internet and no matter what I did I could not get this to work with my Windows Vista computer.
5.0 out of 5 stars
the usb drive a totally water proof!!!
i accidentally forgot to take my usb drive out, and when the water machine washed my pants, it iwas totally wet!
5.0 out of 5 stars
Quality and Speed is the best
I have the 16GB Cruzer Contour. It is twice as fast as any other and the sliding containment is brilliant, no cap to lose.
4.0 out of 5 stars
Great speed, wish is was smaller
I bought this to run Ubuntu 8.10 on. It installed faster than other flash drives I have tried. Ubuntu ran very smoothly from it, even though I enabled home directory encryption…