SanDisk has been a big and common household name ever since the introduction of flash memory into mainstream consumer hands. When the name 'CompactFlash' was mentioned during the times when majority of electronics such as PDAs and cameras used it, many will associate it with the name 'SanDisk'...

Where did it go wrong for the once inoffensive USB memory stick? A new generation of drives using mandatory encryption attempt to make them loved once more.

SanDisk has long since upheld its strong reputation for making good flash memory products. In fact, SanDisk holds the patents to a number of...

Solid metal construction; Trusted slider mechanism means no lost caps; Automatic online backup system; Consistent read and write speeds

Online backup is only a six month trial; Not a huge fan of U3; Online backup can be very slow; Only available in 4GB and 8GB (for now

For those who travel light and want to take files on the go, the SanDisk Cruzer is a portable data storage device the size of a Zippo lighter, featuring a sliding USB connector and an SD/MultiMediaCard drive. The 64MB model costs $79.99 direct.

We all need a good USB flash drive these days and those of us who invested in a drive several years ago may well now be looking for something newer, fresher, quicker and with a much larger capacity.

Nice tactile feel; Looks great; Major Brand; Good performance for its price

No cap retention mechanism – easier to loose; Cannot be partitioned or mounted as a hard drive

The complaints I have seen regarding this drive really are a bit unfounded. The casing is not cheap, nor is it exceptionally rugged, but I do not think it will fall apart. This drive is slow, that is definitely the case.

Small form factor, not as small as you can find on this site but it definitely is smaller than your typical flash drive; Also has quite the cool look to it; Has worked just fine formated as an ExFat drive in Windows 7x64, Mac OSX 10.6.5 64bit, and even using Linux Mint (mounted using fuse-exfat)

Slllllooooowwwww, but that is to be expected with smaller form factors and a nice price; Still, since this is my portable exfat drive, transferring those large x264 movie files takes 4ever.

SanDisk have developed plenty of storage devices to meet the demanding storage needs of the users. They have developed high performing pen drives that are portable and efficient. Superior technology combines with intelligent features to form the SanDisk SDCZ50 Cruzer Blade 8GB USB Flash Drive.

good buy for the money paid and was supplied in right time

i have seen my friends scandisk pen drive's broken edges..plastic is not that good. If you wanna get a good pen drive then go for an HP one. Looks are amazing and with metallic body chances of damage are less.

This little flash drive is an ideal partner for my laptop and even more so for my windows tablet, because it doubles my storage and is easy to pop into carry bag or pocket. I have previously purchased two SanDisk 32GB Cruzer Blade USB Flash Drives from Deals Direct earlier this year to store video...