DT´s Flash Drive Blog

Keeping on with USB memory brands, today’s post will present to you Toshiba flash drives.

Previously engaged with U3 smart drives , Toshiba is now focusing on their new TransMemory line. Older models are still available though, so let’s take a look.

TransMemory U2B

Toshiba TransMemory U2B (@ ) or ( )

Specifications:

• White plastic body with cap
• 128MB – 4GB
• Write speed: 4,5 MB/s
• Read speed: 8 MB/s
• Grommet (Lanyard included)
• Length x width x height: 71.8 mm x 19.5 mm x 7.8 mm
• Weight: 9g
• 1 year warranty

  
  

  
  

TransMemory U2H

Toshiba TransMemory U2H (@ )

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Specifications:

• Gray plastic body with silver cap
• 512MB – 4GB
• 16GB limited edition (white)
• Write speed: 4 MB/s
• Read speed: 8 MB/s
• U3
• Grommet on cap and rear (Lanyard included)
• Length x width x height: 62.5 mm x 17.5 mm x 8.5 mm
• Weight: 8g
• 1 year warranty

  
  

  
  

TransMemory U2K

Toshiba TransMemory U2K (@ )

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Specifications:

• White plastic body with colored cap
• 1GB (pink cap), 2GB (blue cap),
• 4GB (green cap), 8GB (silver cap)
• Write speed: 5 MB/s
• Read speed: 16 MB/s
• Password lock system
• Enhanced for Windows Vista ReadyBoost
• Grommet (Lanyard included)
• Length x width x height: 63 mm × 18.5 mm × 8 mm
• Weight: 8.5g
• 5 year warranty

  
  

  
  

TransMemory U2M

Toshiba TransMemory U2M (@ )

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Specifications:

• Black plastic body with clear cap
• 2 – 16GB
• Write speed: 4,5 MB/s
• Read speed: 18 MB/s
• Enhanced for Windows Vista ReadyBoost
• Length x width x height: 54,5 mm × 20,0 mm × 9 mm
• Weight: 7.5g
• 5 year warranty

  
  

Toshiba PA1398U /PA1411U

Toshiba PA1398U Flash Drive (@ )

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Specifications:

• White plastic body with cap
• 512MB – 2GB
• Write speed: 7 MB/s
• Read speed: 12 MB/s
• Password lock system (SecurePenDrive)
• LED
• Black grommet
• Length x width x height: 2.7” × 0.67″ × 0.28″
• Weight: 0.35 oz
• 1 year warranty

  
  

  
  

Toshiba PA1399U

Toshiba PA1399U Flash Drive (@ )

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Specifications:

• Silver plastic body with cap
• 1GB
• Hi-Speed USB
• Length x width x height: ?
• Weight: ?
• 1 year warranty

  
  

  
  

Toshiba PA3556U

Toshiba PA3556U Flash Drive (@ )

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Specifications:

• Silver plastic body with black swivel protection (whistle shaped)
  
• 2 – 16GB
• Write speed: 8 MB/s
• Read speed: 21.3 MB/s
• Password lock system
• Enhanced for Windows Vista ReadyBoost
• Length x width x height: 2.34″ x 0.83″ x 0.42″
• Weight: 0.35 oz
• 1 year warranty

  
  

  
  

Toshiba PA3708U

Toshiba PA3708U Flash Drive (@ )

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Specifications:

• White plastic body
• Retractable USB connector (via grey slide button)
• 2 – 8GB
• Write speed: 10 MB/s
• Read speed: 21.1 MB/s
• Blue LED
• RoHS compliant (Environment-friendly)
• (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Restriction_of_Hazardous_Substances_Directive)
• Length x width x height: 2.3” x 0.8” x 0.33
• Weight: 0.3 oz
• 1 year warranty

  
  

  
  

Toshiba Trek Mini Hard Drive

Portable Toshiba Trek Mini Hard Drive (@ )

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Specifications:

• Black plastic body with cap (both transparent)
• 8GB
• Not a flash memory drive, but a portable USB mini hard disk
• LED
• Grommet
• Length x width x height: 3.25″ x 1.25″ x 0.5″
• Weight: ?
• 1 year warranty

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Find other flash drive brands:

Corsair – EDGE - HP - Imation Flash Drives - Kanguru - Kingston
Lexar - Memorex - Newsmy - OCZ - Patriot
PNY – PQI Flash Drives – SanDisk - Super Talent
Sony – Transcend - Verbatim – Other/Generic

Have you ever considered displaying your national affiliation via flash drives? Ever thought of them as patriotic gifts?

It doesn’t matter if you’re at the office or killing time at a foreign airport. Whether you’re doing a presentation for a federal department or sticking it out on a military deployment – with patriotic flash drives you can greatly show your national byte. Or just invoke a bit of home.

For the brave American: The Statue of Liberty Flash Drive

Load of Opportunities: Statue of Liberty Flash Drive (@ )

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Authentic in color and detail, this stick of liberty is accurately scaled at 330:1 and works best in a new port. At least 2GB can immigrate as well as emigrate and with the bigger and better version, even up to 16GB. To ensure safety of the digital citizen, a department of AES-256bit security is integrated along with password protection.

If the liberated files should prove too messy though it’s easy to erase and start all over again. Likewise, if installing order on the computer of conflict seems futile it’s easy to pull out of the quagmire. Then, for a well deserved rest, you can cover the USB connector with the base and your Statue of Liberty flash drive can stand proudly on your desktop.

For the loyal Brit: Big Ben Flash Drive

London Crawling: Big Ben Memory Stick (@ )

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Although the Big Ben memory stick is not accurately scaled, it can strike powerfully with 1-16GB while you’re leisurely sipping on tea. Not falling short of the Statue of Liberty in other compartments, it too supports AES-256bit encryption as well as passwording. This ought to make it work as reliable as the real Big Ben which, by the way, is the world’s largest four-faced chiming clock (this for you uneducated non-Brits).

Though one may surely create a data empire with this Big Ben flash drive it isn’t truly loyal. That’s because it’s manufactured by Chinese company iMicro which one would have suspected rather with the USB Statue of Liberty, given the Chinese mass production of post 9-11 US flags. But astonishingly, that one is actually made by the American firm Super Talent . And I’m sorry lads, but the next example also shows that the British don’t have it quite right yet.

Tool Britannia: Union Jack RAM Memory Stick (@ )

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As a memory stick of the other kind, this RAM Union Jack only sticks half-mast and most likely concealed from everyone’s view. Uhmmm…ok. I guess it’s the thought that counts and latter may still appreciate a set of these as marvellous patriotic gifts. After all, a set serves 2 x 2GB and the manufacturer, Crucial, could be British this time. I say “could” because this brand falls under Lexar Media products which in turn is a subsidiary of Micron Technology. So only god or the queen knows which country put the mark on these Union Jack memory sticks. I’m sure they would

Excusez-moi, what about the French?

I would have loved to promote an Eiffel Tower flash drive here but sacrebleu and mon dieu, it’s nowhere to be seen. Honestly, you have to pardon me. But mabye the Statue of Liberty flash drive could work just as well here, seeing that the French created the Lady and gave her as a present to the Americans? After all, the designer of the Eiffel Tower – Gustav Eiffel – was also the engineer of the Statue’s inner structure. Yeah, eat that you freedom fries loving Americans! Merci.

As for other countries – while speaking of foods -, we could relate the Fortune Cookie Flash Drive to the Chinese, the Pizza Flash Drive to the Italians and the Sushi Flash Drive to the Japanese. Then we could associate the Hamburger Flash Drive with the USA as well as the Donut Memory Stick and USB Bacon Flash Drive . Oh right, we already got the Americans covered. Sorry about that!

If you still haven’t found something that resembles your country of origin or choice there’s hope left:

Custom Flag Flash Drives

Flagging Data: Custom Flag Flash Drives (@ )

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Bearing a country’s flag with beautiful enamel coating you can exercise 2GB of patriotic duty. Now geeks of every nationality should be able to find happiness as I’m sure ebay sellers can make flash drives with any flag. At last, we’re really talking patriotic gifts!

But – let us also consider a general approach. After all, we live in global times with a multi-cultural society. So how about a neutral Patriot Flash Drive ? With a Magnum, Razzo or Xporter you’re guaranteed to have compatibility. Because who can actually ensure that a Statue of Liberty memory stick will get along with a Toshiba laptop? Or that a Big Ben flash drive will tolerate Fujitsu Siemens? Well, my friends, that probably lies in your own hands.

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Click here for more Patriotic Flash Drives

More funny flash drives:

Food – USB Humping Dogs – Skulls - Hello Kitty – Chainsaws – SpongeBob Squarepants – Guitars – Syringes – Santa Claus – Bricks – Handbags – Trees – Wooden – Other Funny Flash Drives

The SanDisk Cruzer is quite a flagship sailing the flash drive market and definitely for the company itself. Maybe SanDisk had a premonition when adapting the Cruzer moniker as that sailing proved to be steadfast and smooth. It’s no wonder since all the Cruzer models share qualities such as:

- high-speed performance
- password protection
- U3 technology
- CruzerSync
(software synchronizing your outlook and personal files)
- data retention of up to 10 years
- LED indicator
- 2-5 year warranty

Now, let’s cruze through the various designs and their more specific traits.

Cruzer
Cruzer Micro
Cruzer Micro Skin
Cruzer Mini
Cruzer Contour
Cruzer Enterprise
Cruzer Professional
Cruzer Profile

SanDisk Cruzer:

Black & White Slide: SanDisk Cruzer Flash Drive (@ )

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Specs:

- Black plastic case, red USB interface
- retractable USB connector via white slider on top
- 4 – 32GB
- Orange LED light (Amber)
- Length x width x height: 58.4 x 20.3 x 10.1 mm
- Weight: 9.92g

Cruzer Micro:

Color Slide: Cruzer Micro Flash Drives (@ )

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Specs:

- Plastic case
- retractable USB connector via white slider on top
- Available in 4 colors: Blue, Red, Silver, White, Purple and Black.
- 512MB – 16GB
- Orange LED light (Amber)
- Rear keychain ring
- Length x width x height: 57.15 x 20.6 x 7.94 mm
- Weight: 5g

Cruzer Micro Skin:

Skin & Tones: SanDisk Cruzer Micro Skin (@ )

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Specs:

- White metal body with skin case
- Clear case and cap, in different colors
- 256MB – 8GB
- Green LED light
- Rear keychain ring
- Length x width x height: 57.15 x 20.6 x 7.94 mm
- Weight: 5g

Cruzer Mini:

Skinny: SanDisk Cruzer Mini Flash Drive (@ )

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Specs:

- Silver or black plastic case
- Clear caps in different colors (white, blue and green)
- 128MB – 4GB
- Software based encryption (CruzerLock)
- Green LED light
- Neck strap included
- Length x width x height: 2.8 x 0.8 x 0.3 inches
- Weight: 0.4 ounces

Extreme Cruzer Contour:

On the Slide: SanDisk Cruzer Contour (@ )

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Specs:

- Glossy black metal case
- concealable USB connector through sliding silver frame
- 4 – 32GB
- Ultra fast speed: 25 MB/s read & 18 MB/s write
- Hardware-based encryption (AES standard)
- Blue LED light illuminating the Cruzer logo
- Lifetime limited warranty
- Length x width x height: 72.90 x 23.62 x 10.16mm
- Weight: 29g

Cruzer Enterprise:

To safely go where no one has gone before: Cruzer Enterprise (@ )

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Specs:

- Black plastic case with rear keychain hole
- Cap with clip (attachable to clothes or bags)
- 1 – 8GB
- Ultra fast speed: 24 MB/s read & 20 MB/s write
- Mandatory access control (FIPS 140-2 level 2)
- Hardware-based encryption (AES 256)
- CMC server software (Central Management and Control)
- Rear blue LED light
- Length x width x height: 3 x 0.75 x 0.45 inches
- Weight: 0.12 lbs

Cruzer Professional:

Light Enterprise: SanDisk Cruzer Professional Flash Drive (@ )

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Specs:

- Silver plastic case with rear keychain hole
- Cap with clip (attachable to clothes or bags)
- 1 – 8GB
- Ultra fast speed: 24 MB/s read & 20 MB/s write
- Hardware-based encryption (AES 256)
- Rear blue LED light
- Length x width x height: 3 x 0.75 x 0.45 inches
- Weight: 0.12 lbs

Cruzer Profile:

Pro-Filing with your Fingerprint: SanDisk Cruzer Profile (@ )

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Specs:

- White plastic case on black fingerprint scanner
- Secure, biometric fingerprint access
- Fingerprint module contains cap
- 512MB – 1GB
- Software-based encryption (CruzerLock)
- PocketCache software (for back-up)
- No U3
- Dual LED (one for activity, one for access)
- Includes video instructions
- Length x width x height: 2.5 x 1.1 x 0.6 inches
- Weight: 0.8 ounce

Although this is quite a lot already the Cruzer series doesn’t stop here. Later I will bring to you Cruzer memory sticks with stylish extra kicks .

As for the ones listed here: what probably speaks most for them is their strong performance and extreme durability. Believe it or not, I’ve actually come across several users on twitter who accidentally had their SanDisk Cruzer in the laundry. And in every single case the drive was still working fine afterwards. To me that was pretty mind-boggling. Especially the fact that of all brands, it’s the Cruzer ending up in the washing machine! Could it have something to do with its namesake and its association with water?

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Click here for more SanDisk Cruzer flash drives

Find more SanDisk flash drives:

Cruzer II – SanDisk Ultra – Cruzer III

Find other flash drive brands:

Corsair – EDGE - HP - Imation - Kanguru

Kingston – Lexar - Memorex - Newsmy – OCZ

Patriot Flash Drives – PNY – PQI – Sony – Super Talent

Toshiba – Transcend – Verbatim – Other/Generic