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Meet the Crucial Gizmo! Jr. ¿ our smallest USB flash drive yet. It is only about half the size of a stick of gum, but it offers huge storage potential. The Gizmo! Jr. easily fits on a key chain, in a wallet, or neatly tucked away in your USB port. Plus, it is ReadyBoost-compliant and backed by a limited lifetime warranty. If you are ready for the next big idea in memory, think small. Think Gizmo! Jr.
This review is from : Crucial Technology 4GB Gizmo USB 2.0 Compliant Flash Drive
Bare Bones . The major appeal of this gizmo is its ultra tiny size and feathery weight, which you can hardly tell from Amazon's product picture. It measures 2.2 mm thick, 12.4 mm wide, and 34.3 mm long. It weighs 1.6 g or .057 ounces (not 1.6 ounces as listed by Amazon).
Performance is decent but there is nothing to brag about. Crucial Technology does not publish the drive's read/write speed. It took 3 minutes 10 seconds to copy 8 files totaling around 1 GB from my laptop (Lenovo Thinkpad x60 tablet, core duo/Windows XP) to this drive. For comparison, it took 2 minutes 35 seconds to copy the same files to a PNY 2 GB Attache flash drive and 50 seconds to a Seagate 120 GB External Hard Drive with 8 MB Cache.
Instead of a hard protective case, this drive comes with a flimsy, soft plastic sleeve, which does not provide adequate protection against scratches if you place it in a keychain.
Bare Bones . The major appeal of this gizmo is its ultra tiny size and feathery weight, which you can hardly tell from Amazon's product picture. It measures 2.2 mm thick, 12.4 mm wide, and 34.3 mm long. It weighs 1.6 g or .057 ounces (not 1.6 ounces as listed by Amazon).
Performance is decent but there is nothing to brag about. Crucial Technology does not publish the drive's read/write speed. It took 3 minutes 10 seconds to copy 8 files totaling around 1 GB from my laptop (Lenovo Thinkpad x60 tablet, core duo/Windows XP) to this drive. For comparison, it took 2 minutes 35 seconds to copy the same files to a PNY 2 GB Attache flash drive and 50 seconds to a Seagate 120 GB External Hard Drive with 8 MB Cache.
Instead of a hard protective case, this drive comes with a flimsy, soft plastic sleeve, which does not provide adequate protection against scratches if you place it in a keychain.
Crucial Technology 4GB Gizmo USB 2.0 Compliant Flash Drive Reviews
Use Them Daily . I ordered 14 of these over a year ago and not one has failed me yet. I don't keep them on a keychain so they never had any harsh treatment but that is still pretty good.
I ordered them when they were around ten bucks and that was a great price.
Use Them Daily . I ordered 14 of these over a year ago and not one has failed me yet. I don't keep them on a keychain so they never had any harsh treatment but that is still pretty good.
I ordered them when they were around ten bucks and that was a great price.
Crucial Technology 4GB Gizmo USB 2.0 Compliant Flash Drive Opinions
Great USB flash drive . I bought this flash drive since it was one of the smallest in the world and from a good maker (Crucial Technology).
Pros:
Its fast
Easy to carry everywhere
Readyboost ready
Cons:
Very small so keep an eye on it so you dont loose it.
Case is great but again be carefull because its transparent and easy to loose.
The blue letters can get weared away.
It is the best USB flash drive Ive owned and trust me, you wont regret buying it.
Great USB flash drive . I bought this flash drive since it was one of the smallest in the world and from a good maker (Crucial Technology).
Pros:
Its fast
Easy to carry everywhere
Readyboost ready
Cons:
Very small so keep an eye on it so you dont loose it.
Case is great but again be carefull because its transparent and easy to loose.
The blue letters can get weared away.
It is the best USB flash drive Ive owned and trust me, you wont regret buying it.
I love this 'drive' . I've had this quite awhile and keep it in my wallet. I don't use it often, but it is very effective for all the uses I've ever used it for. Highly recommend.
Very nice and much faster than I thought it would be. . I am actually amazed with the speed of this flash drive.
I copied a 160mb .wmv video file to it in only 15sec.
I then copied file from drive to my hd, took 5secs !
So that translates to:
10.7mb write speed
32.0mb read spead !!!
I also played the 160mb .wmv video file from flash drive.
It played flawlessly from this super small sized flash drive.
Note: Mine may be a newer version,
just slight difference from pictured.
I copied a 160mb .wmv video file to it in only 15sec.
I then copied file from drive to my hd, took 5secs !
So that translates to:
10.7mb write speed
32.0mb read spead !!!
I also played the 160mb .wmv video file from flash drive.
It played flawlessly from this super small sized flash drive.
Note: Mine may be a newer version,
just slight difference from pictured.
Small enough to carry in your wallet . It's small enough to keep in your wallet. If you think about it, you carry a wide variety of crucial things in your wallet. If you were running out of the house in the middle of the night when the house burned, what would you grab? Probably pants, which might just have your wallet and keys.
What data would you want to have with you after a fire? Create an encrypted volume on this little guy (try Truecrypt. It's free and it works wonderfully). Carry those files with you on an encrypted volume on this device in your wallet.
This is a standard USB device. Doesn't look like it, I know. But you just plug it straight into the USB port. No drivers, no mess.
Biggest risk? Losing it. It's very small. But that's its biggest asset, too.
What data would you want to have with you after a fire? Create an encrypted volume on this little guy (try Truecrypt. It's free and it works wonderfully). Carry those files with you on an encrypted volume on this device in your wallet.
This is a standard USB device. Doesn't look like it, I know. But you just plug it straight into the USB port. No drivers, no mess.
Biggest risk? Losing it. It's very small. But that's its biggest asset, too.
Cons Review
Small size short life . I purchased this device and loved its small size, but it is a little difficult to figure out the correct way to insert it. I loved it while it lasted, but it only lasted a week before it completely died.
I kept it on my car key ring and didn't submit it to anything harsher then my pocket so there is no real explanation of why it should crap out so quickly.
I will try another device. I don't trust my valuable data to this cheap gizmo.
I kept it on my car key ring and didn't submit it to anything harsher then my pocket so there is no real explanation of why it should crap out so quickly.
I will try another device. I don't trust my valuable data to this cheap gizmo.
Did not work. Dead on Arrival . I bought the Gizmo for it's size and based on the good reviews. Despite knowing that it was small, I was still surprised at how small it was! It is definitely puny. But, it did not work. I tried many computers before deciding that it was a bad part. Too bad. Will not buy Crucial and waste my time again.
Feature Crucial Technology 4GB Gizmo USB 2.0 Compliant Flash Drive
- Storage Capacity - 4GB
- Technology - Flash Drive
- Manufacturer Warranty - Lifetime warranty
- - Plug and Play ¿ no drivers required
- - ReadyBoost-capable
Product Details
EAN : 0649528737946UPC : 649528737946
MPN : 113726
Brand : Crucial
Weight : 1 pounds
Height : 1 inches
Length : 7 inches
Width : 5 inches
Binding : Personal Computers
Hardware Platform : PC
Manufacturer : CRUCIAL TECHNOLOGY
Model : CT4GBUFDJNR000
Publisher : CRUCIAL TECHNOLOGY
SKU : DHCT4GBUFDJNR000
Studio : CRUCIAL TECHNOLOGY
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