After using the 128MB and 256MB cruzer mini's, I finally got this SanDisk Cruzer Mini 4GB flash drive just last week because wanted to have the ability to have some of my software utilities with me at all times.

I have a HP Compaq Pavilion ZT3280US laptop more than eight months ago for which I needed some way of installing the software I use without having to burn them on cd's. I just did not want to burn it on cd's and use it once. So that is where this flash drive comes in to play. I also use this to save my documents, songs, and other files. Since I shop at www.newegg.com a lot, I purchased this Cruzer Mini there for $256; I also had some discount coupons so I did save a few bucks.


WHAT IS IT?
The SanDisk 4GB Cruzer Mini is a tiny storage device that plugs into your computers USB (Universal Serial Bus) port and behaves like any other removable storage drive. Since it is a plug-n-play (PNP) device, your computer will recognize it instantly and you will be ready to use it without needing to install any drivers or restarting your computer.

It works just like the floppy disk, but with a lot of improvements. Floppy disks can store 1.44MB of information, but this Cruzer Mini holds 4GB or 4096MB. And unlike floppy disks these are small and your information is secure in the drive. Oh one more thing, these flash drives are much faster than any floppy disk or drive.


WHY I BOUGHT IT?
Since my laptop does not have a floppy disk drive, I have to use some other means to transfer information and data to it. I configured my laptop to connect to my home network which works very well, but I also needed something to store data on the go like at school or work.

Imagine if my laptop dies or the hard drive crashes, I will loose all data on it. But if I save all my important information, software, data on this Cruzer Mini, I will still have my information but will have to get the laptop fixed. Don't you just think that is a good idea? My laptop does have a CD/DVD-RW drive, but who wants to wait ten or maybe fifteen minutes to burn a disk to transfer information from one computer to another? I just use this flash drive and transfers are done in just about a flash.