SanDisk Cruzer Contour - The ultimate USB flash drive combines retractable, rugged, bold design.

By Samson Tuesday, 7^th of April 2009

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SanDisk Cruzer Contour

The ultimate USB flash drive combines retractable, rugged, bold design.

The new Cruzer Contour USB drive is the flagship model of SanDisk. The side and back cases are made by aluminium and in a stylish black glossy design, so it doesn't just give you the elegant look but also a sturdy feel too, when compare to other light plastic USB drives.

It features with Ready Boost for Windows Vista to increase performance of your Windows. Performance is claimed by SanDisk as 18MB/s for writing and 25MB/s for reading. I was amazed by it's speed as I have tried to transfer a 700MB video file and it takes less than a minute, more than 2 times faster than the Curzer micro that I currently have. I can say it's really ideal for big file transfer and will definitely save a lot of time when compare to the "good value but normal performance" USB drives.

SanDisk Cruzer Contour USB Flash Drive extended

SanDisk Cruzer Contour USB Flash Drive extended

The capless retractable connector design is a very user friendly, slides it out when you use it and retract it after you finished, so no more losing cap ever for your USB drive. See below picture for how it works.

U3 software that comes free with the Cruzer Contour provides security to protect your files, it asks for password before letting accesses to the contents."Cruzer" word on the drive will light up in blue colour to indicate the drive is in use.

SanDisk Cruzer Contour USB Flash Drive Retracting

SanDisk Cruzer Contour USB Flash Drive Retracting

Also the free leather pouch comes with the package is in good size, easy to attach to the key ring or to put in the pocket, for extra protection to the USB drive to prevent scratches on the go.

The price is a bit high compare to the SanDisk Cruzer Micro, however you will find it's definitely worth, for the good built quality, and the fabulous performance.