It's not Titanium, it's Better!
A few months ago I decided I needed a higher capacity USB flash drive. I was very happy with my Sandisk Cruzer Micro (mine was the previous generation), but it was puny (512MB, never mind my first hard drive was 20!), and I didn't like the loose cap that covers the connector. I had seen the new Sandisk Cruzer Micro and liked the idea of 4GB and the retractable connector—no cap to lose!
I ordered one and started carrying it in my pocket just like its predecessor. Pretty quickly I realized it wasn't going hold up. Unlike the old Micro, which was metal and covered with a thick clear vinyl-like plastic, this one seemed, well, cheap. The truth is, when I ordered the plastic one I really wanted the titanium one but I really didn't feel I could justify the added cost. (The street prices on these things are a lot less than the list price on Sandisk's site.)
When I found the cheaper one wasn't likely to hold up well, I had a reason to get the cool titanium one. So I did.
After a few months in my pocket with other items, the unfazed Cruzer Titanium
When I received it, I was pleased but a little confused. It didn't look like titanium. When I turned it over I saw a little logo that said "LIQUIDMETAL". Wow! This thing was liquidmetal. Unbelievably cool, much cooler than titanium. Liquidmetal, you see, is a unique material. It is a metallic glass. An amorphous metal. An amazing alloy. Take a look at the Liquidmetal website or Wikipedia for more information. So, I got something much cooler than expected, very high capacity and impressively fast, too.
[Yaakov]
I ordered one and started carrying it in my pocket just like its predecessor. Pretty quickly I realized it wasn't going hold up. Unlike the old Micro, which was metal and covered with a thick clear vinyl-like plastic, this one seemed, well, cheap. The truth is, when I ordered the plastic one I really wanted the titanium one but I really didn't feel I could justify the added cost. (The street prices on these things are a lot less than the list price on Sandisk's site.)
When I found the cheaper one wasn't likely to hold up well, I had a reason to get the cool titanium one. So I did.
After a few months in my pocket with other items, the unfazed Cruzer Titanium
When I received it, I was pleased but a little confused. It didn't look like titanium. When I turned it over I saw a little logo that said "LIQUIDMETAL". Wow! This thing was liquidmetal. Unbelievably cool, much cooler than titanium. Liquidmetal, you see, is a unique material. It is a metallic glass. An amorphous metal. An amazing alloy. Take a look at the Liquidmetal website or Wikipedia for more information. So, I got something much cooler than expected, very high capacity and impressively fast, too.
[Yaakov]
Labels: hardware, liquidmetal, sandisk
posted by Yaakov at 6:36:00 PM
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3 Comments:
Thanks for the tip. I just bought one at Amazon.com - 4 GB with E3.
Yep. it's a cool little big number - and on Wintendo, U3 Launchpad rocks !
Take care and btw. "Insert Coin" made me look into perl - thanks for an interesting read.
Jan
i accidentally washed my sandisk cruzer when i left it in a pair of pants. i freaked slightly, but when i tried it, it was fine! takes a licking and keeps on ticking!
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