Tiny SanDisk Cruzer Blade USB Offers Sleek High-Capacity Storage, Letting Consumers Take Their Favorite Files With Them Wherever They Go
MILPITAS, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--SanDisk Corporation (NASDAQ:SNDK), the global leader in flash memory cards, today announced the availability of its smallest USB flash drive to U.S. and Canadian consumers. The SanDisk Cruzer® Blade is about the size of a standard size paper clip and weighs approximately the same as a penny, creating a tiny footprint that fits easily on a keychain or mobile phone dongle. Despite its small size, the drive packs high-capacity storage at an affordable price.
Available in capacities ranging from 2 gigabytes (GB)1 to
16GB, the SanDisk Cruzer Blade lets consumers take their favorite
digital content with them wherever they go. A 4GB drive can store 1,000
songs, 1,200 high-resolution photos, or 8 hours of 768kb/s video*. The
SanDisk Cruzer Blade offers reliable storage in a sturdy form factor,
helping consumers rest assured that their digital content is safe.
“At half the size of some other USB drives, our compact Cruzer Blade
provides consumers with highly portable storage at a great value,” said
Kent Perry, director, retail product marketing, SanDisk. “The drive lets
users transfer their digital data quickly between computers, and
delivers a storage boost to devices such as netbooks that often need
additional memory but are difficult to upgrade easily.”
The SanDisk Cruzer Blade USB flash drive is available now in the United
States and Canada at sandisk.com,
with prices ranging from $14.99 to $77.99. The drive carries a two year
limited warranty.
About SanDisk
SanDisk Corporation is the global leader in flash memory cards, from
research, manufacturing and product design to consumer branding and
retail distribution. SanDisk’s product portfolio includes flash memory
cards for mobile phones, digital cameras and camcorders; digital
audio/video players; USB flash drives for consumers and the enterprise;
embedded memory for mobile devices; and solid state drives for
computers. SanDisk
is a Silicon Valley-based S&P 500 company, with more than half its sales
outside the United States.
1 1 gigabyte (GB) = 1 billion bytes
*Approximations: results will vary based on file size, resolution,
compression, bit rate, content, host device, pre-loaded files and other
factors. See www.sandisk.com
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