An amazing break-through for 2002! The San Disk Cruzer.
October 15, 2009 Post a Comment Dick’s Gadget Warehouse Friday, October 16th Netcast 940
The press release given out at CES 2002 said it all! Introducing the San Disk Cruzer - carry data, pictures, music from your computer in the dorm to the computer at home in your pocket! The Cruzer fills a void in the portable storage market that neither floppy disks nor CDs can address. The all-in-one unit plugs directly into the industry-standard USB port that is built into desktop PCs and without any additional components necessary. It's powered right from the USB port! The Cruzer is created for today's active, on-the-go lifestyle. Plugs into any USB port (PC or Macintosh). Push the button one way, a USB port pops out. Need more memory, push the button the other way, a removable card comes out which you can replace with a larger memory. Cruzers initially will be available in four capacities -- 32, 64, 128 and 256MB. Check out these amazing stats from a mere 7 years ago: Consumers can store 35 to 70 songs (depending on compression scheme used) on a 128MB Cruzer - or at least 64 high-resolution images on a 64MB Cruzer. More than 40,000 pages of double-spaced text could be stored on a 32MB Cruzer. As higher capacity cards become available users will be able to upgrade their Cruzers to these higher capacities. True "Plug-and-Play" operation when used with Windows with no cables, external power or drivers required. Ready to hear the prices back then?? It is expected that the Cruzer will be available early in the second quarter of 2002. The device is expected to sell, depending on capacity, at prices ranging from $59.95 to $199.95. It is expected that the 128MB Cruzer will sell for $99.95. 256MB $199.95!
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