(This information was taken directly from crucial.com)

The new, high-performance Crucial Gizmo! overdrive writes data at speeds up to 13MB/s (megabytes per second). Portable, rewritable, and compatible — the Gizmo! overdrive is a convenient data transport and storage device that fits in the palm of your hand! Plus, get the peace of mind that your data is protected and encrypted against unauthorized use with the included security software.

The Crucial Gizmo! overdrive with security software

• Write speed up to 13MB/s (80X)
  
• Read speed up to 25MB/s (160X)
  
• USB 2.0 flash drive
  
• Dual-channel controller for high-performance data transfer
  
• Small form factor — 64 mm by 20 mm (68 mm by 20 mm with cap)
  
• Rapidly flashing LED indicates when data is transferring
  
• Plug and Play™ — no drivers required
  
• Security software (English only) provides password protection, 256kb Blowfish-level encryption, and hide function
  
• Available in 512MB, 1GB, 2GB, and 4GB densities
  
• Ready-Boost capable

General system requirements

• Microsoft® Windows® Me and above (drive is not supported for Microsoft Windows 98)
  
• Mac® OS 9.1 and above
  
• Linux kernel 2.2.19 and above
  
• Available USB 1.1 or 2.0 USB port

System requirements for USB 2.0 performance

• Microsoft Windows 2000 and above
  
• Mac OS 9.1 and above
  
• Linux kernel 2.2.48 and above
  
• Available USB 2.0 port

System requirements for security software

Microsoft Windows 2000 (service pack 4) and above (security software is not supported for Mac or Linux)

Each Gizmo! overdrive comes with

• Multilingual user guide
  
• Security software application and help file on the drive
  
• Lanyard

Helpful reminder: If the host device that your Gizmo! drive is interfacing with has a slower read-write speed than your Gizmo! drive has, the Gizmo! drive can't operate any faster than the host device's read-write speed.