How reliable are the 16gb SanDisk Cruzer *Glide* USB Flash Drives?

Having my data frozen. Supposedly getting a free drive isn’t a bargain if I’m not willing to part with the defective read-only flash drive that has personal information on it…

I posted these concerns because of the reputation that SanDisk’s 16gb Blade drives got several years ago. I’d still like to know how the modern 16gb Glide flash drive compares.