SanDisk128GB Ultra Luxe USB 3.1 Gen 1 Flash Drive - SDCZ74-128G-G46, Black

The 256 GB flash drive works as expected and offers reliable storage in a compact metal design. However, the metal casing tends to get noticeably hot during extended read/write operations. A simple workaround is attaching something metal (paperclip, nail cutter) to act as a heat sink, which effectively cools it down. Overall, it's functional and well-made, but the heat issue is worth noting. Heat is a small issue, I recommend it especially if the price is right.

Great flash drive. Super capacity and very fast data transfer.

Ya, read speed is fast, but nobody really cares about that. Write speed is slow, but I think that's really just based on usb 3.2; usb 3.0 is almost unusable for large writes. As the tech gets better write speeds will increase. It gets hot, but still works, and cools down quickly. For now, this is about as good as you can get.

I have now bought a few of these and have had two of them stop working after a while due to heat.I use these as MP3 Music sticks plugged into my vehicles USB ports located in my console. It's not in a tight space but like any console it is closed. After a while my music will stop playing and the sticks are very warm. Once removed, cooled, and reseated, they work fine for a while. Its intermittent and happens in both of my USB ports so it's definitely not a connection. I have three other identical (same sixe, mfg, etc) sticks and have no issues.They never fail on my computer and other usages, and I love the size, capacity and speed so I kept the rating as a 4 star.

Very very handy USB stick in terms of storage. Built a lot more sturdy than the plastic ones too. I use it to transfer files from downstairs laptops to upstairs PC/laptop. Holds quite a bit of data for my purposes. Fits USB Type A jacks. Instantly recognized by all my laptops and PC's. The price is very fair as well.

May not be the fastest, may not have the largest capacity, may not have the smallest profile, but this drive is reliable and great for bringing data from one location to another and have the drive boot immediately without failure. Very happy with the utility and reliability. Can't go wrong for the price and peace of mind.

2021 tesla model x. Purchased used, no storage for sentry cam. I tried multiple ssd 1tb. And even 1tb SanDisk usb thumb drive. Well this one formatted and started working immediately. No hooking up to laptop. Just install, format and begin using. 256gb seems to be the max. This thumb drive is perfect. And the price is way less than Tesla 128gb. Wish I started with this one. Besides myself with happiness.

I bought the SanDisk 512GB Ultra Luxe USB 3.2 Gen 1 Flash Drive to replace a flash drive that, after several years of use, finally went bad.Pros and Cons:Pros:It's tiny and sleek, and the metal shell appears strong and sturdy. It can fit on a keychain and has a good amount of memory- 512GB. It's also a USB 3.2 Gen 1 version that is supposed to do transfers up to 400 mb/s.Cons:I just got the flash drive and plugged it into my 2020 Macbook Air M1, and after just 5 minutes, the drive was extremely hot to the touch. It's much hotter than other flash drives I've used. I tried to move 6.9GB of data over to the flash drive. Something that should have taken seconds but came back with a window that said it would take 13 hours. -WTH!!! I couldn't believe it, so I canceled the transfer and repeated to transfer it again, and it came back with the same window info. - 13 hrs. I decided to let it follow through with the transfer to see what would happen. After 8 minutes, I gave up. I unplugged the SanDisk flash drive and plugged in another flash drive (Patriot Rage XT 128GB USB 3.0) that I bought back in 2014. This time, the transfer took 43 seconds. I don't know why the SanDisk flash drive I bought was not performing correctly, but I returned it the next day to Amazon for a full refund. Lastly, I also had some difficulty plugging this SanDisk flash drive in and definitely had to put some extra strength into pulling it out. It was extremely tight-fitting compared to 2 other drives I have. I cannot recommend this specific SanDisk flash drive.