Question though.... how do you guys store these drives? I mean I would be scared of losing them!
dealomatic to blacksky200
7 Sep 161#9
Due to their small profile, I leave mine plugged in. Of course, this would be a problem if you have a small device with a limited number of USB ports.
mchcreations to blacksky200
7 Sep 162#10
I got mine before Christmas, very very pleased with heat/speed/size. I bought a pills box for the key ring, that way is better protected and I won't loose it.
nobodylikesbadgers to blacksky200
8 Sep 161#21
You should be able to find a split ring small enough to add to your key chain..
appsol to blacksky200
8 Sep 161#27
My daughter has a bunch of phone charms from when they were a thing, so I hang one of those off each, makes them look cute too!
Zek to blacksky200
8 Sep 16#30
I use a hobby craft box, lots of different compartments that I got from QD!
acasserole to blacksky200
8 Sep 161#37
on ma key ring blud
splender to blacksky200
12 Sep 16#46
I tie a luggage tag, like one from airline, or put inside a small pouch bag or in an old console game cartridge case.
Unlucky buddy :smirk: I literally ordered mine at 1AM this morning from my memory and price i paid was £22.79. Thanks OP. This will be really good for running a live OS as will have a big chunk of data left for encrypted persistence storage :smile::P
nin0
9 Sep 16#42
I had an SSD that just decided to not work one day when I turned my computer on. No warning or anything, everything was lost. Apparently the controller had blown and there was no way to recover the data.
Previous to this I had a Western Digital normal type hard drive that the board blew. I had loads of stuff on the drive that I needed. I sent this drive off to a company who retrieved the data for me. Ok It cost me something like a couple of hundred quid to get it back, but at least I could get it back.
With the SSD I couldn't get anything back.
Maybe there are companies who can recover data from dead SSDs now, I haven't checked....
Sam_The_Red
8 Sep 16#41
Why not a SSD?? They're a lot more robust, and reliable-I lost over 1Tb of stuff on a HDD, no such issue with my SSD.
kidrock123
8 Sep 16#40
thanks
Sputnikboy
7 Sep 16#20
I bought one and it gets very hot very quickly.
blacksky200 to Sputnikboy
8 Sep 16#39
And what about the USB drive? :wink:
blacksky200
8 Sep 16#38
Does it have a hole for the ring?
Loudmouth
8 Sep 16#36
Does anyone know if this will work in an LG tv for recording? The LG's are a bit temperamental
huangxq2
8 Sep 161#35
A lot of people would disagree with you on the point that choose Seagate over other brands based on reliability.
It is not a brand excel in reliability.
fran1o86
8 Sep 16#34
Where did you get this? I keep losing mine, USB sticks are getting smaller and smaller
jnigel26
8 Sep 16#33
Too true.
And the weak point is
...the plastic!
Giddy Pie
8 Sep 16#31
Probably a really naive\silly question...but... I just want some external disk space to store music\photos so that my laptop has more free space. Would you recommend this for that purpose?
(My current external HD is having issues and I need to move the data onto something more reliable)
nin0 to Giddy Pie
8 Sep 16#32
I wouldn't class any usb flash drive as a reliable storage. I've had too many of them just stop working or corrupted in the past. If you want to move data from a laptop I would suggest a conventional hard drive (not solid state) i.e. the one with discs in & choose a good quality make drive (I've always preferred Seagate for reliability).
psychofox
8 Sep 16#29
Is it worth using in an Xbox 360 for the Gold games? (obviously would drop to USB 2.0 speed)
Carley
8 Sep 16#28
This any good as expandable storage capacity in a WiiU?
garethsmith72
8 Sep 16#26
have one of these great devices.. will probably order another for daughters xmas PC as will be getting a low hard disk one and this can be plugged in all time like mines is.
budda
8 Sep 16#23
Assuming good for use in a Nintendo Wii U for storage of game updates and all that stuff ?
slain to budda
8 Sep 16#25
its exactly the one I've been using in mine for about six months now. just make sure it goes in the top slot in the back. it kept having issues in the bottom one. works perfectly now.
Scoobster69
8 Sep 161#24
Amazon not in stock for this but they do have the Lexar 128gb USB 3 version for £20.99 in stock and available next day on Prime :smiley: Lexar 128gb USB 3
Nice, but I would be wary of losing the drive (and data) should the plastic part break.
se23
7 Sep 16#19
Excellent, just what I need for my macbook air. I have windows, osX and bluestacks so the paltry 128gb is filling up fast.
jasonq794
7 Sep 16#17
£22 128GB Sandisk in PCWorld
blacksky200 to jasonq794
7 Sep 16#18
The one you saw was USB2.0
blacksky200
7 Sep 16#16
Amazon only gets it in stock on 12th September
and the Samsung Bar is £23.99
Thanks though
huangxq2
7 Sep 16#15
same price on amazon now.
Samsung memory bar is similar price, even faster. Both good value.
xKRUXx
7 Sep 161#14
I have the 32GB version of this and it is very fast and pretty cheap considering. It's survived a trip through the washing machine a few times by accident due to it's size! It does get pretty warm on the metal when transferring files but nothing to worry about it soon cools down.
baladar
7 Sep 162#13
I didn't have a burning need for this. Now my account is down 44 quid!
encaser
7 Sep 16#12
Got one in a TV with fave series/films and very handy as a backup in case stuff dies or loss signal etc.
steevieboy4u
7 Sep 162#11
Wow.... Got 2 x 32gb SanDisk and they do get HOT
They were about a tenner each as well so this is so much better...... But I don't need it, I have no requirements for it :/
Bought!..... cheers op
Anyone want to buy a bargain 32gb?
nagarameshpandi
7 Sep 16#7
hot
junglistg
7 Sep 16#3
I have a 16GB Nvidia Shield TV and I'm looking to increase the memory. Would this do the job?
I've tried other USB and sdcards and my Shield says that they are too slow and doesn't recommend moving my data over to them.
Andi Keane to junglistg
7 Sep 16#6
I have a 80mbps SanDisk micro Sd in mine, in fact I did this yesterday and it moved everything no problem
I would imagine that would be better than using your precious usb slots
peter1969uk
7 Sep 16#5
Lucky enough to get a few of these, on amazon for £18 a few months a go. No issues to report so far.
yorkie
7 Sep 16#4
Hot and just ordered.
thecoolguy
7 Sep 161#2
awesome just what I'm after
badaaim
7 Sep 16#1
great speed, no heat issues in Amazon reviews like sandisk
Opening post
130MB/s transfer speed
2 for £44.
Next to no heat compared to the Sandisk nano drives.
Great reviews on Amazon.
Edit: Don't forget 4% cashback
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There are loads, I think mine is this one: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Pill-Keyring-Chain-Medicine-Holder/dp/B0071J7S2G/ref=sr_1_38?ie=UTF8&qid=1474043837&sr=8-38&keywords=keyring+pill+holder
Previous to this I had a Western Digital normal type hard drive that the board blew. I had loads of stuff on the drive that I needed. I sent this drive off to a company who retrieved the data for me. Ok It cost me something like a couple of hundred quid to get it back, but at least I could get it back.
With the SSD I couldn't get anything back.
Maybe there are companies who can recover data from dead SSDs now, I haven't checked....
It is not a brand excel in reliability.
And the weak point is
...the plastic!
(My current external HD is having issues and I need to move the data onto something more reliable)
Lexar 128gb USB 3
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Lexar-JumpDrive-S45-Flash-Drive/dp/B012PKVV00/ref=sr_1_11?s=computers&ie=UTF8&qid=1473327420&sr=1-11
One pound less, with good reviews ...
and the Samsung Bar is £23.99
Thanks though
Samsung memory bar is similar price, even faster. Both good value.
They were about a tenner each as well so this is so much better...... But I don't need it, I have no requirements for it :/
Bought!..... cheers op
Anyone want to buy a bargain 32gb?
I've tried other USB and sdcards and my Shield says that they are too slow and doesn't recommend moving my data over to them.
I would imagine that would be better than using your precious usb slots