Better performance than flash drives, but performance severely lacking compared to any M.2 enclosure... If size is important this may be the right drive as price is not a deterrent. Usb-c with 350MBs R 100MBs W performance.
Given my phone only has 128GB of storage, I'm too impatient to empty a 128GB SD card, and I'd have to use an adapter to offload from my phone to use a SD card in the first place; this could find a place in my life. It's also super compact, and I like compact and super fast things. However, I have a Samsung T5 2TB drive already, so I'll probably pass.
Could you take your test one step further and test speeds transferring to and from an android phone? I have an S22 Ultra and have purchased this drive and only get 45MBs read or write. I can get up to 390MBs with a Samsung portable SSD and can get 75MBs with a SanDisk micro sd. I have tried both the 256 and 128 versions of this drive. Have contacted Samsung and they offer no help or explanation. This is driving me nuts!!
Sometimes the OTG mode is only advertised as USB 2 even when the client mode is USB 3. It would be weird, but the 45 MBps is awful close to expected USB 2 bandwidth.
That's what I would have thought, and I'm sure it is somehow(funny that it's the latest greatest Samsung phone not playing well with a Samsung drive) But why does a lower rated SanDisk micro sd perform so much better?
I agree on the phone being the issue. However it just seems odd that Samsung's latest greatest flagship phone won't play well with their own flash drive. I have a micro sd card with usb c adapter that will transfer at 75MBs.
I use one of these for using TAILS. It's not bad at all for that purpose, but the priority there is obviously not speed, but it's definitely good enough.
Just put pages to break up your article. All these dropdown boxes may give you longer retention time for your advertisers, but it feels both abusive and annoying. Love the site, unfortunately a little less each year for 20 years now, but don't mind turning off my adblocker.
Don't start manipulating your readers, we don't come here for low brow nonsense. There are websites that quote a tweet, then repaste made up future videocard specs for that in every article.
Much faster for large file transfers. And (mostly) sustains the speed throughout the whole file transfer.
I will say it's a little inconsistent, though. Sometimes I'm getting write speeds over 200 Mega BYTES a second for long stretches and sometimes it drops to 50. I think it has issues with thermal throttling, but it seems very unpredictable.
I think like copper based USB 3.x cables, there's a lot of randomness to the sample quality you end up receiving from the manufacturer. And Amazon reviews will attest to that, with people getting rather different test results, even using the same software and similar test parameters.
Best to roll your own. Just buy a gumstick external enclosure, and buy / put a NVMe SSD in it. Total cost $50/60 depending on parts (less if you have a spare SSD) and you can pick whatever supports UASP / TRIM.
100MB/s writes... 10 seconds to write 1GB, 2,560 seconds to write the whole drive. That's over 40 minutes. Not that you'd write the whole drive every day, but if you're going for the 256GB size, you probably need all that space.
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highlnder69 - Wednesday, July 6, 2022 - link
First two paragraphs are duplicates.ganeshts - Wednesday, July 6, 2022 - link
Thanks for the feedback. It is fixed now.cyrusfox - Wednesday, July 6, 2022 - link
Better performance than flash drives, but performance severely lacking compared to any M.2 enclosure... If size is important this may be the right drive as price is not a deterrent. Usb-c with 350MBs R 100MBs W performance.Golgatha777 - Wednesday, July 6, 2022 - link
Given my phone only has 128GB of storage, I'm too impatient to empty a 128GB SD card, and I'd have to use an adapter to offload from my phone to use a SD card in the first place; this could find a place in my life. It's also super compact, and I like compact and super fast things. However, I have a Samsung T5 2TB drive already, so I'll probably pass.bobg1231 - Wednesday, July 6, 2022 - link
Could you take your test one step further and test speeds transferring to and from an android phone? I have an S22 Ultra and have purchased this drive and only get 45MBs read or write. I can get up to 390MBs with a Samsung portable SSD and can get 75MBs with a SanDisk micro sd. I have tried both the 256 and 128 versions of this drive. Have contacted Samsung and they offer no help or explanation. This is driving me nuts!!lmcd - Wednesday, July 6, 2022 - link
Sometimes the OTG mode is only advertised as USB 2 even when the client mode is USB 3. It would be weird, but the 45 MBps is awful close to expected USB 2 bandwidth.meacupla - Wednesday, July 6, 2022 - link
That sounds more like a phone design problem, rather than a problem with this drive.bobg1231 - Wednesday, July 6, 2022 - link
That's what I would have thought, and I'm sure it is somehow(funny that it's the latest greatest Samsung phone not playing well with a Samsung drive) But why does a lower rated SanDisk micro sd perform so much better?bobg1231 - Thursday, July 7, 2022 - link
I agree on the phone being the issue. However it just seems odd that Samsung's latest greatest flagship phone won't play well with their own flash drive. I have a micro sd card with usb c adapter that will transfer at 75MBs.philehidiot - Wednesday, July 6, 2022 - link
I use one of these for using TAILS. It's not bad at all for that purpose, but the priority there is obviously not speed, but it's definitely good enough.I'm probably on another list now.
Crazyeyeskillah - Wednesday, July 6, 2022 - link
Just put pages to break up your article. All these dropdown boxes may give you longer retention time for your advertisers, but it feels both abusive and annoying. Love the site, unfortunately a little less each year for 20 years now, but don't mind turning off my adblocker.Don't start manipulating your readers, we don't come here for low brow nonsense. There are websites that quote a tweet, then repaste made up future videocard specs for that in every article.
garblah - Thursday, July 7, 2022 - link
I think the Sandisk Extreme Pro USB 3.2 is a much better deal. Faster write speeds for a similar price.hMunster - Friday, July 8, 2022 - link
Faster burst write speeds or sustained write speeds or both?garblah - Friday, July 8, 2022 - link
Much faster for large file transfers. And (mostly) sustains the speed throughout the whole file transfer.I will say it's a little inconsistent, though. Sometimes I'm getting write speeds over 200 Mega BYTES a second for long stretches and sometimes it drops to 50. I think it has issues with thermal throttling, but it seems very unpredictable.
I think like copper based USB 3.x cables, there's a lot of randomness to the sample quality you end up receiving from the manufacturer. And Amazon reviews will attest to that, with people getting rather different test results, even using the same software and similar test parameters.
hMunster - Friday, July 8, 2022 - link
Is there any USB stick that supports UASP and TRIM?Tomatotech - Saturday, July 9, 2022 - link
Best to roll your own. Just buy a gumstick external enclosure, and buy / put a NVMe SSD in it. Total cost $50/60 depending on parts (less if you have a spare SSD) and you can pick whatever supports UASP / TRIM.SkipPerk - Wednesday, August 31, 2022 - link
Is heat an issue though? I want an NVME enclosure, but I fear heat will be an issue for large transfersbug77 - Sunday, July 10, 2022 - link
100MB/s writes... 10 seconds to write 1GB, 2,560 seconds to write the whole drive. That's over 40 minutes. Not that you'd write the whole drive every day, but if you're going for the 256GB size, you probably need all that space.GTVic - Wednesday, July 13, 2022 - link
Is there a Type-C to Type-A adapter that could let the Kingston XS2000 USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 Type-C work at the highest speed?ganeshts - Sunday, July 17, 2022 - link
Type-A will never have 20 Gbps. Not enough pins. You need Type-C for that.