SanDisk 16GB Ultra Flash Drive Reviews Summary

Size and Portability

Pros:

• "Absolutely love these things. Ideally, they can almost be left in a laptop for some a little extra storage."
• "Small thumb drive so it don't stick out others that stick out can get broken easier."
• "Nice little and practical USBs."
• "It is very convenient for carrying files that want use on other PCs and Laptops but do not want to leave them on those units."
• "The size is perfect for staying in the laptop side USB port without being obstructive."
• "They are as light as feathers, are 3rd generation, and fast, and it's very easy to carry one in your pocket."
• "This will be my go-to expansion device."

Cons:

• "However, the small size and large capacity creates heat with little surface area to cool it off."
• "These are very small, so small that I worry about losing or misplacing them."
• "One concern is that it is way small. You need to make sure you have a safe place to keep it, or you would lose it immediately."
• "It's so small it's difficult to plug into USB port."
• "They’re a little hard to remove and probably extremely easy to misplace."
• "Almost too small sometimes, it's one of those things you can easily lose if you misplace or leave out of sight."
• "They are super tiny in size, could be easy to lose."

Heat and Durability

Pros:

• "I've ordered a few of these, and all have been durable and consistent with its performance, which is also great."
• "They are very robust and easy to use."
• "The plastic housing for this USB has given me no problems with taking it out of computers and plugging them in elsewhere."
• "The compact design of this flash drive is a standout feature."
• "SanDisk makes the best flash drive. I have some that are over 10 years old that I still use everyday."
• "Performance is excellent."
• "They are very portable and the are very unobtrusive in the ports on my computers."

Cons:

• "The entire thing seems to be plastic, so it’s probably just a little fragile."
• "Out of a total of 6 of these I used in a 24x7 but very low usage scenario, 4 of them died within a few months."
• "The SanDisk lasted less than 6 months before case break."
• "Top casing that covers the USB contact pins breaks and remains inside your USB port as a 'gift'."
• "These drives are 100% plastic.They get super hot and when they do they fail to read or write.Do not buy."
• "The USB connector itself is made from thin, flimsy plastic."
• "Both drives use a controller chipset known to be defective."

Performance and Compatibility

Pros:

• "For read/write speeds when using a NTFS or fat32 file system were pretty decent."
• "I've found them pretty nippy both reading and writing."
• "The speed is adequate, which is important for running an OS from it."
• "Good transfer speed."
• "I tested the read and write sequential speeds at about 120MB/S which is much faster than USB 2.0 flash drives."
• "hdparm is giving me 135MBytes/s or about 1GBps, so not bad."
• "In terms of speed, the Ultra Fit USB 3.1 flash drive delivers impressive read speeds of up to 130 MB/s."

Cons:

• "I bought this to use with Unraid and was pretty disappointed to find out it was incompatible."
• "The actual observed write speeds in Windows (when copying large files) are only about 8-10 MB/s."
• "When they are recognized, they are excruciatingly slow."
• "The write speeds are pretty terrible. I get only 2.5 MB/S."
• "Write speeds are on the low side, about 13-15MB/sec."
• "Write speed is glacial at about 10MB/s - 17MB/s on average, with occasional peak of 50MB/s."
• "For some reason the read rate on this drive is incredibly slow."