The 256GB is now at a very reasonable $31, and I like this form factor for having on a keychain, but be aware that like the smaller SD Ultra USB3, it gets hot, particularly with extended write sessions, and will slow down to around 8MB/s, and if you keep going it can lock up.
When mine (128GB) does I can just remove it and reinsert when it cools down, it does not go into some kind of protect mode like some people have experienced, after weekly use for almost 3 years.
I'd get it (or the more expensive Samsung Bar Plus) again for keychain use but not if you need fast sustained writes for more than a handful of files (till it heats up).
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The 256GB is now at a very reasonable $31, and I like this form factor for having on a keychain, but be aware that like the smaller SD Ultra USB3, it gets hot, particularly with extended write sessions, and will slow down to around 8MB/s, and if you keep going it can lock up.
When mine (128GB) does I can just remove it and reinsert when it cools down, it does not go into some kind of protect mode like some people have experienced, after weekly use for almost 3 years.
I'd get it (or the more expensive Samsung Bar Plus) again for keychain use but not if you need fast sustained writes for more than a handful of files (till it heats up).
Thank you!