Pros & Cons
Pros
Item as advertised. I'm pleased with my purchase it is very fast however it does get hot. In use, the drive is good. It is very quick transfer speeds for music use compared to other usb3 devices.
Cons
It fails just after the warrantee expires and then your left with a drive that does not do what you bought it for. It keeps retracting into its case when i’m plugging it in, exasperated by the tight fit. Not aware at all. The speeds this device advert... Read More
Highlights
Quality
I had 2 64gb drives of the previous generation which were great for larger file transfers as they could sustain a high write speed.
I went for 256gbi was and still am amazed how quick it is to write massive files to it.
Those 2 drives saw heavy use and are starting to fail, so needed a replacement.
Most of them are extremely slow to write and ok to read but we don't usually have hours to copy a bunch of files so the whole c... Read More
Price
Well worth the extra ££ if you value your time!
Shipping
Received it as stated on amazon new, packaged well and shipped on time.
Competitiveness
Really quick transfer speeds for music use compared to other usb3 devices.
Overview
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- This product had a total of 13,787 reviews as of our last analysis date on Mar 3 2024.
Helpful InsightsBETA
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
I lost all hope for any sort of usb 3 memory stick style storage devices having purchased several of those on amazon
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Most of them are extremely slow to write and ok to read but we dont usually have hours to copy a bunch of files so the whole concept of large and slow memory sticks is pointless
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
This is until i tried sandisk extreme pro 3
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
I tried it on several laptops and on all of them its unbelievably fast
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
I want now the 512gb but i cant really justify it
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Those 2 drives saw heavy use and are starting to fail so needed a replacement
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
I would say if you are doing small file transfers of less than 1gb there are cheaper drives available