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Transfer Speed

Customers have mixed opinions on the transfer speed of this Vansuny External SSD USB 3.1. While some are pleased with the acceptable to fast speeds and the convenience of using a Type-C port, others have experienced difficulties reaching optimal transfer rates and encountered issues during data transfers.

Read/Write Performance

Customers have mixed opinions on the read/write performance of the Vansuny External SSD USB 3.1, with some praising its fast speeds for handling large files and others finding it slower than expected. The drive is generally well-regarded for its compact size, durability, and ease of use, but some users have encountered issues with partitioning and data retention when unplugged.

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Quality


Simple to use, just plugged it in and i have more storage and my game runs faster!


The external drive looks pretty much exactly like most solid state drives of this size.


The cord sometimes cuts out during transfers, disconnecting the ssd without safely ejecting or, just not connecting at all.


I couldn't get it to top 250mb per second in test environment, real transfer rate was closer to 230mb /s which is still absurdl...  Read More

Price


A great little usb3 ssd for a great price!


For the price i paid i'm very happy and pleased with how well it works.


Considering the price, its a good portable one.


Speedy little drive for a cheap little 500gb external usb based drive.

Packaging/appearance


Came with a well thought out cable.


Confused to see j-micron show up on the amorphousdiskmark speed test, as the box is labelled vasuny.

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  • This product had a total of 543 reviews as of our last analysis date on Jan 7 2025.

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    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    Speedy little drive for a cheap little 500gb external usb based drive


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    Would work great for a laptop as it only uses about 1 watt when i was testing it during benchmarking


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    Doesnt get too hot at around 92 so thats always a plus


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    It works perfectly fine and is indeed what it’s labeled as space wise the only “issue” is that i have to unplug it and plug it back in every time i turn on and off my xbox series s


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    The cord sometimes cuts out during transfers disconnecting the ssd without safely ejecting or just not connecting at all


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    I couldnt get it to top 250mb per second in test environment real transfer rate was closer to 230mb s which is still absurdly fast for a usb device


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    Inside you will find a custom printed board the usbc connector has 4 well soldered joints holding it down

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