SanDisk 1TB Ultra Dual Drive

This is a fantastic product. I had first ordered a SanDisk 1TB Extreme Pro usb drive, which I wanted to use with my Samsung S20 phone for backups and general picture storage. It used a cable for connection. That item is also very nice, rugged, small etc. but it didn’t work with my phone, although I’d found references on the web of folks who did get it to work with a phone. But not mine, so I returned it. Glad I did!
This SanDisk Ultra 1TB Luxe is even better than the Extreme Pro would have been, for my purposes. No cable! The metal case is easily flipped back and forth between USB C and USB A ports, so it’s easy to transfer data between pretty much anything. The Extreme Pro probably didn’t work with the phone because it needs more power from the usb port than the phone can supply, but the Ultra is a typical usb stick requiring very little power. Did I mention no cable 🙂
As you can see in the pictures, I paired it with a magnetic usb port connector. This itself is a wonderful device. I leave the small part plugged into my phone’s usb port (see pics), so I never plug things in and out, thus avoiding wear on this mechanical part, and keeping dust out too. I have the matching plugs for charging cables, and now, as seen in the pics, for the SanDisk stick. I can also charge the phone wirelessly, so I never have to fiddle with the usb port. The tiny magnet is very secure, and the magnets are so strong, they magically mate up even from an inch or so away. I recommend this for everyone…don’t let your charging port get damaged.
So I just let the magnets shake hands to connect. I use CX File Explorer as a file app on the phone. Best app ever, so many easy functions. When I pop the SanDisk on magnetically, a usb icon comes up in the storage devices screen (see pic), and I can easily transfer files. CX can even access my laptop via the wifi router, so I can transfer files from the SanDisk directly to the laptop without going to the phone first. Of course, I could use the usb A on the SanDisk to plug directly into the laptop any way… And, my laptop has a usb C port, which I have a magnet adapter in, so I could slap the SanDisk on that way, again saving wear and tear on the port.
Of course the Extreme Pro would have been much faster, if it had worked, but the stick is plenty fast for my purposes. It seems to meet the advertised speed, and I transferred 30 gig of pictures in about 30 minutes, so a gig per minute. Fine for my purposes, although if I was doing more complex things with my laptop, I’d get the Extreme Pro, with its cable, for super fast speed.
All in all, a lovely piece of tech.

Compact and sturdy drive. Gets quite hot when being pushed, but heat dissipates quickly when taken out of computer. The dual usb3/usb-c compatibility is super handy.

while it worked, it overheats quickly to the point of failing, now after 1 year of very light use, the temp might have done it in, as it no longer works, if cooling was addressed this stick would be perfect, it’s tiny, cool looking silver, real performance it does meet the 150mbps, my only gripe is the heat, but once again maybe it should have had a few holes to dissipate heat… I’d get it again and use a desktop fan to cool it.

Perfect for my keychain. I have a lot of lab computers that aren’t network attached so I need a flash drive to transfer data back and forth. If you plan to carry this on a keychain just know I had to add another smaller ring to the top of this though as the hole is kind of small and it poked up too much. The metal exterior makes me feel better that it will stand up to carrying around and the dual functionality is great for my laptop which only has USB C and the lab computers that only have USB A. No more adapters!

El artículo llegó puntual y en buen estado.
En la prueba de velocidad con CRISTALDISK leyó a 279 mps y escribió a 89 mps.
Probado en mi PC (USB C Gen 3.2 : 1)

En el uso normal alcanzó por momentos 170 mbs al escribir un archivo de 40 gigas.
Sin embargo, al aumentar la temperatura (2 minutos después de iniciada la escritura) la velocidad se redujo como auto protección.
Esto hizo más tardada la copia.

El artículo es compacto, pequeño y sólido.
Se cae con facilidad si no se sujeta a la ligera.
Esto se debe a que sus bordes son curvos.

En conclusión, es un buen artículo, resistente y compacto, bien construido y funciona muy bien con el IPHONE 15 MAX PLUS cuyo conector USBC ya es Gen 3.2 -2.