Samsung USB 3.1 Flash Drive BAR Plus 128GB
A modern take on a classic. The next generation Bar Plus elevates the flash drive to an everyday essential, offering impressive speeds in a striking design. Fits in your hand, a pure minimalism that cleverly blends style, speed, and reliability.
At a Glance:
Innovative V-NAND Technology with Enhanced Read/Write Performance
Superior Endurance
(1) Up to 300 MB/s for 256/128GB models; Up to 200 MB/s for 64/32GB models.
(2) Minimum of 10 secs for 256/128GB models; Minimum of 14 secs for 64/32GB models.
(3) Waterproof up to 72 hrs in seawater and shock-proof up to 1,500 gravitational acceleration.
(4) Withstands -25°C to 85°C operating, -40°C to 85°C non-operating.
(5) Magnet-proof up to 15,000 gauss and X-ray proof up to 50 Roentgen.
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07BPK3XWW
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Is it a good product?
I've had the 128 light grey version since 2018 ($27 at the time) and has to be hands down the best usb drive I own, doesn't run too hot, consistently fast transfer speed 40-60mb/s, and easy to carry via that little loop.
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(2) Minimum of 10 secs for 256/128GB models; Minimum of 14 secs for 64/32GB models.
Is #2 referring to the write speeds in #1?
I have the 32 GB and it's been great.
https://www.amazon.com/Samsung-BA...B07BPKL2D2
Also, not sure why, but the title says: "Samsung BAR Plus 256GB - 400MB/s USB 3.1 Flash Drive Titan Gray (MUF-256BE4/AM)"
400MB/s? Not sure if that's true.
You really don't want to use USB flash drives to store valuable data. The 1's and 0's in NAND flash cells, are stored as voltage levels. Sometimes these cells leak, this is called bit rot. The probability of this occurring per cell, depends on quite a few variables, but here's a few off the top of my head.
-Flash type
-Flash quality(USB flash is usually lower quality)
-Time between refresh(powering up the drive by plugging it in).
-Storage temperature
The time before a file becomes corrupted/unreadable, just varies and can happen between a month to 10 years...
This has happened to me a few times. I'm still mourning some of my lost documents. Now I use cloud + 2 HDDs in raid 1. Setting up raid 1 probably wasn't necessary.