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expiredreptarSnax posted Jan 8, 2024 10:35 PM

256GB Samsung FIT Plus USB 3.1 Flash Drive

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Amazon has 256GB Samsung FIT Plus USB 3.1 Flash Drive (MUF-256AB/AM) for $19.99. Shipping is free w/ Prime or on $35+ orders.

Samsung also has 256GB Samsung FIT Plus USB 3.1 Flash Drive (MUF-256AB/AM) for $19.99. Shipping is free.
  • Note: $18.99 for eligible EDU/EPP accounts (sign in to verify price/eligibility).
B&H Photo Video also has 256GB Samsung FIT Plus USB 3.1 Flash Drive (MUF-256AB/AM) for $19.99. Shipping is free on $49+ orders.

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Features:
  • Expand your storage with a compact fit designed to plug in and stay. Read speeds up to 400 MB/s with the latest USB 3.1 standard
  • Safeguard your data with a 5-year limited warranty
  • USB 3.1 Gen 1 Type-A Interface
  • Water-Resistant & Temperatureproof
  • Shock, Magnet & X-Ray Proof

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Amazon has 256GB Samsung FIT Plus USB 3.1 Flash Drive (MUF-256AB/AM) for $19.99. Shipping is free w/ Prime or on $35+ orders.

Samsung also has 256GB Samsung FIT Plus USB 3.1 Flash Drive (MUF-256AB/AM) for $19.99. Shipping is free.
  • Note: $18.99 for eligible EDU/EPP accounts (sign in to verify price/eligibility).
B&H Photo Video also has 256GB Samsung FIT Plus USB 3.1 Flash Drive (MUF-256AB/AM) for $19.99. Shipping is free on $49+ orders.

Thanks to Deal Hunter reptarSnax for finding this deal.

Features:
  • Expand your storage with a compact fit designed to plug in and stay. Read speeds up to 400 MB/s with the latest USB 3.1 standard
  • Safeguard your data with a 5-year limited warranty
  • USB 3.1 Gen 1 Type-A Interface
  • Water-Resistant & Temperatureproof
  • Shock, Magnet & X-Ray Proof

Editor's Notes

Written by RazorConcepts
  • About this Deal:
  • About this Product:
    • This is rated 4.7 out of 5 stars based on over 32,000 ratings at Amazon.
  • About this Store:

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MWink
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Form factor. Performance is virtually identical.



Practically speaking, the USB 2.0 bus tops out around 50MB/s. However, most USB 2.0 flash drives don't come anywhere close to that. If you're talking about external hard drives or SSDs, then it's another story. As for the Samsung FIT/BAR Plus, peak sequential reads/writes top out around 420/115MB/s and random 4K reads writes can hit 13/24MB/s. For a USB flash drive these numbers are excellent. I've seen many flash drives that have 4K random writes that hover at a pathetic ~10KB/s (0.01MB/s). Using a journaled filesystem (like NTFS or EXT4) will be downright painful on them. That said, I've seen performance degradation on the Samsung drives.



Technically correct but throughput capability of the interface is of limited relevance when discussing performance of specific drives.
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1 incher makes em go crazy
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LikeABadPenny
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I think you're confusing these with the Sandisk drives in a similar small form factor. I've had 0 problems with any Samsung Fit drives and they are fast and cool, never even warm.
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Jan 9, 2024 1:08 AM
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GoGo98102Jan 9, 2024 1:08 AM
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I have two of these. They get very hot if accessed and sometimes would corrupt. Always make sure this is not storing something very important.
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Quote from GoGo98102 :
I have two of these. They get very hot if accessed and sometimes would corrupt. Always make sure this is not storing something very important.
I think you're confusing these with the Sandisk drives in a similar small form factor. I've had 0 problems with any Samsung Fit drives and they are fast and cool, never even warm.
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Jan 9, 2024 1:23 AM
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Drewsky4821Jan 9, 2024 1:23 AM
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Quote from GoGo98102 :
I have two of these. They get very hot if accessed and sometimes would corrupt. Always make sure this is not storing something very important.
I also have two that I have owned for over a year and they do not get hot at all. No corruption either.
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Jan 9, 2024 1:36 AM
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Mangolover111Jan 9, 2024 1:36 AM
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How.fast are these.compard.to usbc 2.0. External.drives
Jan 9, 2024 1:55 AM
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Pi.314Jan 9, 2024 1:55 AM
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Quote from LikeABadPenny :
I think you're confusing these with the Sandisk drives in a similar small form factor. I've had 0 problems with any Samsung Fit drives and they are fast and cool, never even warm.
what's the difference between this Samsung FIT 256gb and the Samsung BAR 256gb for the same $20?
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07BPKL...i_atc&th=1
Jan 9, 2024 1:58 AM
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RDJKR75Jan 9, 2024 1:58 AM
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Have a few of these and they are solid good. No heat issues.
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Jan 9, 2024 2:00 AM
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DerekR5067Jan 9, 2024 2:00 AM
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Quote from Pi.314 :
what's the difference between this Samsung FIT 256gb and the Samsung BAR 256gb for the same $20?
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07BPKL...i_atc&th=1
About 1 inch

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Jan 9, 2024 2:08 AM
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1 incher makes em go crazy
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Jan 9, 2024 2:24 AM
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jborageJan 9, 2024 2:24 AM
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I've set up two of these for friends. Loaded a bunch of movies and shows onto these for use with their in car entertainment systems. Considering how hot and cold the Midwest can be, and I've gotten zero complaints, these seem pretty durable.
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DonkeyFinestJan 9, 2024 2:42 AM
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Quote from TrollingBy :
1 incher makes em go crazy
Las mujeres me llaman hombre de una pulgada con pelotas gigantes.
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AmusedScent305Jan 9, 2024 2:42 AM
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Quote from Mangolover111 :
How.fast are these.compard.to usbc 2.0. External.drives
The slowest USB 3.0 connection is rated for 5Gbps transfer speeds, which translates to a theoretical bandwidth of 640MBps (on par with a SATA III connection), while a USB2.0 drive's theoretical speed is 480Mbps which is about 60MBps… so roughly 10 times.
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arbitragerJan 9, 2024 2:49 AM
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Quote from DerekR5067 :
About 1 inch

Go on.....
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Quote from Pi.314 :
what's the difference between this Samsung FIT 256gb and the Samsung BAR 256gb for the same $20?
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07BPKL...i_atc&th=1
Form factor. Performance is virtually identical.

Quote from Mangolover111 :
How.fast are these.compard.to usbc 2.0. External.drives
Practically speaking, the USB 2.0 bus tops out around 50MB/s. However, most USB 2.0 flash drives don't come anywhere close to that. If you're talking about external hard drives or SSDs, then it's another story. As for the Samsung FIT/BAR Plus, peak sequential reads/writes top out around 420/115MB/s and random 4K reads writes can hit 13/24MB/s. For a USB flash drive these numbers are excellent. I've seen many flash drives that have 4K random writes that hover at a pathetic ~10KB/s (0.01MB/s). Using a journaled filesystem (like NTFS or EXT4) will be downright painful on them. That said, I've seen performance degradation on the Samsung drives.

Quote from AmusedScent305 :
The slowest USB 3.0 connection is rated for 5Gbps transfer speeds, which translates to a theoretical bandwidth of 640MBps (on par with a SATA III connection), while a USB2.0 drive's theoretical speed is 480Mbps which is about 60MBps… so roughly 10 times.
Technically correct but throughput capability of the interface is of limited relevance when discussing performance of specific drives.
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Jan 9, 2024 4:20 AM
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raz0rw0rkJan 9, 2024 4:20 AM
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Quote from LikeABadPenny :
I think you're confusing these with the Sandisk drives in a similar small form factor. I've had 0 problems with any Samsung Fit drives and they are fast and cool, never even warm.
Thanks for bringing this up because it's hella true.

I had those SanDisk thumb drives for my portable tablet and work laptop to expand memory for work and to have some entertainment while traveling for work. They do sorta work, but the second you try to move large amounts of data they get scorching hot and just stop working.

If these do not do that, I'm in for two. Also, I'll never trust SanDisk again.

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Jan 9, 2024 6:17 AM
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mail2vrpJan 9, 2024 6:17 AM
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Does anyone know why there are no 512gb flash drive from Samsung?

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