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expiredphoinix | Staff posted Jun 10, 2025 05:19 PM

128GB Amazon Basics Ultra Fast USB 3.1 Flash Drive

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Amazon has 128GB Amazon Basics Ultra Fast USB 3.1 Flash Drive on sale for $8.39. Shipping is free with Prime or on $35+ orders.

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Features:
  • Read speed up to 130MB/s and write speed up to 30MB/s; 15x faster than USB 2.0 drives
  • USB 3.1 Gen 1 / USB 3.0 port required on host devices to achieve optimal read/write speed; backwards compatible with USB 2.0 host devices at lower speed
  • High-quality NAND FLASH flash memory chips can effectively protect personal data security
  • Retractable, telescopic design with key hole for added security

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    • Rated 4.6 out of 5 stars on Amazon based on over 24k customer reviews.
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Amazon has 128GB Amazon Basics Ultra Fast USB 3.1 Flash Drive on sale for $8.39. Shipping is free with Prime or on $35+ orders.

Thanks to Deal Hunter phoinix for finding this deal.

Features:
  • Read speed up to 130MB/s and write speed up to 30MB/s; 15x faster than USB 2.0 drives
  • USB 3.1 Gen 1 / USB 3.0 port required on host devices to achieve optimal read/write speed; backwards compatible with USB 2.0 host devices at lower speed
  • High-quality NAND FLASH flash memory chips can effectively protect personal data security
  • Retractable, telescopic design with key hole for added security

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Written by jimmytx | Staff
  • About this Store:
  • Additional Information:
    • Rated 4.6 out of 5 stars on Amazon based on over 24k customer reviews.
    • Please see the original post for additional details and/or view the Wiki and forum comments for further helpful discussion if available.

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BF_
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Be forewarned, I thought the same. Bought the 256GB version of this before when they were listed for about $15.

https://slickdeals.net/search?q=Amazon+Basics+256GB+Ultra+Fast+USB+3.1+Flash+Drive&sort=recent&filters%5Brating%5D%5B%5D=all&filters%5Bdate%5D%5B%5D=1095

Failed after 1 month of occasional use. While Amazon refunded the value of the drive. Lost the data on the drive which has far more value

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Jun 10, 2025 08:29 PM
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JamesH1227Jun 10, 2025 08:29 PM
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whoa, tbh I had no idea flash drives were to the point where $12 would be a normal price for 128gb. $8.39 on sale seems like a steal to me.
Jun 10, 2025 08:44 PM
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TooManyMindJun 10, 2025 08:44 PM
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This is a great price for a 128gb drive but with all flash drives, the longer it runs, the hotter it gets and in turn the speeds will come to a crawl. 🐌 🦥 🐢
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Quote from JamesH1227 :
whoa, tbh I had no idea flash drives were to the point where $12 would be a normal price for 128gb. $8.39 on sale seems like a steal to me.


Be forewarned, I thought the same. Bought the 256GB version of this before when they were listed for about $15.

https://slickdeals.net/search?q=Amazon+Basics+256GB+Ultra+Fast+USB+3.1+Flash+Drive&sort=recent&filters%5Brating%5D%5B%5D=all&filters%5Bdate%5D%5B%5D=1095

Failed after 1 month of occasional use. While Amazon refunded the value of the drive. Lost the data on the drive which has far more value
Last edited by BF_ June 10, 2025 at 02:38 PM.
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dotBenJun 10, 2025 09:43 PM
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Beware - this looks very much like a SanDisk Extreme PRO (which is a gold standard in performance and durability) but beyond the similar aesthetics there's nothing here that leads me to believe the internals are of the same quality. Buy the SanDisk if you want reassurance.
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poohbieJun 10, 2025 09:50 PM
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Few companies advertise the write speed. Glad to see this one does..30MB/s write speed.
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Quote from TooManyMind :
This is a great price for a 128gb drive but with all flash drives, the longer it runs, the hotter it gets and in turn the speeds will come to a crawl. 🐌 🦥 🐢
Once you do the research and realize that a drive like this exists..... https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0C3B18PKT
Then there is no worrying about speeds. The thing is superhuman. The fact that people don't know it exists is mind numbing.
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Luigis3rdcousinJun 10, 2025 10:47 PM
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Quote from TooManyMind :
This is a great price for a 128gb drive but with all flash drives, the longer it runs, the hotter it gets and in turn the speeds will come to a crawl. 🐌 🦥 🐢
🪱🐛🪼🐪🐫 also these speeds too
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Jun 10, 2025 10:48 PM
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Luigis3rdcousinJun 10, 2025 10:48 PM
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Quote from PocketsThick :
Once you do the research and realize that a drive like this exists..... https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0C3B18PKTThen there is no worrying about speeds. The thing is superhuman. The fact that people don't know it exists is mind numbing.
I can basically recreate something similar with an external nvme ssd drive with a cheap throw away ssd laying around
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esw01407Jun 10, 2025 11:02 PM
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I looked hard at the 256GB model a few weeks ago, and instead went with a Samsung Bar Plus that has better reviews in general. It was worth the extra $5.
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khronosJun 10, 2025 11:08 PM
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Quote from Luigis3rdcousin :
I can basically recreate something similar with an external nvme ssd drive with a cheap throw away ssd laying around
I can put a costume on my cat and turn him into a lion

well, similar to a lion
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jackharvestJun 10, 2025 11:22 PM
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Quote from poohbie :
Few companies advertise the write speed. Glad to see this one does..30MB/s write speed.
Laughable
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burticusJun 10, 2025 11:23 PM
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Sure why not, in for 2. I have to upgrade 2 parental PCs in the near future (thanks M$) and this is a pretty cheap backup solution. I just hope the write speeds are better than the bargain bin Microcenter USB's I bought in the past.... those things work but they are SO FREAKING SLOW. I've been giving those away or using them for much smaller ISO images which is a waste of space, but those things SUCK to use on a regular basis
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RezerJun 10, 2025 11:32 PM
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I don't know what's worse, the admission that it only writes at 30MB/s or the claim that it's 15x faster than USB 2.0 (which caps out at ~50MB/s after protocol overhead, btw)

It's 2025, stop buying flash drives with mediocre specs for 2010.
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Quote from Luigis3rdcousin :
I can basically recreate something similar with an external nvme ssd drive with a cheap throw away ssd laying around
Perhaps, but it won't be the size of a normal USB flash drive.
Plus that drive has both USB C and USB A connectors on it.
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Quote from poohbie :
Few companies advertise the write speed. Glad to see this one does..30MB/s write speed.
False advertising. You will see 30MB/s maybe for a few seconds and then it will drop to 5-10MB/s on average. Look at the reviews, specifically the ones showing large file transfers to the drive. If your use case involves filling it up with data once and then reading that data many times then this drive will be fine, as long as you're OK with waiting an hour just to fill it up. But for anything that requires repeated writing it is essentially junk.

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