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256GB Amazon Basics USB 3.1 Portable Flash Drive (Black)

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Amazon has 256GB Amazon Basics USB 3.1 Portable Flash Drive (Black) on sale for $10.99. Shipping is free w/ Prime or on $35+ orders.

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256GB Storage Capacity
NAND Flash Memory
USB 3.1/Backward Compatible
Read Speeds Up to 130 MB/s
Write Speeds Up to 30 MB/s
Portable/Retractable Design w/ Key Hole

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- Great for storing videos, photos, and songs/ up to 978 minutes 1080P video recording
- Product is eligible for refund/replacement within 30-days of purchase
- Offer valid while pricing/supplies last
- Don't have Amazon Prime? Students can get a free 6-Month Amazon Prime trial with free 2-day shipping, unlimited video streaming & more
- If you're not a student, there's also a free 1-Month Amazon Prime trial available

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256GB Storage Capacity
NAND Flash Memory
USB 3.1/Backward Compatible
Read Speeds Up to 130 MB/s
Write Speeds Up to 30 MB/s
Portable/Retractable Design w/ Key Hole

Editor's Notes

Written by StrawMan86 | Staff

About the Deal
- Great for storing videos, photos, and songs/ up to 978 minutes 1080P video recording
- Product is eligible for refund/replacement within 30-days of purchase
- Offer valid while pricing/supplies last
- Don't have Amazon Prime? Students can get a free 6-Month Amazon Prime trial with free 2-day shipping, unlimited video streaming & more
- If you're not a student, there's also a free 1-Month Amazon Prime trial available

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lollerskates

Anyone curious this means "Write once read many" and a common example would be a media drive where you write data one time (since it's relatively slow to write) and read data many times (since it's fast), for example by playing the media from the drive

greystone

I bought the 128GB version for $8.50 last week, H2testw came back at 40MB write and 140MB read for all of them, good enough for me.

SmartLocket800

I actually don't remember, but I would say within a month of actual usage. Data on it was easily replaceable, but it stopped me from using the other Amazon basic's flash drive that I have.

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Quote from SmartLocket800

I actually don't remember, but I would say within a month of actual usage. Data on it was easily replaceable, but it stopped me from using the other Amazon basic's flash drive that I have.

Amazon NAND is bottom of the barrel rejects quality just like TEAM , Onn, and off brands. Usually lasting 30-90 days, some 12-24 months.

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Quote from warezdog

Can you point a few of these out? For $7 I'm only seeing heat sinks.

He made a similar comment in the 128gb stick thread last time too.

128gb NVMEs can be found for $7. https://www.ebay.com/itm/396764187276 Price more than doubles for 256 though.

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Quote from Anthonyb76

Prime Day 7/8

hold…hold…hold…BUY ALL THE PRIME THINGS!!!

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Quote from Cheapy Stuff

He made a similar comment in the 128gb stick thread last time too.

128gb NVMEs can be found for $7. https://www.ebay.com/itm/396764187276 Price more than doubles for 256 though.

The only nvme m.2's I could find were no names shipped from China and they started at $11, I'll pass on those and wait for something else.

Good find on the 2230 but would like to know what I'm getting rather than random?!

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Quote from warezdog

Listing says they're pulled from new laptops so I wouldn't worry too much about it, difference between a Samsung and Kioxia or WD probably not significant if they're just a basic pcie 4 drive for use in an external.

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Quote from DJ_SAMMY_D

I'm going to pair it with this extender and add to Panasonic fire tv for more space https://a.co/d/iSe4uMX Wish me luck

Noice.

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Correct me if I am wrong, the the SSD uses more power and that is the problem. These are designed to operate on low power. I cant get my fire cube to read a 1tb ssd, or a 1tb spinner hdd. I can however use two 512gb (largest I own) on a usb hub with ethernet and it works. My hunch it is power that is the issue.

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Would these work ok for like Tesla dashcam files? Or generally not good? Sounds like I should get a much larger 1 TB one anyway

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Quote from thetravelingbachelor

Would these work ok for like Tesla dashcam files? Or generally not good? Sounds like I should get a much larger 1 TB one anyway

no don't use flash memory for constant writing if can avoid it. you need one that's high endurance for something that's always writing. it will work but not reliably

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Quote from Blitzmob

Came here to find the first comment saying "obsolete". Kinda shocked it took until the second page.

"Defective" not "obsolete"

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Quote from Rave666

Curious, why does your Fire TV need more space? Do you store content on it? Just wondering, I've had various Fire TV sticks and cubes for years and never needed space but all I do is stream.

Any of the good third-party streaming apps worth their salt easily will give "low space" warnings after a few installs.

I predominantly use about 5 diff streaming apps on my FireTV and its always running out of space. I actually can't wait to ditch the damn thing because these types of space issues (16GB, with essentially around 11GB free) are downright moronic in 2025.

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Quote from DJ_SAMMY_D

I'm going to pair it with this extender and add to Panasonic fire tv for more space

https://a.co/d/iSe4uMX

Wish me luck

Best of luck to you, friend!

I use one also on my Omnia FireTV 55" (one of those cheap SDs of a few years ago) and at first it worked fine to extend the storage

but then it started incessantly getting unmounted for an undetermined reason. I unplug, replug, flip it, stick it, caress it, and even whisper sweet compliments at it... but nothing helps. Its just such a janky operating system and so poorly supported. The flash drive im using is even name brand (Sandisk or Samsung IIRC)

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Rating:	(4.6 out of 5 stars)
Reviews:	24,455 Amazon Reviews
Manufacturer:	Amazon
Model Number:	LS21USB256G1
Product SKU:	B0B61DGG18
UPC:	840095889704
ASIN:	B0B61DGG18
Brand:	Amazon Basics
Item Dimensions LxWxH:	2.24 x 0.79 x 0.53 inches
Item Weight:	0.02 pounds
Item model number:	LS21USB256G1
Manufacturer:	Amazon

256GB Amazon Basics USB 3.1 Portable Flash Drive (Black)

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