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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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Draygonia

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If you're looking to use this for anything critical, think again. Had this backing up to the cloud and when I went back to my computer the header was corrupted and the drive had to be formatted. Had a backup but I don't trust Amazon usb sticks anymore.

SmilingBelieve162

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Quote from satnav4

Can't tell if this is sarcasm. Can you point to a deal in this price range?

You can buy nvme drives on ebay that are 3200 mbps in real world settings and 10gbps in theory for $7 each. Just buy a 10 usd enclosure and you're all set. If you want ultra miniature stick to the 2230 form factor. Thumb drives are 100% obsolete and should be donated to Africa.

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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.

Same thing happened here. Failed after about a month of occasional use,; a few files here and there, drive failed with computer unable to read anything. For any important data, wouldn't use this unless you have multiple backups

lentm

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lentm

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This for Tesla dashcam recording?

Chonkla

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Chonkla

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Quote from lentm

This for Tesla dashcam recording?

Sounds like it should easily work:
https://www.tesla.com/ownersmanua...DEE21.html

Rave666

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Rave666

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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 spacehttps://a.co/d/iSe4uMXWish me luck

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.

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Quote from SmilingBelieve162

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

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Quote from YadGadge

This or the PNY one for the same price? https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00JN1TOHM

I know one this one is 3.1 and that one is 3.0. looking more for reliability.

I have about 10 PNY 128gb I have collected over the years. I did loose 1 completely. Afew lost data from non use over years (had to reformat). I do not like the slider cap on these.

Actually I have a bout 5 or 6 Microcenter 128gb (the ones you get free in a email coupon), and both the sticks and Micro SD cards have worked for me (knock on Wood)..

I am in for 1 just to see if these are any good. IDK, why I think I need another though.. I Should be waiting for prime day for a 512gb or 1 tb.....

Last edited by DoobieBrother June 20, 2025 at 02:09 PM.

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happyface50

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Quote from warezdog

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

Would like to see that also.

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Stinktooth

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Quote from YadGadge

This or the PNY one for the same price? https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00JN1TOHM

I know one this one is 3.1 and that one is 3.0. looking more for reliability.

They really obfuscated the USB standard with their naming. Who knows what they currently want to call it. USB 3.0 and 3.1 gen 1 can both mean the same thing. I would just focus on the transfer speeds. I think all USB 3.0 and above can do 5Gbps. This does not account for the actual speed of your hardware. It is just the theoretical limit of the port. 3.1 gen 2 should be able to do 10Gbps which is plenty for me. Then there are USB 4.0 and thunderbolt ports (USB C) which can have varying speeds. 40 Gbps might be the max on those right now? I did a little poking around when thinking of plugging my quest 3 into my computer.

Anthonyb76

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Anthonyb76

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Prime Day 7/8

Blitzmob

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Blitzmob

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Quote from BF_

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

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fintlewoodlewix

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"Great for storing videos, photos, and songs/ up to 978 minutes 1080P video recording"
Who measures crap this way?

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Quote from warezdog

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

$17 for 256gb gen 3 https://www.ebay.com/itm/31502021...3837583408

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BrightPanther8388

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I picked these up last year during Prime Day. As others have said, it's great for write once read many, but just to follow up, I thought I'd test it out to see how poor the write speeds were. Honestly, it doesn't seem too bad to me for just a cheap drive for something like Ventoy with a bunch of OS's and utilities. I may pick up a few more

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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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