Samsung Bar Plus 256GB - 400MB/s USB 3.1 Flash Drive $41.69 + Delivery ($0 with Prime/ $49 Spend) @ Amazon US via AU

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Lcandobetter on 20/01/2023 - 23:00 amazon.com.au (443 clicks)
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Write speed 200 MB
Read speed 400 Megabytes Per Second

Seems to be a good drive for a good price.

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  pw2002au on 20/01/2023 - 23:02

  +6

  Their slower write speed ones heat up pretty bad.. Wonder if this one glows red when filling it up.

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    dandoon on 20/01/2023 - 23:14

    I assumed they used the metal body as a heatsink for better transfer rates, but either they do and it's a trash radiator, and/or their using worse controllers because some of the plasticy ones have wildly more reliable and often faster transfer speeds…

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    slowmo on 21/01/2023 - 00:04

    Have 64/128/256 and never noticed it heats up. Do you do a lot of read/write to it?

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      Lighter Fluid on 21/01/2023 - 11:51

      How lol, it definitely heats up as soon as you use it.

      I have a 128 and its uncomfortably hot to the touch after transferring anything longer than say 2-3mins.

      If I don't do anything and just leave it plugged in, when I remember to remove it, it's quite warm.

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        greatlamp on 21/01/2023 - 19:21

        Are you talking about this USB drive or another Samsung product?

        I have several of these, they are excellent. Very good 4k write speed for a USB stick as well

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        slowmo on 21/01/2023 - 21:05

        Idk. I have 3 of each type and no issues. Might be a lemon?

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    mousie on 21/01/2023 - 21:06

    Agree could fry an egg on one. They were crap

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  rezaulkarimarif on 20/01/2023 - 23:19

  -1

  I bought the 128gb one..after one day of use it was (profanity) :v don't know why

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  Grey 13 on 20/01/2023 - 23:43

  +1

  Nah fam. I literally picked up a 250GB Toshiba SSD XC10 before for like $20: https://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/734388 and it is quite small. Not the best deal or even remotely good tbh.

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  Some Human on 21/01/2023 - 00:06

  +1

  I like them because they look like whistles.

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  leftspeaker2000 on 21/01/2023 - 00:44

  Good keys. Very durable. I must don't transfer large files anymore

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    comphelp on 21/01/2023 - 13:37

    I've had an older 128GB one for a few years. It's been rock solid. I don't use it as much as I used to.

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  hollykryten on 21/01/2023 - 11:57

  Thanks OP. However i don't buy Samsung BAR Plus flash drives any more. The last ones i bought all ended up completely failing within a year. I suspect that these overheat and end up frying the chips over time.

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  candobetter on 21/01/2023 - 19:13

  I had one for a few years, albeit smaller capacity, it worked fine no issues except that it's a bit too tight when inserting into some USB sockets.

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    hollykryten on 23/01/2023 - 09:41

    I think that those USB ports had some big issues.

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  jcdc3067 on 29/01/2023 - 09:39

  Price is now 37.95, and buy 2 save 5%

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  vipero on 07/02/2023 - 00:56

  I should point out that this write speed is around 60MB/sec instead of 200MB/sec as mentioned by OP.