"up to 1 TB capacity... starting launch price is $15.99"
I have adblock, how did this SanDisk commercial make it through?
SanDisk launches dongle-like Extreme Fit USB-C flash drive with up to 1 TB
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Re: SanDisk launches dongle-like Extreme Fit USB-C flash drive with up to 1 TB
#42When I was studying at university, I had the highest-capacity USB drive of its time, which was 64mb. I was able to fit all my Word documents and some extras, and still felt huge. I can't find a reason for anyone to use a tiny flash drive and store 1tb info on it. It is too risky to store anything important without a backup. Versioning is also an issue and must be synced somewhere all the time. I thought we were over…
Maybe they have a GoPro and want to be able to do some basic 4K video manipulation. Or want to download some warez or porn, or use it as a backup drive, etc.
1TB is enough space to be actually useful for some of this, and if you have a somewhat older laptop, it might only have 256GB or 512GB internal.
Re: SanDisk launches dongle-like Extreme Fit USB-C flash drive with up to 1 TB
#43Just buy microsd to sd adapter that sits completely flush in the case. Like this called BaseQi: https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0822/8493/files/feature-1_...
Also "just buy" a MacBook Pro to go with it?
Re: SanDisk launches dongle-like Extreme Fit USB-C flash drive with up to 1 TB
#44I've pretty much stopped using 'stick' type storage for anything >256MB, as regardless of brand and series, my experience is that these thingies overheat under anything but light write usage, and either slow to a crawl or drop off the USB bus entirely before my copy is finished. 'Credit card' sized SSDs are not that much more inconvenient to carry and store, and don't exhibit any of these issues for me. And the therm…
The most irritating thing about the credit-card sized ones, are how they aren’t attached if you move around. I like to be mobile, so I put some velcro ultra-mate on the back of my laptop, and also on my disk, then the disk can be attached and plugged in while I move around. I also got a 90-degree USB-C cable for a more direct cable route.
What do you do with all that storage?
Here's the root partition (well, lvm) on a laptop I have been using for over three years now
» df -hT ~
Filesystem Type Size Used Avail Use% Mounted on
/dev/mapper/vgubuntu-root ext4 869G 298G 527G 37% /
Re: SanDisk launches dongle-like Extreme Fit USB-C flash drive with up to 1 TB
#45How hot do these things get? I have a few "bar" type USB sticks that get quite warm after even moderate amounts of data transfer.
How hot is "quite warm"? And how hot is too hot? From my own observation: Anything over 40C or so feels quite warm to my own touch, but 40C is generally rather insignificant to a solid-state IC.
At around 120C or so lead solder can become weaker, and this temperature is forbidden in devices that experience vibration or other perturbations. Unleaded solders can handle higher temperatures. All consumer products today are RoHS 6 and so do not have lead.
It would not surprise me if a heavily written ss device in an unventilated environment, such a laptop on a bed with a blanket covering it, or left operating in a bag, could get close to such a temperature on the PCBA. It would also dissipate heat to the USB connector of the laptop, possibly weakening it as well.
Re: SanDisk launches dongle-like Extreme Fit USB-C flash drive with up to 1 TB
#46Earlier quoted context omitted.
I just upgraded the internal storage of my Lenovo T14 (AMD, Gen6) to 4TB, and that took all of 5 minutes. And that laptop was definitely made in 2025, although I agree that consumer sentiment overwhelmingly favors models that are less convenient in that respect.
Meanwhile, modern Apple users: https://youtu.be/RDBX6FTYLoQ
For me it was pure ASMR content
Re: SanDisk launches dongle-like Extreme Fit USB-C flash drive with up to 1 TB
#47Earlier quoted context omitted.
These days most of them seem to work just fine on Linux, Windows, and Mac. I use several brands across all 3 and never had an issue. I like the DOCKCASE Visual Smart ($40) or Explorer Edition ($50). They have large capacitors to provide 10 seconds of power loss protection, support 10Gbps USB speeds, and have a second USB port just for power which makes it compatible with SSD's that draw a lot of power. I like the inf…
Which filesystem do you use that handles large disks and can be mounted by Linux, Windows, and Mac?
I have experience with ext4 not through deliberate choice but through circumstance.
ext4 can't be natively mounted in Mac and Windows but you can install third party software and still mount it from the command line easily. And of course ext4 works fine with Linux natively.
I don't know if you can install the Mac OS or Windows OS on an ext4 drive and directly boot from it, however.
Re: SanDisk launches dongle-like Extreme Fit USB-C flash drive with up to 1 TB
#48I was foolish enough to buy SanDisk. SanDisk flashdrives get extremely hot and die in months. The warranty process is time consuming and tedious. I stick to Samsung flashdrives now.
I prefer the SK Hynix Beetle (X31) and Tube (T31) to Samsung flash drives, because internally the are DRAM SSDs, I hope they come out with new models.
Re: SanDisk launches dongle-like Extreme Fit USB-C flash drive with up to 1 TB
#49Back when Macbook airs had tiny drives and sdcard slots, there were multiple vendors selling flush-mount sd cards. They work surprisingly well, they can sink heat well into the aluminum body. This product isn't quite there yet, but it's clearly aiming for the same market.
There are still for any macbook pro with sd card slot. BaseQi or similar Nothing beats cheap storage like that and completely flush with the case
But how reliable is it? I've heard stories about how unreliable it is, and it's got me concerned.
Re: SanDisk launches dongle-like Extreme Fit USB-C flash drive with up to 1 TB
#50One would hope the durability of this is keeping pace with the capacity. If not, what is the niche? The 1TB is an enticement to use this for more than shuffling files from place to place. But absent the durability I would not want to do that.