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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

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Post by numpad0 »

ssl-3 wrote: post #13
3eb7988a1663 wrote: post #6

How 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.

Looks like there are some data and guidelines are in ISO 13732-1:2006. $250ish per download, as well as probably available in the company intranet/local city library for free access.

Re: SanDisk launches dongle-like Extreme Fit USB-C flash drive with up to 1 TB

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Post by kmarc »

ZeroConcerns wrote: post #15
ssl-3 wrote: post #14

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Is this what we get when we stop making laptops with upgradeable internal storage?

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.

Same, with an x1 gen5, upgraded NVME to 1TB

This boy is 8 year old today (bought in 2017 November) and still delivers me the €€€ at $consultingjob

Re: SanDisk launches dongle-like Extreme Fit USB-C flash drive with up to 1 TB

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Post by RamRodification »

whatevaa wrote: post #56
omnimus wrote: post #11

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Even smaller and faster are nvme enclosures over thunderbolt. Easily can be boot drive.

No need for thunderbolt, had good experience with good old high speed usb.

I have to admit I still don't really know what thunderbolt even is. I think it's something that is done over USB-C, and requires hardware support on the CPU.

I'm guessing it's one search query + a one minute read away though. I just haven't.

Re: SanDisk launches dongle-like Extreme Fit USB-C flash drive with up to 1 TB

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Post by avipars »

nolok wrote: post #24
ZeroConcerns wrote: post #7

I'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…

NVMe enclosure are cheap, mine is a ugreen supporting usb 3.2 gen2 and i paid less than 20 euro. Put any kind of half decent nvme in it covered by one of those cheap heat dissipator.

And they are fast

Re: SanDisk launches dongle-like Extreme Fit USB-C flash drive with up to 1 TB

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Post by myself248 »

mosselman wrote: post #36

I had a USB-A from sandisk which was very solid and I used it for years. It wasn't flush with the body of the laptop, but was rounded and strong. This looks super flimsy and like it might break off easily and ruin your port.

Yeah, that's one thing we lost with USB-C. The USB-A port was big enough for a whole system (storage device, wireless chip, security processor) to fit inside. With type C we're back to dongles hanging out.

Re: SanDisk launches dongle-like Extreme Fit USB-C flash drive with up to 1 TB

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Post by myself248 »

system2 wrote: post #38

When 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…

Backup drive is my use-case. But that means a mountain of sustained write traffic, which means thermals are important, which is where this thing sucks. I had been using a regular external with a short cable, until I got a Framework and decided to try one of their "fits in the module slot" SSDs, which is perfect.

I still pop it out after the backup and store it elsewhere, but it's lovely that during the backup job (which can take a while if it's doing a fresh copy), it's completely unobtrusive and can't break off if I set the lappy down wrong.

Re: SanDisk launches dongle-like Extreme Fit USB-C flash drive with up to 1 TB

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Post by dspillett »

Tiny form factor USB drives have been around for ages¹ but only for USB-A ports, so I assume the news here is the USB-C connector (and the availability of capacity over 256Gb). This would be nice, I've been looking for something small that will go in a C port without an adaptor that stops it being so tiny any more, but the shape of these looks like it would irritate me, sitting “high” above the port and likely above the device it is plugged into.

The closest I've found are minimal size dual-port things like https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0B5S29JWY/ but they could be half the length (when inserted) without the A connector at all. I have no portable devices without at least as many C ports as A's, non-portable devices with only A ports I can stick a C-in-A adaptor or two semi-permanently into.

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[1] Examples: https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B07HPX38XC/ https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B07YYMX5LQ/ https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B08772NT1L/

Re: SanDisk launches dongle-like Extreme Fit USB-C flash drive with up to 1 TB

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Post by mcdonje »

I want one that is shaped like the USB-C port. Like it was extruded from the port. About as long as a key, maybe a shorter key, like a mailbox key. Has a rounded end with a hole to make a very sturdy keyring hole. Capacity is limited to what would be reliable and not overheat. <1g.

Re: SanDisk launches dongle-like Extreme Fit USB-C flash drive with up to 1 TB

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Post by dspillett »

jack_tripper wrote: post #18
ssl-3 wrote: post #14

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Is this what we get when we stop making laptops with upgradeable internal storage?

Not really an issue outside the Apple ecosystem and a few fringe tablet hybrids like from Microsoft. Vast majority of laptops sold today have standard SSDs you can upgrade.

> Vast majority of laptops sold today have standard SSDs you can upgrade.

Though some make it quite difficult to get in to replace the drive, and put everything back together after.

Some are very easy: an obvious compartment at the bottom, unscrew lid, remove drive, put in replacement, power up and transfer old content, done. I've seen both NVMe and 2.5" SATA drives arranged this way. On the other hand, upgrading my friend's laptop recently involved taking most of it apart, the drive was under the keyboard inaccessible from the back, with other link cables (for keyboard, antenna, screen) in the way so they had to be disconnected and were in very inconvenient arrangements for reconnecting after…

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