SSK 256GB USB Flash Drive 550MB/s USB 3.2 Gen2 USB Thumb Drive Fast Transfer Speed Externel Solid State Drive +USB C Adapter USB C Memory Stick for Type C Smartphone,MacBook/Pro/Air Laptop and More

I got this not sure how fast it would be, because the last flashdrive I got was unreliable and overheated. This one definitely gets warm after use, but it is so blazing fast. I have been using it for months now and have transferred so many files. I am extremely happy with it. The solid metal feel is sturdy and resistant while also protecting your fingers from the heat when you reach for it.It managed to make it through a hectic move across the country and I love the USB-C that comes with it. My Dad only has USB-C ports so it's perfect when he asks me for my videos. It transfers Gigabytes of data in seconds! Don't go for the ultra cheap ones, they don't store as much as advertised, are unreliable, and slow. My Dad lost Gigabytes of data because of this. Get this so you don't waste your time, and start enjoying blazing fast and reliable file transfers!

This is the best USB stick I have ever had. It transfers at speeds above any other that I’ve owned by a long shot (450mbps vs the 20 I used to get). The build quality is a nice heavy metal, with the design of the stick perfectly compact, and sleek. The capacity is also really good, especially for things like content creation where I’m constantly uploading 30GB recordings.Overall this product is a must have for me.

1- Works great with Shield P2897, very little lag, I've used other fast storage, nothing compared to SSK SD300, it does get pretty warm too the touch, some may say hot, I'm sure a heat sink would increase it's life, 128 GB great increase to Shield memory when combined, great prices, plug and play, fits with no obstruction between other connections. Would and will nuy again!

I was in need of a fast writing, high capacity storage means in the form of a "thumb drive" but without their typical limitations.This miniature solid-state drive (SSD) was just what I needed. Writing speed with both small (in the 10-15kb range) and larger (a few to tens of mb) is very fast compared to the best and fasted flash drives I could find. Importantly it does not begin to slow after reaching about 50% capacity and reach a crawl at around 90%.The body and cover are metal (likely aluminum). It is therefore very sturdy and when covered seems immune to damage from careless handling, being carried in a pocket, etc.Be aware that this drive identifies as local (internal). This is [probably] done so that it can be easily used as a boot drive. Because of this, I had to make some odd and rather difficult adjustments to my custom programming that uses this drive as, by intentional design, it disallows certain operations to any internal drive.The device gets somewhat warm when simply connected (no reading/writing for hours) and quite warm during heavy write activity. The true purpose of the robust metal casing is likely that of heat sink. It seems effective as the temperature never approached what I consider "hot" for an electronic device.I have no way to assess the long-term durability and no experience with similar devices for comparison. Given the low price and essentially unknown Chinese manufacturer there are likely better choices for applications that find frequent heavy use.

Probably the best price to performance of any flash drive brand.I have 2 of em a 1tb (for a few years) and now this 500gb, both of which work great!For sub 10gb files and for initial read and write, it is blazing!(Obviously sustained read write begins to slow with heat, thermodynamics -duh- so don’t be deterred by stupid people who complain too much about speed)Highly recommend- great metal build quality too!

2023-09-23 UPDATE:Do not buy this drive because it falls apart. See the attached photo.This happened to me soon after I bought my first drive, but at that time, SSK answered my email and sent me a free replacement.The exact same defect happened with the replacement several month later. When I emailed SSK recently, they refused to reply.The company clearly has deep quality problems. This is a shame, because the drive has potential.Also, the #1 feature that I used to like about this drive was that it had sustained good transfer speeds (see original review below). But lately I have noticed that its transfer speed seems to oscillate. (Well, it could be caused by the source SATA SSD that I am copying files from that is the culprit, but I think that it is more like the SSK thumb drive that I am copying to.)--------------------------------------------------ORIGINAL review:I am hungry for a high performance flash drive. I want an SSD on a small stick.The number 1 defect in every flash drive that I have owned up till now is that you get their rated speeds for maybe10-30 seconds, and then, due to crap thermal designs, the controller detects over heating and throttles the speed down by 3-5X. Disaster when you want to do serious file transfers.This drive, however, is the first that I have ever owned which seems to maintain its speed over long time periods. Writing a 20 GB file to it sees no diminishment in speed over the minute or so that that takes.I also love how the width and depth of this drive are minimal.My main complaint about this drive is that I do not like its flip cap. I would prefer a traditional cap. SSK: just make sure that you can put the cap on the non port end when you have the drive inserted, so that you do not lose the cap.SSK: you also need to revise this product to have a USBC-C version that gets the speeds of the Kingston DataTraveler Max. I would have bought the Kingston, but a) it is way too wide (causes port crowding) and b) it thermally throttles.

I didn't know there was anything to like about a flash drive, but even holding this thing feels pretty cool. You can tell it is made out of metal and it is very aesthetically pleasing. also super fast. love it