SanDisk Ultra Luxe USB Flash Drive - 256GB

It works ok but there is no cover It works ok but there is no cover

Very slim drive with a solid metal housing. It gets rather warm, when under load, but apparently that's no reason for concern.
Did not encounter any problems and prefer spending a bit more on products I can trust. Very slim drive with a solid metal housing. It gets rather warm, when under load, but apparently that's no reason for concern.
Did not encounter any problems and prefer spending a bit more on products I can trust.

If you bring a USB flash drive, or you can clearly see it on the outer packaging, it is different from other USB flash drives. Yes, it supports encryption. I opened the USB flash drive and clicked Install, and it directed me to their website, and then I chose the SanDisk brand and downloaded the encryption software. After successful installation, you will find that your USB flash drive does not support password encryption.
Do you think this is a deception? Yes, I purchased a USB flash drive, but they deceptively told me that this USB flash drive, which says it supports encryption, does not support it. If you bring a USB flash drive, or you can clearly see it on the outer packaging, it is different from other USB flash drives. Yes, it supports encryption. I opened the USB flash drive and clicked Install, and it directed me to their website, and then I chose the SanDisk brand and downloaded the encryption software. After successful installation, you will find that your USB flash drive does not support password encryption.
Do you think this is a deception? Yes, I purchased a USB flash drive, but they deceptively told me that this USB flash drive, which says it supports encryption, does not support it.

Please use SanDisk PrivateAccess® Password Protection Software to activate encryption. Please use SanDisk PrivateAccess® Password Protection Software to activate encryption.

PB Tech 12/04/24

I was looking for a sturdy replacement drive to have on my keyring - I read all the reviews about sharp edges, tight fit, weird angles and getting hot but figured I'd give it a go anyway - SanDisk is usually my go-to for usb drives.
Sharp edges - yes but acceptable, tight fit - definitely but workable, weird angles - yes but added a small extra split-ring which solved that problem, getting hot - a bit I suppose, with it being metal it is probably more likely to transfer the heat generated to the body more than a plastic one would.
My problem was that it stopped working after a week - no device would recognise that it had even been plugged i...view more I was looking for a sturdy replacement drive to have on my keyring - I read all the reviews about sharp edges, tight fit, weird angles and getting hot but figured I'd give it a go anyway - SanDisk is usually my go-to for usb drives.
Sharp edges - yes but acceptable, tight fit - definitely but workable, weird angles - yes but added a small extra split-ring which solved that problem, getting hot - a bit I suppose, with it being metal it is probably more likely to transfer the heat generated to the body more than a plastic one would.
My problem was that it stopped working after a week - no device would recognise that it had even been plugged in. Have sent it back for an account credit.

Got this for work, its a tight fit in most usb ports and gets very warm when working. Been about 6 months and no issues. Probably about 100GB total data written so far. Got this for work, its a tight fit in most usb ports and gets very warm when working. Been about 6 months and no issues. Probably about 100GB total data written so far.

Nice feeling in the fingers. Its shiny, I like shiny things. Gets warm while transferring data.

Less likely to get lost with its shiny metallic finish. Nice feeling in the fingers. Its shiny, I like shiny things. Gets warm while transferring data.

Less likely to get lost with its shiny metallic finish.

Loved the aesthetic of this, but in practice it fell very short on usability and ease of carry.
Its design and sharp corners make it grossly unsuitable for use on a keychain, the loop is angled so that it only sits flat with the keys when round one way, it you get it wrong it will stick out a 45 degrees. The sharp corners were uncomfortable all the time.
On multiple devices it was a very very tight fit in the port, needing far more effort to plug in and pull out than any other flash drive I have used, to the point where I would be worried about it damaging ports over time. As others have mentioned it quickly get quite hot, which, while I ...view more Loved the aesthetic of this, but in practice it fell very short on usability and ease of carry.
Its design and sharp corners make it grossly unsuitable for use on a keychain, the loop is angled so that it only sits flat with the keys when round one way, it you get it wrong it will stick out a 45 degrees. The sharp corners were uncomfortable all the time.
On multiple devices it was a very very tight fit in the port, needing far more effort to plug in and pull out than any other flash drive I have used, to the point where I would be worried about it damaging ports over time. As others have mentioned it quickly get quite hot, which, while I am sure was well within its operating tolerances, is still a bit alarming.

it is good :) it is good :)

Good flash drive, fast enough for common applications, all the sandisk drives I've used are reliable and are worth the money. Gets a wee bit warmer than I'd like, though. Good flash drive, fast enough for common applications, all the sandisk drives I've used are reliable and are worth the money. Gets a wee bit warmer than I'd like, though.

fast and smaller in size than expected fast and smaller in size than expected

Good USB drive but does not attain the speeds advertised.

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CrystalDiskMark 7.0.0 x64 (C) 2007-2019 hiyohiyo
Crystal Dew World: https://crystalmark.info/
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* MB/s = 1,000,000 bytes/s [SATA/600 = 600,000,000 bytes/s]
* KB = 1000 bytes, KiB = 1024 bytes

[Read]
Sequential 1MiB (Q= 8, T= 1): 33.753 MB/s [ 32.2 IOPS] <123613.56 us>
Sequential 1MiB (Q= 1, T= 1): 33.942 MB/s [ 32.4 IOPS] < 30783.57 us>
Random 4KiB (Q= 32, T=16): ...view more Good USB drive but does not attain the speeds advertised.

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CrystalDiskMark 7.0.0 x64 (C) 2007-2019 hiyohiyo
Crystal Dew World: https://crystalmark.info/
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* MB/s = 1,000,000 bytes/s [SATA/600 = 600,000,000 bytes/s]
* KB = 1000 bytes, KiB = 1024 bytes

[Read]
Sequential 1MiB (Q= 8, T= 1): 33.753 MB/s [ 32.2 IOPS] <123613.56 us>
Sequential 1MiB (Q= 1, T= 1): 33.942 MB/s [ 32.4 IOPS] < 30783.57 us>
Random 4KiB (Q= 32, T=16): 5.219 MB/s [ 1274.2 IOPS] <171958.98 us>
Random 4KiB (Q= 1, T= 1): 5.559 MB/s [ 1357.2 IOPS] < 733.45 us>

[Write]
Sequential 1MiB (Q= 8, T= 1): 22.429 MB/s [ 21.4 IOPS] <361206.75 us>
Sequential 1MiB (Q= 1, T= 1): 22.843 MB/s [ 21.8 IOPS] < 45657.29 us>
Random 4KiB (Q= 32, T=16): 1.681 MB/s [ 410.4 IOPS] <266775.71 us>
Random 4KiB (Q= 1, T= 1): 1.425 MB/s [ 347.9 IOPS] < 2868.78 us>

Profile: Default
Test: 1 GiB (x5) [Interval: 5 sec] <DefaultAffinity=DISABLED>
Date: 2022/11/12 16:28:18
OS: Windows 10 Professional [10.0 Build 19044] (x64)

Speeds are ok... doesnt get too hot like some other ppl said... looks nice and feels premium... would buy again. Speeds are ok... doesnt get too hot like some other ppl said... looks nice and feels premium... would buy again.