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Samsung USB Type-C 256GB 400MB/s USB 3.1 Flash Drive (MUF-256DA/APC) £25.98 @ Amazon

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Strong performance: up to 300 MB/s read and 30 MB/s write speed with USB 3 1 interface (downward compatible to USB 3 0 and 2 0)
High compatibility: USB Type-C connection for flexible use on PCs, notebooks, smartphones and tablets
Plenty of space for your data: up to 256 GB storage capacity for your most important files to take with you
High performance: A 4 GB file can be copied from the USB flash drive to your PC or laptop in around 11 seconds
Proven reliability thanks to 5-fold protection: waterproof, shockproof, magnet-resistant, temperature-resistant and X-ray-proof

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Model Number: MUF-256DA/APC
Official Samsung webpage (£26 on there): samsung.com/uk/business/memory-storage/usb-flash-drive/usb-flash-drivetype-c-256gb-muf-256da-apc-muf-256da-apc/
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  • Product Type USB Type-C™ Flash Drive
  • Family Line Type-C™
  • Application PC, Notebook, Smartphone, Tablet
  • Capacity 256GB (1GB=1,000,000,000 bytes) * Actual usable capacity may be less (due to formatting, operating system, applications or otherwise)
  • Interface USB 3.2 Gen 1 (backward compatible with USB 3.0/2.0)
  • Connector USB Type-C
  • Dimension (WxHxD) 33.70 X 15.90 X 6.40mm
  • Weight Approx. 3.4 g


Performance

  • Speed Up to 400MB/s read speed, write speed is lower than read speed. *Actual speed may vary depending on use host device conditions and environment.


Environment

  • Temperature Withstands 0°C to 60°C (32°F to 140°F) operating,-10°C to 70°C (-14°F to 158°F) non-operating
  • Magnetic 15,000 G (Gauss)
  • X-ray 100mGy
  • Water 1m depth 3% NaCl salt water, 72hrs
  • Shock Acceleration : 1,500 g (gravity), Duration time : 0.5ms, Direction : x,y,z 3 times


Certification

  • EMC KC, FCC, CE, VCCI, RCM


Warranty

  • 5 years limited


£41.82 Incl VAT CPC Farnell cpc.farnell.com/samsung/muf-256da-apc/usb-c-drive-256gb-400mb-s/dp/MD01412?st=samsung usb flash drive
£32.44 Incl VAT Stone Group stonegroup.co.uk/fd-256gb-usb-type-c-usb-c-blue/

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4118080_1.jpgAnandtech reviews this in July 2022: Samsung MUF-256DA USB-C Flash Drive Review: Thumb-Sized Performance Consistency (anandtech.com)
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4118080_1.jpg4118080_1.jpg4118080_1.jpg4118080_1.jpg4118080_1.jpg4118080_1.jpgsmplfyi is disappointed in his, on Linux (November 2022):
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  1. Dodger21's avatar
    Dodger21
    Ok I have seen various posts on the speed of these drives, I have just run 2 tests one connected to a USB-C port and one connected to a USB-3 port connected with an adapter, now I don't test drive all the time but I have found these quicker than any other (standard) USB drives.
    You decide.
    This was the 128GB version

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    USB-C

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    USB-3.0 (edited)
    Gort1951's avatar
    Gort1951
    ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    The Expanders and Adapters are x 5 times slower. I ran tests earlier.

    CrystalDiskMark 8.0.4 Sandisk 128GB Extreme Go (not the cheap one with the same name) Type A
    ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    USB 3.1 via Front Expander USB C 10Gb/s (3 x USB 3.1 5Gb/s Type A, Micro/SD Card Reader)

    [Read]
    SEQ 1MiB (Q= 8, T= 1): 39.634 MB/s [ 37.8 IOPS] <206363.69 us>
    [Write]
    SEQ 1MiB (Q= 8, T= 1): 15.711 MB/s [ 15.0 IOPS] <447436.06 us>
    ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    USB 3.1 5Gb/s Front Type A

    [Read]
    SEQ 1MiB (Q= 8, T= 1): 202.847 MB/s [ 193.4 IOPS] < 41122.15 us>
    [Write]
    SEQ 1MiB (Q= 8, T= 1): 85.615 MB/s [ 81.6 IOPS] < 96185.91 us>
    ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    USB 3.1 Gen 2 10Gb/s Rear Type A

    [Read]
    SEQ 1MiB (Q= 8, T= 1): 204.369 MB/s [ 194.9 IOPS] < 40797.23 us>
    [Write]
    SEQ 1MiB (Q= 8, T= 1): 86.602 MB/s [ 82.6 IOPS] < 95785.24 us>
    ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  2. LD2DVD's avatar
    LD2DVD
    With the drop in price of nve ssd taking 250GB under £20, then adding a cheap case you are more likely to get something much faster and only a bit bigger. If this was an ultra fast flash drive then not a bad deal but with the speeds on offer it simply does not present good value. (edited)
    nomnomnomnom's avatar
    nomnomnomnom
    Been there, done that. It's a minefield. So much rubbish on the market. Even went down the path of manually flashing hacked firmware updates to the enclosure. Helps, but none of them have ever been perfect.

    Some of the better ones are much more expensive, which then means it's a different price bracket.

    And not all Nvme drives play nicely in an enclosure. You have the drive firmware and the enclosure firmware that need to be happy with each other. One of the recent ones I tried didn't even support TRIM.... In 2023 for crying out loud.

    Things are slowly getting better, but cheap usb enclosures are very hit and miss. You simply don't get those issues with a OEM pendrive like this.
  3. kobrakaan1's avatar
    kobrakaan1
    I would say buyer beware this doesn't appear to be Samsung but a third party selling via Amazon

    some nefarious sellers spoof their store front so they appear to be the genuine manufacturer in this case Samsung but isn't from Samsung they are linking to the Samsung store front in their business name

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    Q & A two questions are answered by Seller and both are listed as someone called DE NADA🤦🏻‍♂️
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    Marcel Author
    There are other sellers on amazon, this deal is direct from amazon.
  4. Diab's avatar
    Diab
    I have the 64gb model I grabbed for sub £10 last month, I like it, simple little dongle with some ok usbc speeds, does what it needs to do and in my case it's some extra storage for a macbook air.
  5. lugworm's avatar
    lugworm
    As a total numpty, can I move and store photos from my ipad air (latest model) to this ? And music...can I move tracks from my mac to this, then from this to my iphone 13 mini ?

    If it's yes, is it straightforward to do ?
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