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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
added by louiselouise:
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/
Performance
Environment
Certification
Warranty
£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/
Google Shopping says, here
Not the best ever price on Keepa (Amazon prices only), which was £23.99 in December, but not a bad average keepa.com/
Anandtech reviews this in July 2022: Samsung MUF-256DA USB-C Flash Drive Review: Thumb-Sized Performance Consistency (anandtech.com)
Amazon reviews, sorted by variant, here
smplfyi is disappointed in his, on Linux (November 2022):
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
added by louiselouise:
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/
- 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/
Google Shopping says, here
Not the best ever price on Keepa (Amazon prices only), which was £23.99 in December, but not a bad average keepa.com/
Anandtech reviews this in July 2022: Samsung MUF-256DA USB-C Flash Drive Review: Thumb-Sized Performance Consistency (anandtech.com)
Amazon reviews, sorted by variant, here
smplfyi is disappointed in his, on Linux (November 2022):
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Edited by Marcel, 28 April 2023
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This was the 128GB version
USB-C
USB-3.0 (edited)
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
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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>
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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>
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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.
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
Q & A two questions are answered by Seller and both are listed as someone called DE NADA🤦🏻♂️
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If it's yes, is it straightforward to do ?