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- First reviewSeptember 14, 2015
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- First review commentOctober 18, 2015
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Step up to high-speed USB 3.0 and transfer your videos, photos and files up to ten times faster than standard USB 2.0 drives. SanDisk Ultra® USB 3.0 Flash Drive takes the wait out of moving, sharing or backing up big files—now you can transfer a full-length movie from your laptop to your flash drive in less than a minute. Password protection lets you keep your private files private, while still being able to share generously with family and friends. And, with a sleek, sturdy SanDisk Ultra USB 3.0 Flash Drive in your pocket, you won’t need an internet connection to access those photos and videos any place or any time you want. For more than 25 years, SanDisk has been known for quality and reliability all around the world.
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5
Faster even on USB 2.0
on September 14, 2015
Posted by: EmbeddedGuy
Even on a USB 2.0 system, these are about 50% faster on reads, and 4x faster on writes, than the Cruzers. On a USB 3.0 system, these get even faster, while the Cruzer stays about the same.
If you're using them often, the time savings is definitely worth the extra cost, especially when they're on sale and the difference is smaller.
My Best Buy number: 2940460036
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Take your media and other files with you easily with this SanDisk Ultra Fit SDCZ43-016G-A46 USB 3.0 flash drive, which features a 16GB capacity to offer ample storage space. SanDisk SecureAccess software helps keep your private files for your eyes only.
Posted by: EmbeddedGuy
Even on my USB2.0 PC, this drive is about 50% faster on reads, and 4x faster on writes, than a Cruzer Glide. It's about the same as the other Ultra USB 3.0 drives. But on a not-very-fast PC that has USB 3.0, the read speed doubles, and the write speed goes up by about 25%, while the Cruzer stays about the same. The read speeds on the "standard" Ultra drives didn't go up as much, so this one is about 50% faster.
I also like the fact that this one has a real dust cap, so it doesn't pick up lint in my pocket.
The PNY Turbo drives are slightly faster on reads, and much faster on writes, but I had a bad experience when they slipped me a flaky Kingston drive under their label, so I went back to all Sandisk.
My Best Buy number: 2940460036
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Transfer schoolwork, home video or photographs to this PNY Turbo flash drive, and keep them safe until you're ready to access. This portable flash drive features a capless design with sliding collar for easy transport. The 16GB storage capacity of this PNY Turbo flash drive makes it an ideal drive for home use.
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3 out of 5
3 out of 5Would expect more usable storage space.
By WI1L
from Etowah, NC
14.7GB usable storage. Hard to imagine that 1.3GB is lost to the system and formatting. Cover is hard to move..
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There's "GB" and there's "GiB"
October 18, 2015
It's not being lost to "the system and formatting": most of it is being lost to "marketing".
While most of us are used to the OS calling 1024 x 1024 x 1024 a "GB", the makers of hard drives and flash drives use 1,000,000,000 because it makes the drives sound bigger. It's like the folks who use "peak" horsepower instead of average to make saws and shop vacs sound more powerful.
There's a movement to use "GB" and "GiB" to distinguish the 1024-based numbers from the 1000-based ones, but it doesn't seem to be catching on. Probably in part because it's not obvious which is which ;-)
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