I have owned dozens of thumb drives over the years, and most of them, even the expensive ones, were cheap, plastic ‘toys’ that had miserable transfer speeds, and using them felt like being transported back into the 90s. Not a great experience. I can honestly say that this drive is a substantial step up from any thumb drive I’ve ever purchased in this price range.
In terms of speed – I am using this drive with an M1 Macbook Pro Max. I tested its speed with the Blackmagic disk speed test five times, the average result was 345 MB/s write, 446 MB/s read. These are HIGHLY respectable speeds for a thumb drive. You could literally edit 4k video directly off this device without issue, which is bonkers.
The build feels like it’s a premium, solid chunk of metal in terms of weight, durability etc. The shape, size and weight are great. There is a slight raised area in the middle that gives you the leverage needed to very easily insert/remove the device from your computer.
There is an end cap covering the connectors on either end that blend right into the body of the device and look great. The USB-A connector fits nice and snug and will protect that port for years to come. Love it.
And here’s where my single complaint about this device comes in – the end cap covering the USB-C port is very loose fitting, to the point that it will not stay put if I throw this into an electronics kit bag, etc. Now, this may just be a manufacturing defect on my unit so I will give them the benefit of the doubt and not dock a star for this, it’s too minor an issue given how great this device is overall. But I do hope the manufacturer addresses this one flaw.
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