USB flash memory sticks have the same design considerations as SD and microSD cards. Small and cheap USB sticks have the same stuff inside. Big and expensive USB sticks can use the same chips as SSDs. There is often no indication of what is inside. The better models in the better brands are usually better.
I bought a big expensive USB stick from a "major" brand (not Samsung). It failed. I dismantled it and found it was a tiny cheap bit inside two big thick layers of plastic.
Sandisk Extreme and Extreme Pro cards last. Sandisk appear to have no equivalent in their USB stick range. Their best stick failed fast.
I have two Samsung sticks that work well. Samsung USB 3.1 Fit and Samsung Bar 3.1. I use the Fit as it does not protrude to the point where someone can bend the socket from leverage. The continuous write speed is about 30 MBps, enough to record an Olympic marathon from TV at the highest resolution.
Overall, Samsung have good reliability for the products they release in Aus. That might be influenced by our good consumer protection laws. Image may be NSFW.
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For large data transfers, where write speeds are important, I recycle old mSATA SSDs. Their size is similar to a Pi Zero and fits in a case under a Zero. I have a Samsung 1 TB mSATA SSD recovered from a scrapped notebook and sold for just $10. Total cost $20 including the enclosure. I should have bought more as the company tossed out several notebooks in their upgrade.
I bought a big expensive USB stick from a "major" brand (not Samsung). It failed. I dismantled it and found it was a tiny cheap bit inside two big thick layers of plastic.
Sandisk Extreme and Extreme Pro cards last. Sandisk appear to have no equivalent in their USB stick range. Their best stick failed fast.
I have two Samsung sticks that work well. Samsung USB 3.1 Fit and Samsung Bar 3.1. I use the Fit as it does not protrude to the point where someone can bend the socket from leverage. The continuous write speed is about 30 MBps, enough to record an Olympic marathon from TV at the highest resolution.
Overall, Samsung have good reliability for the products they release in Aus. That might be influenced by our good consumer protection laws. Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.
For large data transfers, where write speeds are important, I recycle old mSATA SSDs. Their size is similar to a Pi Zero and fits in a case under a Zero. I have a Samsung 1 TB mSATA SSD recovered from a scrapped notebook and sold for just $10. Total cost $20 including the enclosure. I should have bought more as the company tossed out several notebooks in their upgrade.
Statistics: Posted by peterlite — Wed Jun 05, 2024 10:45 pm
