Is there a similarly fast (but doesn't need to be *identically* so) 64GB USB 3.0 drive, but much smaller? Broke my Sandisk because stuck out too much.
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No. It has to be fairly large so it can have multiple lane, concurrent access to the flash dies and use an SSD controller. With today's existing tech in the marketplace, nothing small is even half as fast although some products out there only mention misleading best case scenario read speeds while this Sandisk Extreme has the distinction of having the highest performance across several other parameters more relevant to real world use. A safer way to use it would be to put it on a short USB3 extension cord.
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This website should help. http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/usb-3.0-thumb-drive-review,3477-7.html
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No. It has to be fairly large so it can have multiple lane, concurrent access to the flash dies and use an SSD controller. With today's existing tech in the marketplace, nothing small is even half as fast although some products out there only mention misleading best case scenario read speeds while this Sandisk Extreme has the distinction of having the highest performance across several other parameters more relevant to real world use.A safer way to use it would be to put it on a short USB3 extension cord.
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*sigh*It's called flash memory. The device couldn't be this small or have as good battery life with a hard drive. Perhaps they'll release a HDD model in the future, but most people only need 16-32GB at most.
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I have a used this drive with a 64 GB card and 128GB there has been no trouble with it being read and the speed is the same as the 32 GB cards I have used with the Transcend Information USB 3.0. Hope this helps out.
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Hello Charles. Yes, 32gb is the maximum size we recommend for the USB drive.
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Technically yes, but USB 2.0 is much slower than hard drives are-tops out at maybe 25-30MB/s (which still isn't BAD, but...) USB 3.0 would provide more of the drive's max transfer rates. Normally for external drives you'd be using them for backups or the like, and probably want a larger mechanical drive from Seagate or the like.
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The drive works well. USB 3.0 is faster only if the computer being used is too. The drive is slightly smaller than WD, Toshiba, etc. But it is not significantly smaller or faster than a like WD. I think WD comes in 2TB for about the same price.
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I use the 32 and 64 GB USB 3.0 drives and I store files on it much larger than 4 GB.
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A quick Google search shows that the STAE121 is the older model and potentially discontinued. I'm sure they upgraded the SATA or Thunderbolt controller, as they look the same on the outside. Having the STAE128 (Backup Plus, not GoFlex) I can tell you that it is blazing fast for an external adapter/enclosure and it's only $10 more than the older model. I tested my Crucial M500 240GB (with about 20GB of data on the drive) with Blackmagic Disk Speed Test, and got somewhere around 300MB/s sequential reads and 200MB/s sequential writes. It's perfectly adequate, more than adequate, for a boot drive. It can't match up to my 512GB internal PCI-E SSD (Late-2013 rMBP, around 700MB/s reads and 650MB/s writes) but it's still super fast. I'm running the OS X Yosemite Dev Preview 3 on it right now and it's as fast as you'd expect it to be. TL;DR: STAE121 is the older, discontinued model. Get the STAE128 for $10 more. It's definitely faster and more reliable than USB3 and performs admirably as a secondary boot drive.
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Guy - Thank you for your response. Is it possible that it was the size (64G) as opposed to it being an SDHC? I read that it will only support up to 32G. Also I believe it needs to be formatted to FAT, but I could be wrong. It seems somewhat pointless if it only works with SD cards without the High Capacity as almost all of them are SDHC these days.
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Not sure I fully understand your question. The SanDisk Extreme USB 3.0 is a Flash Drive that plugs into and out of any USB port. If the port is 3.0, the transfer rate will be circa 10 X faster than a 2.0 Flash Drive. The Extreme model is the fastest. SanDisk sells an Ultra model too, found at Wally-World. And there is probably a Standard USB 3.0. The Extreme model writes at about 190MB/sec. All 3.0 Flash Drives are compatable with 2.0 USB ports on your computer.
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Thanks, I'll look into how that is done. Also, can a flashdrive handle a program this large or only just files?
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Hi Chris, I have a Galaxy s3 and I have a 32 GB SanDisk which works great. However, I am not sure of a larger SanDisk. Bill
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I bought these: Seagate Momentus 7200 750 GB 7200RPM SATA 3Gb/s 16 MB Cache 2.5 Inch Internal Notebook Hard Drive -Bare Drive ST9750420ASThey're fast and work great so far after daily abuse with external Final Cut Pro, Aperture, Photoshop, and iTunes libraries. Connected via Thunderbolt it seems just as fast as an internal drive. At the time, earlier in 2013, these were the biggest, fastest drives available. There are bigger drives now with larger caches.
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Sorry, I haven't had a chance to try on USB 3.0, but, I know it's faster compared to my other WD Passport 2.0.
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I jave SanDisk 4 GB which is adequate but you could use anything I suppose that is larger...
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If you mean usb 3.0, then the answer is no. Check the specs for the various flash drives you're looking at, they should say whether they're 2.0 or 3.0...
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It can't index that much information. I stick to no more than a 128 gig usb sticks.