My Silver-Gray USB gets rather hot very quickly, is this an Issue for anyone else?
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The body of this flash drive is metallic, so you would expect it would conduct heat more than flash flash made out of plastic. This does not affect the data on flash drive.
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I haven't noticed this happening. Tell them you think it's defective and you want a new one.
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Yes... same thing happens with mine. Don't know if this can potentially compromise anything though. Haven't researched it yet.
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Yes, it gets a bit warm. All flash drives get warm as they're being used, as all computer parts put off heat while they're being used. You usually can't tell because most flash drives are encased in plastic. The metal transfers heat much better than plastic does, therefore the fact that it is warm is actually kinda good because the metal is carrying the heat away from the electronics.
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I'm getting just under 130MB/s read and write. It took under 2 hours to copy some files (around a TB) that took seven hours under USB 2.0.
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I have the silver one and I've never noticed it to get very hot. Not sure about the black one.
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actually the drives are about as hot as when they're in the ext enclosures. I found that out when i opened the enclosure on a ext drive that had just been shut down and checked the temp inside the case.
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I do not know how hot the device gets as I had it placed on he USB port on the back of my PC. I have the device to my brother who was able to install it successfully on his PC which is MS7 64bit.
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I don't know that answer, but... for windows (7-64 in my case) they load a service that monitors the USB port and chews up so much CPU overhead that I ended up removing the device and giving up on it. So that will be something else to watch out for.
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I have not had any trouble except changing the battery. As soon as I put the usb port in my computer.I was ready to go.I hope you find the out the issue soon.
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Mine is still fine no problem. The one thing I did notice is that it won't snap shut with the insert in it. (usb)
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Haven't had a problem with any of the other USB slots, I have plugged 3 maximum USB points into it, maybe there is a defect, should request a new one.
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Nah, it is just drawing the amprage needed to charge. It shouldn't get much hotter than that... If it starts to Burn to the touch there may be a defect in the product. But hot to the touch just don't lay on it for long periods of time or anything.
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No! It hasn't! Extremely hot without a Fan, I must mod a Fan for him:( (it must be if you want your hdd working 24/7). Anyway It's almost beautiful on the tablet with an MacPC :)
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Not HOT, maybe a little warm when it's been plugged in for a while. Sometimes the heat from your computer can transfer over or if it's working too hard it can generate heat. If it's getting really hot then I would see about getting a replacement.
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Whenever using ANY power supply, there is always gonna be some warmth/heat coming from the unit regardless of whats connected to it. This is perfectly normal. Now if its HOT to the touch, that is not good. Replace immediately. Hope this helps. Be safe ....Chris.
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Sorry, that is too technical for me. I usually have about 8 - 10 usbs plugged into it.
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well if you are running the drive 24/7 as a backup or other reason, those drives do get hot. The life of the drive could be shortened by overheating.
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No real problems with mine. Do you have anything unusual plugged into your USB ports?
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I run 4 of them right now with one slot empty in between them and it will run without a fan.However, these seem to dip to 1.4 GHash/s after awhile (even with a fan). Could be my USB hub. Seems fine if restarted.