Sandisk Dual Drive Luxe - The tiny USB drive worthy of the ULTRA title

The Sandisk Ultra Dual Drive Luxe is the ultimate portable thumb drive that combines speed, durability, and convenience. This USB flash drive is so small it's smaller than my index finger, making it perfect for on-the-go storage. But it's not just about size; this drive boasts USB 3.1 Gen 1 technology for super-fast data transfer.
In this video, we’ll also explore the Sandisk Memory Zone app, which has garnered 5 million downloads and boasts a 4.5-star rating from 152k reviews.
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[@ThePuppymomma]

Excellent video thank you so very much for making this you answered all of my questions, I am sold.

[@SkyPerspective]

Thanks a lot for the feedback. Good to know my different style of video is useful to you.

[@viator5000]

Very nice video! First time I've seen a channel that's so small, yet has such a high quality of content. Keep up the good work!

[@SkyPerspective]

Thank you for such encouraging words. Very happy to hear my content is high quality. I enjoy making videos to share with all of you.

[@sidneycooper]

Great video! Very concise yet packed with pertinent information.

[@SkyPerspective]

Thanks for the feedback, good to know, and it keeps me going, making more videos for everyone.

[@ziwop8051]

8 mins and he only tests sequential read and write, does not say what file system he formatted to, to test in, does not take about the female USB-a. It's a terrible video that misses all the important information.

[@pravinc4332]

Heating issue in this pendrive.. its cause damage pendrive and its data.. plz tell me

[@MrVitamincpp]

I've bought 512GB version yesterday and after using it less than a day it started rattling, the two parts of it now having a looser connection and that is even without swinging it more than several times from type A to C, I think it happened during files transfer because it gets really hot.

[@ahmethakanyldrm6447]

I've one of this, heating issue is very bad for me, how can I handle or is that a problem ?

[@berrtopsoen534]

The hinge lost the grip after a month, it freely rotates now. Still works though

[@SkyPerspective]

Interesting. Thanks for sharing your experience. Good to know.

[@thevedtembhare]

Hello there! Could you please recommend a pendrive suitable for securely storing important data for the long term without any risk of corruption or data loss?

[@davidariyan7915]

Transcend ssd portable. They have new products that doesn't need any cables. They already have USB c male interface

[@aminpurwito5906]

From your experience, is it vulnerable to electric shock because the flash disk is made of metal if it is connected to a PC or laptop that is charging?

[@SkyPerspective]

Interesting and valid question, but I never encountered such issue.

[@philipman8281]

I have this exact Flash Drive, and it gets so hot to touch after a few seconds, that I attached a cord to pull it out.

[@SkyPerspective]

Yap I experience the same thing. Thanks for sharing.

[@narutokunn]

really impressed with the app honestly! I wonder how does it fair when the number of files is large (in thousands).... Copy paste from/to android is cumbersome when there are a lots of files.

[@narutokunn]

that click sound is so niceeee 😻

[@SkyPerspective]

Yes it's very well built, which we can't feel if we don't open the packaging. I suspect it might struggle with thousands of files. It's not meant for large computer drive back up. It's meant for quick frequent small volume file transfers.

[@narutokunn]

@@SkyPerspective Gotcha. Backup from android (to pc) or transfer from one phone to another has always been such a pain. I recently used Samsung smartswitch for the first time and it was one of the smoothest experience ever. I am sure you must have used it too.

[@SkyPerspective]

This is how i regularly back up my phone. I simply plug my phone to my pc, it appears as a drive on the pc, and i drag and drop files into my portable external drive which is also plugged to my pc. Quite straight forward because i only need to back up my photos and videos in original quality. For all other apps they usually have their own back up method like whatsapp. Actually I didn't know smart switch has a version for backing up to PC. I thought it's only used for transferring from old phone to new phone. Thanks for sharing with me now i know, and will try it out. Do you think its worthy enough for me to make a video on? I am think maybe a lot of people doesn’t know this either.

[@narutokunn]

@@SkyPerspective No no sorry for not being clear enough. While smart switch exists for computers, this time I was talking about android to android (Mi to Samsung) transfer. That was seemless. Having said that, I have used smart switch for windows in the past. Although backup was quite easy, what I didn't like about it was it has no support for incremental backups. So one-time full backups are good but can't use it for regular time-to-time backup. A video can be helpful. I really loved the android to android switch experience. Do you know if it works when both phones are not Samsung?? In that case a video will be excellent. You may also give Smart switch for pc/mac a shot and decide if it is worth a review.

[@gouthamrohan7116]

If you are telling 400mb/s then how come 3 gb of data transfer takes around 1min 53sec. could you please explain this in detail..

[@anonymous0251]

It's read speed is 400 MB/s write speed is around 66 MB/s

[@j_mor5675]

@@anonymous0251 lol no, have you actually watched the video?? read speeds around 150 MB/s, write speed around 25 MB/s which is actually quite slow (like usb 2.0 speed)

[@anonymous0251]

@@j_mor5675 I bought it 2 months ago, initially its write speed is 67 MB/sec and when it gets heat the speed drops to 30 to 35 MB/sec. Same for read 400 to 150.

[@ArturoGarzaID]

@@j_mor5675Theres versions of the Luxe. A 150 one and a 400 one he has the 150 one it says in the packaging at the beginning of the video.

[@victorchen411]

@@j_mor5675 there are actually two versions. New one is 400mb/s

[@hamed6284]

Does it work with (ipad 10th generation)?

[@SkyPerspective]

Not sure. Maybe someone who has an ipad can reply and confirm. Thanks.

[@rarast5920]

I have an ipad 9 and an ipad pro 11 m2 and it works with both

[@hamed6284]

Great, thank you guys.

[@robbyexplore]

My OTG cannot move data above 4GB, is there a solution?

[@rickdiaz427]

You too? I thought mine was flawed.

[@elvinventucillo4501]

Did you format your drive to fat32? Format it to exfat

[@syarifairlangga4608]

U should use exFAT partition

[@nurulanis1165]

Fat32 doesnt support files above 4gb

[@NoEgg4u]

Nearly all flash drives come formatted, from the manufacturers, as FAT32. That is because FAT32 is supported by Windows, Linux, and IOS. But FAT32 has a 4GB file size limit. To use files larger than 4GB, re-format the flash drive as NTFS (for Windows (exFAT is another option for Windows)), or ext4 for Linux. I do not know what is native for IOS. But have your Apple device re-format the flash drive to its native filing system, and you should be fine.

[@nithishsorock]

does the usb c work with macbook air?

[@SkyPerspective]

I haven't tried this before, but I think it should. Not 100% sure. Hopefully someone who has done this before with a Macbook can confirm.

[@NoEgg4u]

Any drive can be formatted to work with any operating system. Most flash drives are formatted, from the manufacturer, as "FAT32", because Windows, Linux, and IOS all support FAT32. Regardless, any drive can be re-formatted.

[@ryuk5614]

Does it work with iphone 15

[@SkyPerspective]

Not sure. Hopefully someone who knows can confirm

[@wongcoral7180]

No it does not😢

[@wishmaster7509]

Yes. I have 15 PM and this flash working very nice. heating, but working)) And very important what this flash have very small USB-C/USB-A connections. You can using every where

[@Jakelol1980]

Can i use this with a iPhone 15 Pro Max?

[@mitchmintz111]

Yes

[@wishmaster7509]

Yes. I have 15 PM and this flash working very nice. heating, but working)) And very important what this flash have very small USB-C/USB-A connections. You can using every where

[@Jakelol1980]

@@wishmaster7509 Thanks for the answer 👍

[@rafadydkiemmacha7543]

It's nice, but I wish it didn't have that rotating part.

[@SkyPerspective]

Yes, it's nice, but what's wrong with that rotating parts?

[@rafadydkiemmacha7543]

@@SkyPerspective I prefer something simple that wouldn't mechanically move.

[@SkyPerspective]

Oh I see

[@belindamarie3222]

Trying to use the Go version one to free up storage on my LG51 Android phone. I used the USB C and copied 169 screeshot pics..then tried to transfer to my Chromebook and also used the USB C as the other larger one on the SanDisk does fit into the larger one on my Chromebook. The Chromebook files do show a downloaded folder...but not option to open it..only to select it. I'm clueless and will probably rtn the SanDisk..as I'm not tech savy whatsoever and it's too frustrating and time consuming. Will just buy more storage for phone from Google. Pls..let me know what I'm not doing. Is it that I need that Sandisk Memory app ? I have zero storage available on my phone to use an app now 😩

[@n8spL8]

for a few dollars more u can get the 400/150 mb read/write version.

[@SkyPerspective]

Yes times are different and prices drop. Thanks for sharing.

[@demonking1235]

Does this work with steam deck ?

[@SkyPerspective]

Not sure.

[@agriya7930]

It heats very much

[@SkyPerspective]

Yes, so hot we can't hold it for a while.

[@nishant205]

@@SkyPerspectiveif it heats so much then is it good for long term use

[@nathanaelhoffmann7882]

i pluged it in my ipad air but i dont know how to use it and i cant find the app

[@SkyPerspective]

Sorry I am not familiar with Apple products. Does iPad iOS have file manager app? If yes, hopefully that app can recognise the USB drive.

[@wishmaster7509]

I connecting this flash to iPad Pro 2018. Everysing working

[@SkyPerspective]

​@wishmaster7509 wonderful. Thanks for sharing this info.

[@NoEgg4u]

@3:36 -- It averaged 26.5 MB/s write speed. That is USB 2.0 speed. @3:57 -- Regarding the read speed being faster: It averaged 100 MB/s. Nothing special. Also, every flash drive is faster with reads, compared to writes. With high-end consumer level flash drives, the difference is negligible. @6:03 -- Why does Sandisk's application not work with other manufacturer's drives? Answer: Just for spite. That would be like you installing Microsoft Word, and it will save your documents (or load your documents) only to (or from) Samsung drives. Of course Sandisk's application could and should work with any drives. Sandisk actually went out of their way with their app, to detect if the drive is a Sandisk drive, and they wrote their app to deny all other manufacturer's drives. We are talking about copying files. That is as basic as it gets, and yet Sandisk created their app to intentionally not function with other manufacturer's drives. I would never want an app that intentionally limited itself. But I am not surprised that Sandisk did that -- read on: Sandisk is a Western Digital company. Western Digital treats its customers like vermin. Pray that you never have a warranty claim with any Western Digital products (that included Sandisk, G-Technology, HGST, etc). You will learn just how effective Western Digital is in 1) frustrating customers to give up on their warranty claim, 2) sometimes taking months to ship replacements, if ever, and 3) trying to stick you with fees to get them to fulfill their warranty obligation. Refuse to pay the fee, and suffer the myriad of their delay tactics. They can ship your replacement right away. They just refuse to do so. So just when your storage device fails, and you now have a problem... ...rather than Western Digital trying to help you, they frustrate you and try to get you to pay a fee. Seagate is the opposite. Seagate goes out of their way to help the customer. Our host's title reads: "The tiny USB drive worthy of the ULTRA title" Ultra how? It has poor write performance, and barely passable read performance for a USB version 3.1 device. If you can pick one up for under $10, and you want the features and metal casing, then go for it.

[@thankzcomputer]

same size ad my boing boing

[@kirbyto6813]

These work the iPhone 15

[@SkyPerspective]

I'm not very sure, but it should work. Someone with iPhone can hopefully confirm

[@someone7z7]

@@SkyPerspectivei will buy and try

[@SkyPerspective]

Great. Do come back and let us know if it works. Thanks

[@someone7z7]

@@SkyPerspective it works well, theres no app needed

[@fahadsaeedx]

Can confirm. I works great with the iphone 15. Also, make sure you format to exFAT in Windows

[@maxwell_edison]

Kinda stinky that it doesn't work with non-sandisk drives... boo

[@aminpurwito5906]

From your experience, is it vulnerable to electric shock because the flash disk is made of metal if it is connected to a PC or laptop that is charging?

[@SkyPerspective]

Interesting and valid question, but I never encountered such issue.

[@aminpurwito5906]

@@SkyPerspective wow thanks for reply 🙏