SanDisk Ultra Fit 256gb USB Flash Drive Review Tests

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[@Lardzor]

It's not slower depending on the device. It's slower depending on how much write caching the device is set for and accounting for it. 50mb/s sustained write speed is not bad.

[@jason41a]

very very useful for laptops. i just plug them in full time, and anything i don't need speed (like gaming, photo editing), i just dump them in the ultrafit. the small size means it can comfortably stay on full time without risk of inadvertent damage. and it saves me my main SSD from getting full and wearing out prematurely.

[@wildwhippet]

I now run my remaining Ultra-fit's on short USB extensions to off-set the heat problem & it kinda cancels out the usefulness of them being ultra small!

[@HistoryandReviews]

Risk vs reward unfortunately. Anything plugged directly in a pc or laptop takes most of the heat unless the usb port is on the top of a pc near the front

[@leebenstead7171]

I purchased one of these about a month ago. I'm having issues with it though in windows 10, mainly causing black screen or just 'not responding'. Seems to be a problem with these after doing a google search. Also not being recognised or connecting and disconnecting itself.

[@HistoryandReviews]

Format as exFat, update all drivers and do a windows update. Fixed it

[@TheProductCritiques]

Thanks for the detailed review! It's great to see the SanDisk Ultra Fit in action on both older and more modern computers. The small form factor and compatibility with both Windows and Mac make it a versatile choice. However, that drop in write speed on your gaming PC is quite surprising. Did you notice any difference in performance during day-to-day usage, like transferring files or running applications directly from the drive?

[@HistoryandReviews]

All drives have started dropping speed on my gaming pc for some reason. Im confused as to why. I can watch 4k 40mbps bitrate videos from it without issue but file transfers start fast and then drop dramatically no matter if I use USB 3.2, 3.1, or 3.0 ports I replugged in every usb data and power port to my motherboard, still the issue persists

[@telostia]

did u try the samsung fit plus? i wonder if that's faster than this, nice review btw. 👍

[@HistoryandReviews]

I have not but thank you for the compliment

[@dftfire]

​@@telostia If you're only looking for a small USB drive to save large files onto (such as FLAC music files, or video) then the SanDisk Ultra Fit works fine. But if you want to backup smaller files, such as Word or Excel files, go for the Samsung Fit Plus instead. The SanDisk one cannot handle small files and will sit idle for minutes between each one, or writes them at very slow speeds

[@RonnieMcNutt_Mindblowing]

Incredibly small but incredibly big storage. Microsd cards are more crazy 1tb in a tiny chip

[@HistoryandReviews]

I absolutely agree and i edit from this and it works fine

[@chrischris02]

Does this have an activity light?

[@m1rjaveed]

Would this do well to store and play back 4K materials on Nvidia Shield TV Pro as a secondary storage?

[@HistoryandReviews]

If it is less than 45mbps, yes. I edit my 4k videos from this

[@jmnamusssss]

Does it work with AV receivers, TVs and car audio players?

[@HistoryandReviews]

If formatted properly (exfat/NTFS) should work. Some devices require fat32 which this wont work with

[@shalmoshalmolol9083]

Oh man you can probably store all your cp on that thing! Nice dude!

[@HistoryandReviews]

Only Hunter Biden can do that

[@Bubble23428]

@@HistoryandReviews as well as Eeffrey Jpstein(his death was fake btw he’s still alive playing games 24/7) and EDP445

[@louisvilletech7765]

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[@bustergundo516]

What?

[@muhammadahmadkhalid364]

Does this get hot???

[@HistoryandReviews]

Yes

[@muhammadahmadkhalid364]

@@HistoryandReviews mine get uncomfortable to unplug. What about yours?

[@HistoryandReviews]

@@muhammadahmadkhalid364 sometimes i plug it into a usb extender that way it doesn’t give me trouble pulling it oht

[@ojnotsimpson7364]

Mine got very hot that the controller burnt out making the USB useless. This is great in size but overheats. Be careful!

[@HistoryandReviews]

@@ojnotsimpson7364 I’ve never had a usb of any size not get hot

[@MrDamoHutchinson]

I purchased the 512GB version and it's added more storage to my laptops 128GB SSD. I will only use it for storing RAW photography files and video. Giving me somewhere to dump the files.

[@HistoryandReviews]

I use mine for similar reasons. And for cache for video editing

[@dftfire]

Bit of a poor video... he only transfers one big file on his Mac and another on his PC as the test. As someone who owns two of these, be warned that for copying large files they work fast, but copy lots of smaller files (PDFs, Word docs, photos, songs) and the speed goes insanely slow, literally just KB or 1-3MB a sec, with 0KB hangs between files.

[@MZRTMusic254]

First time?

[@dftfire]

@@MZRTMusic254 What do you mean?

[@MZRTMusic254]

@dftfire I thought what you just experienced is normal because I've experienced this with all kinds of storage devices including mobile phone. The smaller sized files when they're many always take longer even if they're collectively the same size as a single 1GB file

[@dftfire]

@@MZRTMusic254 Yes, I know with small USB SSDs this can be an issue, but some are better than others. This one (the SanDisk Ultra Fit) is really bad. But the Samsung Fit Plus is much better, so anyone wanting a small USB drive for general backups I'd point towards that instead.

[@MZRTMusic254]

@dftfire good thing I just ordered the Samsung fit plus

[@wildwhippet]

I bought the 512 & it burnt out after only a few months! Buyer beware!

[@HistoryandReviews]

The rule always has been the higher the capacity the higher the failure rate for all forms of storage. These things get REALLY HOT just being plugged in

[@willvr4]

I just started using mine because I bought a new laptop and I want to transfer files easily. For whatever reason, the listed space was only 232GB and not the 256GB as advertised.

[@HistoryandReviews]

Listed memory is how much it actually has, what is available to use is accurate. All storage reserves some of the space for operating system files. There is no lie

[@thecomputergamer6446]

Stop saying megabytes per second its megabits per second

[@Crisp_Click1982]

Cant believe that usb has more storage then my laptops SSD

[@HistoryandReviews]

Yep. Has been around for quite awhile. Not as fast as an ssd but low profile

[@tomshaw661]

then or THAN..............you decide.

[@vaguincolombia]

More storage but not as fast as your laptops SSD

[@Crisp_Click1982]

Well my laptops SSD is Samsung Evo and it boots up in 6 seconds what about u all