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SanDisk 128GB Cruzer Ultra Fit CZ43 130MB/s USB 3.0 Flash Drive $46.95 Delivered @ PC Byte (eBay)

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SanDisk 128GB Cruzer Ultra Fit CZ43 130MB/s USB 3.0 Flash Drive $46.95 Delivered @ PC Byte (eBay)
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Jase2801 on 29/01/2016 - 10:02 ebay.com.au (1076 clicks)
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Features
Extremely compact high-performance USB 3.0 storage
Plug-and-stay storage for notebooks, tablets, TVs, gaming consoles, car audio systems, and more
Move media super-fast between devices
Write up to 10x faster than standard USB 2.0 drives1 (32GB, 64GB and 128GB only)
Write up to 5x faster than standard USB 2.0 drives1 (16GB only)
Transfer a full-length movie in less than 40 seconds2 (32GB, 64GB and 128GB only)
Transfer a full-length movie faster than standard USB 2.0 drives2 (16GB only)
Keep private files private with included SanDisk SecureAccess™ software3
Recover lost or corrupted files with a one (1) year subscription to RescuePRO® software4

Electrical & Electronics 128GB SanDisk USB Flash Drive

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  • lyl on 29/01/2016 - 10:06
    +11

    Great price, but be careful - there are many complaints of these drives overheating.

      • shawnsmaggot on 29/01/2016 - 10:32
        +7

        Not sure if trolling or not.

        There are numerous first-hand report of people burning themselves and these units getting so hot they start smoking/ignite.

        Amazing that you could use a quite major design flaw as a "feature".

        I… i don't even….

        • Maverick-au on 29/01/2016 - 12:25
          -5

          Not sure if trolling or not.

          I'm stating facts but you on the other hand post about people suffering burns that require treatment and that these flash drives catch on fire! LOL.

          Amazing that you could use a quite major design flaw as a "feature".

          It's not a design flaw but the fact is that these compact metal memory sticks will heat up because they have limited size, they have a metal body used to dissipate heat and they don't have a plastic cover & air gap to conceal the heat. It's pretty obvious that you believe that regular fast flash drives don't generate heat.

          There are numerous first-hand report of people burning themselves and these units getting so hot they start smoking/ignite.

          Where are the numerous first hand reports of people suffering burns and reports where the drive has caught fire.

          All the negative reports on Amazon only talk about it heating up.

          I have at least eight of these drives, some are used 24/7 and others used to transfer large amounts of data and I have never had one fail nor had one burn me. Sure they heat up but so do ALL usb memory sticks except most of them have a large plastic cover and air gap so you don't notice the heat.

          The Transcend JetFlash also runs "hot" because it's a similar design although with additional metal to dissipate the heat.
          http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00QGCAJBQ?psc=1

        • shawnsmaggot on 29/01/2016 - 13:46
          +1

          @Maverick-au:

          Opinions are NOT facts.

          Your opinion that the metal shield is a specifically designed heatsink shows just how little of a clue you have. This "heatsink" you speak of is the standard shielding/meterial for a USB device, and has been since the days of USB 1.0. I suggest you get your facts right before you go spouting complete rubbish.

          Only a fool who doesn't understand statistics would use the "I've never had a problem therefore there is no problem" argument.

        • Maverick-au on 29/01/2016 - 14:29
          -3

          @shawnsmaggot:

          Opinions are NOT facts.

          The number of people who have had problems on Amazon are facts.

          Your opinion that the metal shield is a specifically designed heatsink shows just how little of a clue you have. This "heatsink" you speak of is the standard shielding/meterial for a USB device, and has been since the days of USB 1.0. I suggest you get your facts right before you go spouting complete rubbish.

          I never said the metal shield was a specially designed heatsink but said it was used for heat dissipation as do other similar designed usb flash drives (and I even gave another example that you conveniently ignored).

          Only a fool who doesn't understand statistics would use the "I've never had a problem therefore there is no problem" argument.

          Fortunately I never said that so instead of trying to put words into my mouth why don't you go and find something to dispute the factual comments that I made instead of resorting to petty personal attacks or name calling (making claims of trolling).

          All products fail and if you look at the statistics on Amazon this drive fails less than many other flash drives, there is no evidence to support YOUR claims that people have suffered burns requiring treatment and these drives catching fire.

          SO ONCE MORE I ASK, WHERE IS YOUR EVIDENCE TO SUPPORT YOUR CLAIM THAT THESE HAVE CAUSED BURNS (first, second or third degree) AND WHERE IS THE EVIDENCE TO SUPPORT YOUR CLAIM THAT THESE HAVE CAUGHT FIRE.

      • lyl on 29/01/2016 - 10:32
        +7

        Look, I don't want it to be this post all over again, but for me personally, although it hasn't failed, it's really hot, and burns my hand what I take it out. Just a word of caution :)

        • harkoliar on 29/01/2016 - 10:36

          Question, how long before it cools down to safely take it out?

        • lyl on 29/01/2016 - 10:41

          @harkoliar:

          I'm always impatient and just pull it out immediately - but it should be fine if you give it a few minutes.

        • oison on 29/01/2016 - 11:38
          +1

          I have the 128gb and the 64gb versions of these drives, I can also vouch that they do get hot. Quite hot, but I have had no issues with the drives themselves other than that. I just pull it out and let it cool down a bit.

        • adriancfc on 29/01/2016 - 11:53
          +1

          I have the 128gb one. Really got quite hot if you leave it in USB port. Best way is to plug, copy files ASAP and unplug.

        • digitalaxon on 29/01/2016 - 11:54
          +3

          @lyl:

          That's what she said!

        • Maverick-au on 29/01/2016 - 12:29
          -2

          Look, I don't want it to be this post all over again, but for me personally, although it hasn't failed, it's really hot, and burns my hand what I take it out. Just a word of caution :)

          Is your "burn" normally a first, second or third degree "burn"? Or does the degree of the "burn" depend on how many gigabytes you have copied?

          If your "burn" is not a first, second or third degree "burn" it sounds like you are exaggerating and have problems holding warm/hot things.

        • Marty131 on 29/01/2016 - 15:50
          +1

          @super_jq:

          Does it get hot when plugged into the USB port, but not actively used? I want to add this to my MacBook Air and keep it as a backup drive… Manually copying things over maybe once in every few days. I intend to keep it plugged in 100% of the time.

          Would it get (extremely) got in that case?

      • sputnik on 29/01/2016 - 12:07

        I have 3 32gb drives that overheat. I was aware of that at the time of purchasing and for my use they're great. However if you intend to use this as a primary drive or other situation that means you can't risk failure then this drive is not for you.

      • jsediv on 29/01/2016 - 12:51

        I purchased one of the 32gb Ultra Fits and it over-heated from 720p video playback to the point that it fried itself making it completely useless.
        This was the day after I purchased it from Harvey Norman

        • Maverick-au on 29/01/2016 - 12:56

          I purchased one of the 32gb Ultra Fits and it over-heated from 720p video playback to the point that it fried itself making it completely useless.
          This was the day after I purchased it from Harvey Norman

          Did it not occur to you that maybe it was faulty and to get a replacement. 720p video playback isn't a demanding task and I play back 1080P on a few of mine and they barely heat up.

        • jsediv on 29/01/2016 - 13:40

          @Maverick-au:

          I think the whole SanDisk Cruizer Ultra Fit line is faulty.

        • Maverick-au on 29/01/2016 - 14:31

          @Divitini:

          I think the whole SanDisk Cruizer Ultra Fit line is faulty.

          So based on your one failure the entire lot is faulty? LOL so why does this flash drive have a rating of 4.4 out of 5 on Amazon with many people having no problems?

        • jsediv on 29/01/2016 - 15:37

          @Maverick-au:

          Based on my one failure and multiple other problems posted online, I personally believe they aren't up to standards and are faulty.

          My opinion, brother.

          LOL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!111111111

      • wyrmy on 29/01/2016 - 13:10
        +1

        Using the connector as a heat sink IS bad design. You are assuming the USB socket has been designed to handle that amount of heat (something which most laptops ports don't do well). I used mine for 10 minutes and it was too hot to touch. And this was with USB2 so heat output would have less than if I was transferring full speed.

        I only use these now for emergency disk images and with a small extension cable to avoid damage to the USB socket. Definitely cant recommend for daily use.

      • WhyAmICommenting on 29/01/2016 - 16:30
        +2

        Do you work for them? You are really defensive about the product's design.

    • isidore12 on 29/01/2016 - 10:46

      I have one and it gets really hot. I am not sure about the long term issue on the USB port however.

      • Russ on 29/01/2016 - 14:48
        +1

        You needn't worry. All USB ports that are soldered to motherboards can easily handle high temperatures. This is because they are designed for reflow soldering, which is the process used to solder all the the parts on the motherboard in one go:
        https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reflow_soldering

        Have a look at the graph on the wiki page. The temperature must exceed 217 centigrade for the solder to melt. Usually the peak temperature is in the 240-250 degrees centigrade range, and the USB sockets handle that just fine.

        Cable-mounted USB sockets are probably built to a higher temperature standard, because hand soldering usually happens at 300+ degrees.

        I have the 64G version of this USB, and I found that it got quite hot. Then I started using it with a short USB3 extension cable, and while it got quite warm, it wasn't as bad. Conclusion? The laptop was contributing some of the heat.

        General rule of thumb: if you can hold it continuously between your thumb and first finger, with a little bit of discomfort, it's between 40 and 50 degrees. If you can't hold on and drop it, it is over 50 degrees (scalding starts at about 55 degrees). Electronic components typically have a minimum temperature rating of 70 degrees - that's the "commercial temperature" rating, and all the other ratings have HIGHER temperatures.

        • wyrmy on 29/01/2016 - 17:52

          The solder might be OK, but what about the ambient increase in temperature inside the case where the port is? Laptops are so damn tiny already and you don't see fans near usb ports..

        • Russ on 29/01/2016 - 23:56

          @wyrmy:

          The air temperature inside a car can reach 70 degrees when the car is parked in the sun during summer. I haven't heard of people complaining that their laptop melted when they left it in the car. It would be similar for the shipping container that your laptop was shipped to Australia in. Given also that laptops have multiple heat generating items in them (CPU, memory, graphics chips, HDD, etc.) that generate far more heat than a USB port could supply, I think laptops can handle the heat.

    • somecat on 29/01/2016 - 11:26

      It should come with a USB fan for free like this :D
      http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/like/161800059253?limghlpsr=true&…

    • givemethebestdeals on 29/01/2016 - 13:06
      +1

      i've bought one despite a lot of people saying this, its just for extra storage in my macbook pro and i find that it does not overheat as much as people say. This is just my experience with the usb drives!

  • firstworldproblems on 29/01/2016 - 11:00

    good find, price is cheaper than on amazon US.

    i have one. it does overheat a fair bit, not overly so, but enough to say "hmmmm… this sure does get hot"
    but given the read/write speeds are totally <chatty turbo sound effect> vrrrrrrrrrrrrr..chhhhh </chatty turbo sound effect>
    i really don't mind.

  • kowcop on 29/01/2016 - 11:01
    +4

    I have one and I concur, it gets hot when copying data to it, but not hot enough to burn skin..

  • Jacku on 29/01/2016 - 11:08

    My question is there a 256gb version?

    • Utopian on 29/01/2016 - 11:15
      +1

      Nope

      • Jacku on 29/01/2016 - 13:51

        Thanks!

        Are they going to make one? I got the 128gb and would love a 256gb version.

    • JJJ on 29/01/2016 - 11:45
      +1

      only if you live close to a fire station

  • chuneeperformance on 29/01/2016 - 11:18

    when it gets hot that it can burn skin ( try holding for 15 secs transferring 30GB on to it) it will start to get undetected in windows so your transfers will fail…

    • Nightshade on 29/01/2016 - 11:46
      +2

      That's hard to believe. Skin starts to burn at ~48 degrees celcius, and most computer components are designed to operate at temperatures far higher than that.

      • chuneeperformance on 29/01/2016 - 13:34

        unless you used this usb, dont tell me otherwise.

      • String name on 01/02/2016 - 01:29

        I own one and the plastic divider melted out. So only in certain drives and conditions will it be detected.

  • Hiphopopotamus on 29/01/2016 - 11:42

    performance on my 32gb has somehow improved over time, it now does 35-40mb/s write… but it does get hot like other people have stated.

    the larger the files and the longer it's in use, the hotter it gets, to the point where i intentionally avoid the metal when removing it from the usb port and putting it back into the cap.

    if i had to choose again, i would probably go with something else, the heat is half the issue, the other half is that i take it in and out a lot, so the tiny size is a con!

    • imcold on 29/01/2016 - 13:45

      Only the 64gb+ are supposedly affected by heat problems. And the problem may have been fixed in the 64gb+ sticks

  • diddy50 on 29/01/2016 - 11:59

    I filled up my 64gb stock last night and it did it without fuss or burns.

    It was on a USB 2 port so that might make a difference.

  • Haxxa on 29/01/2016 - 12:00

    Copying files from my Intel NUC I can concur with what everyone else has said, these drives get really hot even from very limited use. I found that copying files of around 20Gb+ in one transfer would cause it to disconnect from windows causing the transfer to fail.

  • CandyMan on 29/01/2016 - 12:16

    Soon these ultrafit drives will become cheaper than suppositories

  • UFO on 29/01/2016 - 13:10
    +5

    Am I in the Matrix?

    I swear we've had this exact thread in the not too distant past.

    Same people commenting, same people getting negged for getting overly defensive :).

    Man…. I should've taken the blue pill ;).

    • Clear on 29/01/2016 - 13:36
      +2

      Amazing how such a tiny USB can cause so much controversy.

  • Russ on 29/01/2016 - 15:02

    If you don't need USB3 speed, and are worried about the heat, then consider a really tiny card reader and a 128G micro SD card.

    Here's a card reader that is the same size as the USB in this deal, even with the card inserted it's the same size!
    http://www.dx.com/p/pny-usb-2-0-micro-sd-tf-card-reader-whit…

    I don't know how fast this reader is, but obviously it can't be faster than 48MB/s, because it's USB2.

    128G micro SD cards have been as low as $38 delivered, in recent times:
    https://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/226582

  • Cheap Rich Guy on 29/01/2016 - 16:05

    Speed test results please or it didn't happen.

  • Savas on 29/01/2016 - 16:46

    I don't understand why we don't see more of these: http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/231704421933

    • JajaMinx on 29/01/2016 - 20:29

      Are you being serious?

      Don't waste your money on junk like this.

      1. It can be fake, meaning it doesn't actually carry the specified capacity.
      2. It is slow as shit.
      3. It will probably fail after a few cycles of read/write.
      • Savas on 29/01/2016 - 22:35

        They're not that bad. I have never had any issues and they are certainly better than cheap ones you buy at Big W. That said I still use Corsair for important stuff. I don't think Lexar is that good.

        • JajaMinx on 29/01/2016 - 23:22
          +1

          If you read the feedback for this seller, you'll see that the USB flash drives they sell are fake.

          When you buy a 128GB drive, you'll most likely get 8GB of actual storage.

          Take my advice, DO NOT buy generic cheap stuff on ebay.

          There's a saying, "If it seems too good to be true, it probably is".

        • Savas on 30/01/2016 - 08:42

          @JajaMinx: Thanks man. But it looks like these Lexar USBs aren't that good either!

  • CtrldKilla on 29/01/2016 - 17:16

    Can someone who has one please confirm whether you can attach a lanyard to this USB, based on the pictures it looks as though you can however I would like to be sure.

    Cheers!

  • O15 on 29/01/2016 - 19:59
    +1

    Transfer a full-length movie in less than 40 seconds

    It annoys me to read stuff like this. A "full-length" movie could be anything from <800MB to 50+GB.
    An absolutely meaningless statement.

  • belongsinforums on 30/01/2016 - 07:30

    Mine is fine. I don't know what people are doing to theirs to make them fail.

  • danielh on 30/01/2016 - 08:42
    +1

    I have the 128gb and 3x32gb models. I use my USB extender cable for my connections and the USB gets quite warm but never uncomfortable even after doing 25gb+ transfers.

  • newby2010 on 30/01/2016 - 13:59

    Bought one in 64gb (not from PC Byte). It runs so hot it burns you. If you leave it in to cool, windows ejects it which is a good thing ! If it burns your hand, what do you think it will do to your motherboard. ??
    Yes you can use it in USB 2 plug, but why would you do that.
    Buy something else … like the Samsung that was on Oz Bargain a few days back. Yes it is slightly longer, but works well.

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