SAMSUNG MUF-256AB/AM FIT Plus 256GB - 300MB/s USB 3.1 Flash Drive, Gunmetal Gray

Works as it should. Fast and fits perfect, no clunkiness. Always back up your game data!

I’ve mainly used this drive for quick backups of large files (videos, photos, heavy documents). On USB 3.1 ports, it consistently delivers around 360‑390 MB/s read speeds and about 50‑60 MB/s write speeds. It’s great for moving work files between laptops, mobile devices, car stereos, or TVs. This is not an SSD, and I wouldn’t use it as a portable OS or for real-time video editing. It stays fairly cool, and the metal casing helps with heat dissipation.

Fast, affordable, compact! I've only had this drive for the last few weeks, but so far it's been performing well. Reads of 426MB/s, writes of 60MB/s, and the card fully verified all ~120GB of usable space. Also confirmed USB 3.1 Gen 1 speeds, as can be seen in my images.If anything changes, I will make sure to update this review.

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UPDATE: After 2.5 years, the occasional lost connection still happens -- but has not gotten any more frequent. Seems to happen only during longer computing sessions. Possibly temperature related, though drive does not get excessively hot.RATING: 4.0 stars. Overall we like the size, performance, and price.We mostly use this drive for weekly file backups, temporary file downloads, or for transferring large files between computers.Problem (minus 1 star): We may have received a defective one, as it loses the USB connection occasionally on any computer it's plugged into.Minor dislike (NO demerits): the Samsung FIT does not include any encryption software, such as that provided by SanDisk or some other brands. However, you could of course add your own encryption software if desired.BEST FEATURE (other than above-average read speeds) is that it doesn't stick out as far as most 'thumb' drives do, making it easier to store your laptop into a case or bag.READ speeds are very good, and near advertised (can approach 400 mb/second).WRITE speeds are usually acceptable (around 110 mb/sec for sequential writes, or 10-30 mb/sec for random writes), and noticeably better than an old 2.0 stick.It will occasionally lose the USB connection to computer (Win 7, 10, or 11, and Linux, too) -- usually after computer has been on for 30+ minutes. Sometimes it reconnects itself back in a few seconds, but other times it's only fixed fixed by unplugging it & plugging it back in. This is NOT a port issue, it's a Samsung problem because it happens on any computer we've used -- laptop, desktop, even a Linux machine, and it happens on USB 2.0 and 3.0/3.1 ports as well.The disconnect happens enough to be aggravating, perhaps 2 or 3 times a week. Twice, it's caused a downloading or transferring file to fail. So be aware, if you get a defective(?) one like we dit, data loss COULD happen. Had we realized the issue was there and wasn't going away, we would have returned it for a replacement.Would we buy Samsung FIT USB again? Yes, we'd try it one more time.Of note, a separate Samsung model (Samsung BAR PLUS USB 3.1, https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07BPG9YX9 ) has never had the disconnect issue the FIT model has.Side Note: We usually buy SanDisk or Transcend brand USB thumb drives, and have never experienced a defective one. We don't buy Kingston drives any longer, as we've had more than one fail suddenly after only occasional use.

Nice value! Getting about 250 read 125 write. Nice and small. Doesn't get too smoking hot. PROTIP: If you're going to use this with a media box of some kind, check the format compatibility. This shows up formatted exFAT. A lot of boxes won't recognize it. Then you end up spending all the time you spent loading the drive unloading the drive and then formatting the drive and then reloading the drive. Ask me how I know.