There are two sides to the drive. The smaller connection has a cool hinge design that allows the top to be removed and stay out of the way without losing it. The regular USB end just has a removable cap, which is also called a losable cap. Why in the world would the same hinged cap not be used on both ends? Thats frustrating to me because I will 100% lose this little cap. I know, its in the product description, but I just assumed there would be some sort of cap retention like a small tether or something. For that reason alone, I am hesitant to use this drive. But it works great as far as portable drives go.

Ive pushed the drive to capacity and can confirm its what it says it is. The USB A & C options are perfect for moving data between my phone and PC, if a data cable is not readily available. The price point vs the amount of data is really good, especially with the speed and versatility of the two connectors. If you need some kinda USB with decent size and use on multiple device types, this would be perfect to pick up.

Incredible. 256 gb of storage on a duo usb & usb c drive. Love this little thing. Packs so much power. First test was transferred a 10gb file within 3 mins. Loveeee 10/10 highly recommend

If you have large files then this is the USB for you! Fast file transfer and compact!

The 256G Smartphone and PC OTG SSD USB Drive is a portable solid-state drive (SSD) with a capacity of 256GB. The drive features dual connectors, including a USB3.2 Type-C connector and a USB-A connector, allowing you to connect the drive to a wide range of devices such as smartphones, tablets, laptops, and PCs. The drive also features on-the-go (OTG) technology, which allows you to use the drive as a bridge between devices, enabling you to easily transfer files, photos, videos, and music between devices without the need for a computer. This makes it a very convenient and versatile device for people who are always on the move and need to carry their files with them. It also features SSD technology, which provides faster data transfer speeds and a more reliable performance than traditional hard disk drives. This makes it a great option for users who need to quickly transfer large files, such as videos, photos or music. I tested by transfer about 200Gb of large files (each file approximately between 2Gb to 8Gb), and the average transferring speed was around 85Mbps, which is great for these portable flash drive. Overall, the 256G Smartphone and PC OTG SSD USB Drive is a great device for anyone who needs a convenient and reliable way to store and transfer their files. Its also great for people who need to transfer files between multiple devices, its small and portable, easy to use, with fast transfer speed and a large storage capacity

VERY SATISFIED! Extremely fast transfer speed, lots of space. It cannot (physically) connect to my phone with a larger case, but will on my slimmer tablet case. This allows for easy transfer, compilation, and storage of files from many kinds of devices not just laptops/desktops like other USB storage. For the above reasons, I think this is almost perfect. If it had a narrower neck for the USB-C port, it would be 6 stars and not just 5.

I purchased this USB memory stick for the style and the two connector feature for use with both legacy and newer laptops (that have USB-C connectors only). I love the distinctive metal appearance, and the value is good, but its a little pokey on transfer speed; however, for this price, the speed is hardly an overwhelming defect.

Just as advertised and as a rather skeptical person, I found it much nicer than I was expecting. I knew in advance it is a rather large drive, yet was not expecting such a smooth well designed case; an impressive design using a solid feeling alloy which likely helps disperse heat too. The drive is extremely fast and comes pre-formatted as exFAT with 238 GB of available space according to Win11. I tested it with AJA prior to reformatting, and it returned great results; 475 write & 510 read using USB-C. My requirements for this required it be formatted as FAT32 which was done with Ridgecrops FAT32 Formatter. Typically Windows cant format drives over 16 GB as FAT32, so if you have this need you will likely have to use a 3rd party tool too. I re-ran the speed test again, and although not as fast, it still returned great numbers (312 write & 505 read). If youre able to access it as exFAT I highly recommend you stick with that, for that does not constrain individual files to a 4 GB cap like FAT32 does. The cap that covers the USB side of this drive is held tightly in place magnetically which I really like. The cap on the USB-C side pulls off and swings out of the way so as not to be lost; both are well designed with a matching metal finish. Since I will mainly use the USB-C side, at first I wished it also had a removable magnetic cap. Though after some reflection I think the swing away design is probably better, for that cap will normally be off and Id be sure to misplace it. That said, most laptops will need the USB-C cap to be swung upward, or the weight of your laptop will resting on the cap; which would not be good for your port or the drive. I included a picture of it swung down on my Acer gaming laptop to show how it extends below the level of the laptop if it were not resting upon another laptop. This drive will spend 99% of its life connected to a 3-port USB-C hub being used by my Anker Nebula Capsule 3 Laser projector, and for that this is perfect. After loading it up with content it had no problem recognizing it and playing files thru Android TV without any issue of hesitation. The only thing that could make this better is for Anker to update my projector so I can go back to using this with exFAT; fingers crossed. I highly Recommend this drive, based on its reasonable price, solid design, large size and blazing speed.

I picked this one up to replace a 128GB drive that I use with Ventoy. I had no issues reformatting and partitioning with the Ventoy tool and both Mac and Windows PCs are easily able to read and write to the drive. Several test systems booted from the drive, both USB-A and USB-C ports, with no issues. The drive is in a metal case and has a nice weight to it. The USB-C side has a swing-away cover and the USB-A side has a magnetically attached cover. Overall, super happy with this one.

This USB flash drive came in a fairly nondescript black box, with no branding on the box or the USB drive itself. I tested with a few different utilities, and it does appear to have 256GB storage. In addition, my speed tests show that it does come close to the 500MB/s read AND write speeds, as advertised. The flash drive itself has a little bit of heft to it. The cap for the USB-C side is not removable and has a swing mechanism design. The cap on the opposite side for USB-A is removable but is magnetic which makes for a satisfying connection. I used both connectors to connect to multiple PCs, Android phones and tablets, iPad Pro, and a MacBook Air with no issues.