I wanted to get this so I could easily connect my phone, pc, or mac to the thumb drive without worrying about needing a adapter. This has a ton of memory for me to store pictures, files, and videos on. It is also nice because I am able to connect my phone to this and transfer photos off of my phone to free up space. It is also a nice device to store videos so I can watch videos from this thumb drive rather than storing it on my phone. It will also work for thunderport on mac but you may need to format the drive in order to transfer to the mac. This is NOT a thunderport device so it will not utilize the full thunderport speed. If you are using it with your mac, it will transfer pretty quick to and from the device. This thumb drive is pretty decently built although the metal is a bit easy to scratch. There is no slot for key ring or lanyard which is a bit of a bummer. You are able to open the cover to use the type c port. The cap is connected to the thumb drive so it is hard to lose. The cap is pretty solid so it will not just pop off on its own. I do wish the USB port cover was the same. This is a pretty thick thumb drive so it may take up more than one slot. The price as well is pretty reasonable for a thumb drive of this size. The cap is nice because now there will not be any exposed plugs. The case is easy to get scratched up though. Overall this a good flash drive to have if you happen to need to empty your phone or even transferring data between devices via type c. Please note this is not a thunderbolt plug but it will work on a thunderbolt port. It has plenty of space so it can store a good amount of pictures. I do wish it had some kind of key ring slot as you can lose this drive.

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 ordered this USB drive because I occasionally have to swap large video files with clients via USB drive. One client has a newer PC but it has only USB-A type ports. I wanted a USB-C drive that I could easily use on my new M1 MacBook Pro that would also work on my clients USB-A ports on his PC. This USB drive fit the bill as it has both USB-A and USB-C connections. When I opened the box I was very pleased to find that the USB drive has no logo on it to mar the plain silver color zinc alloy metal. It looks and feels like a quality product. I plugged it in the USB-C port of my 2021 M1 MacBook Pro and opened Apples Disk Utility app to see what file system it was formatted with. I was glad to find that it was formatted with the exFAT file system. This is the one I prefer because it works with both Macs and PCs and allows file sizes over 4GB. You could always format to a different file system, but this is the one I needed and would be most useful for the largest number of people. Most shouldnt even have to think about this. I next did a speed test using the Disk Utility app. Speeds were decent, showing almost 300MB/s read speed and about 400MB/s write speed. However, the speed falls significantly short of the 500MB/s speeds claimed in the product listing. Its In the multiple tests I ran, it was 20%-40% slower than claimed. Using BlackMagic disk speed test I got results about 10% faster than Apple Disk Utility test. This speed test is optimized for larger file sizes used in video editing. I got average readings of about 330MB/s read speed and 440MB/s write speed using this disk test. This is still not exactly the 500MB/s claimed but its a bit faster than the other speed test. The speeds are definitely due to the USB drive itself as Im using it on a new Mac with 40GB/s thunderbolt 4 ports which are capable of speeds almost 100x faster than the top speeds I got with this drive. For many uses this isnt much of an issue. These are still fast speeds compared to USB 2.0, but if your work requires transferring huge video files like mine does, youll probably want to know that it may take you up to 20% to 40% longer than youd hoped.

I still need to run around with removable media, and came across this Ylmrav 256Gb Smartphone and PC OTG USB Flash Drive, and thought I’d give this a try. It comes in a nice presentation case with very nice padding. It has a nice brushed finish so there’s no issue with fingerprints. It has caps to protect both ends... the USB-A connector, and the USB-C connector. The caps are awesome! For the USB-A end cap it is MAGNETIC. Which means it won’t come loose until you pull on it. The USB-C end swivels out of the way and is also magnetic. I have no concerns that I’ll lose these end caps. I have some specialized utilities, and I did a 13 hr reliability test, where different size data chunks are written to the entire disk in three iterations. No issues whatsoever. On a standard USB 3.0 connection, data transfer rates averaged 352 MB.sec. Sadly, I was not able to test transfer speeds under USB 3.2 protocols. In broad testing, USB 3.0 transfer rates were good. 1.55 GB in 10.6 sec 6.34 GB in 59.2 sec I have no doubt that USB 3.2 rates would be consistently faster. This flash drive just FEELS great too. It’s chunky and solid, and is built like a tank. This is a utility drive I’ll use over and over!

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

works & looks great!

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

256G Smartphone and PC OTG SSD USB Drive, USB3.2 Type-C and USB-A Dual Connectors Solid State Flash Drive, 2 in 1 USB3.2 Flash Drive, Super High-Speed Type C USB Drive,ylmrav The flash drive comes attractively packaged in a gift-worthy box that is enclosed in shrink wrap. The only information on the outside other than the sticker identifying the product is a red sticker in the middle of a black field, noting that this is 256 GB. The drive itself is a metal cover on both ends, one with a magnetic closure, holding the cap on the USB3 connector, and the other is a levered fold-out cover on the USBC connector sideInsertinfing the drive into my laptop, windows recognized it immediately, and properties showed that there were 238 GB available and that it is natively formatted in the exFAT partition format. The decrease in available storage is normal with pretty much any storage drive because once its formatted, the formatting takes up a certain amount of space. I make a practice to reformat any flash drives that I use, just to make sure that the format structure is 100% and that there are no program fragments from any previous testing. Interestingly, enough, when I did the reformat, windows notes that this drive is natively an NTFS default structure, which Im going to format it to, and then format it back into exfat because that covers more types of storage systems. This drive should work well for my phone as well as a computer and will make transferring data between the devices easily done. Transferring some sample data from my laptop to the hard drive seems to move at a pretty fast rate, starting at about 300 megabits per second, which I think is pretty good. The metal cover is quite sturdy and gives it a good look. The magnetic cover on the USB3 side makes a secure ‘click’ when closing it, but there is no tether or place to keep the cap when the drive is in use, so you’ll need to take care not to lose or drop the magnetic cover [as I did, into shag carpet, making it a chore to find]. The levered cover on the USBC side folds out of the way for insertion and stays with the unit.

This drive comes in an attractive package. The device itself is nicely designed with a solid metal build and feel. The drive has two-end connectivity, one side USB-C with a swing open cover and the other USB-A with a neat magnetic cover. Performance was fast both for USB-C and USB-A. With many manufacturers starting to switch to only USB-C connectors for external devices, this external drive is a good choice for mobile devices, laptops, and desktops.

This just what I needed to transfer my pictures and documents from my iPad to my HP computer. I had to use a large adapter to transfer everything and it was frustrating going back and forth. This makes it much easier because it has two plugs that fit each device and it is small. The only thing about this is the drive in the iPad is buried within the system so I had to search for the drive. However once I found it, everything transferred beautifully. But that has more to do with the apple than the product itself.