Samsung 256GB FIT Plus USB 3.1 Flash Drive, Speed Up to 300MB/s (MUF-256AB/AM)

Pros: Not a bad little guy! I use this thumb drive for school to put my assignments on as a back up in case the SSD goes bad in my laptop.

Cons: N/A

Overall Review: I am not suggesting for people to try this by any means at all, but this thing can survive the washing machine. I had this little device in my pocket when I did a load of wash, and it is still surviving just fine after the mistake I made with it.

Pros: Performed as advertised: - Read speed in real life: 200+MB/s - Write speed in real life: 40+MB/s - See comments under Other below Very happy with it and will buy 10 more to replace ALL my other USB units.

Cons: None

Overall Review: Not too long ago I bought another brand that advertised 3.1 speeds and it performed horribly and I had to give out my very First one-egg rating. And that was the reason why I purchased this Samsung unit to check out the real life speeds (I hope readers here know all advertised speeds are theoretical/under ideal situation and do not support in real life usage) as comparison. I am now glad that I know at least the Samsung unit can get close to the advertised speeds.

Pros: Max 227 MB/s reads on ATTO Lots of storage in a small form factor

Cons: Only 31 MB/s writes

Overall Review: Would be nice to include a lanyard

Pros: -Write speeds are still fairly fast -I am able to dual boot Linux from this USB with no issues. -Fast -Very compact makes this USB perfect for leaving in a laptop

Cons: -None

Pros: - Small device. - Since using as a micro NAS attached to Raspberry Pi, it fits the form factor perfectly. - Reliable. Used as a boot drive for a Linux box running Ubuntu on a AMD FX-6300 powered machine running 24/7 for well over a year. Never had a problem. Now using as a NAS device on my Pi to store and play Media from other machines in the home. So far, still holding up strong and no issues.

Cons: - None at this time.

Overall Review: I originally used this little drive to install Ubuntu Linux and run a machine off the USB drive without the need of a HDD or SSD. Worked great in this manner for over a year and the machine running 24/7. I have since upgraded the linux box to have a 1TB HDD however now using this little drive in a series of other USB drives I have laying around the house as a NAS unit on a Raspberry Pi 3 b+. I am not getting the advertised speeds on the Pi however that is not the fault of the USB drive as the Raspberry Pi 3 b+ has USB 2.0 slots and some other issues that are specific towards the Pi. However working great storing media. Have not experienced any of the issues others reported, granted I have been using this device in Linux based operating systems not Windows.

Pros: - fast read speeds - small and portable

Cons: - bit slow write speeds as others have mentioned but didn't bother me too much - stopped working after just 2 weeks of use!

Overall Review: Would not buy this again due to the fact that it stopped working for me. I can no longer write anything to the drive and Windows is unable to format it either. Tried several computers and same result. I was shocked to find this level of unreliability from a reputable brand like Samsung but I'm not the only one who faced this (look at other reviews). Would recommend going with a different model or brand. If you do decide to buy this for whatever reason, hold onto the packaging so you can return it if it fails for you.

Pros: Compact size, high capacity, formats to 119 Gb. Can be formatted ExFat or NTFS. It can be plugged in next to another flash drive (some but not all) It will hold a lot of photos and movies.

Cons: Non so far....

Overall Review: Have not checked for speed, not worried about it.

Pros: Fast little flash drive Holds a lot of data Easy to use, just plug it in and start transferring your data

Cons: Maybe a little too small... Someone could easily lose this