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| From | ant@zimage.comANT (Ant) |
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| Subject | Re: Do all modern USB flash sticks get very hot? |
| Newsgroups | comp.sys.mac.hardware.storage, comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.storage |
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| Date | 2024-07-27 23:18 +0000 |
Cross-posted to 2 groups.
In comp.sys.mac.hardware.storage VanguardLH <V@nguard.lh> wrote:
> Ant <ant@zimage.comANT> wrote:
> > FYI. https://www.amazon.com/SanDisk-256GB-Ultra-Drive-Type-C/dp/B06XC1WGQR/ is the one I have for 256 GB.
> With the plastic shroud around the PCB inside, doesn't seem the
> electronics are going to get much cooling. There looks to be an open
> slot on the top of the shell where you use a tang to extend/retract the
> connector, but is there a slot or holes on the bottom to, at least,
> provide for convection cooling (airflow through the shell)?
> https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/61AnmPoZOwL._AC_UF1000,1000_QL80_.jpg
> I can't tell if those are holes in the shell opposite the slider side,
> or maybe lenses for LEDs to show through.
No lights. Holes are for string to secure when carrying like a lanyard?
> Western Digital owns Sandisk. The product page is at:
> https://www.westerndigital.com/products/usb-flash-drives/sandisk-ultra-dual-drive-m30-usb-3-1-type-c?sku=SDDDC2-256G-G46
> The reviews there are less than glowing. Its specs specify:
> Operating temperature range: ???10° ??? 70°C (14° ??? 158°F)
> Well, 158F is going to feel hot on your fingers, but it's not hot to the
> connector in the computer case. I mentioned the Sandisk forums to see
> what other users of the same product might say about temperature. One I
> found was:
> https://forums.sandisk.com/t/sandisk-ultra-luxe-256gb-extreme-heat/225662
> "after removing it from my TV after watching a movie" makes it sound
> like the drive was only getting read, not written. Getting really hot
> with only reads seems a defect. Hot on sustained writes would be
> normal.
Yeah, even idled!
> As the forum thread mentions, if you are worried about the heat damaging
> the USB connector in a laptop, tablet, desktop, or whatever, use a USB
> stub cable to move the USB drive away from the computer case; however,
> you'll probably want to either have the USB drive dangling in mid-air
> from the case USB connector, or lay it on something that can absorb the
> heat, like a ceramic or stone coaster.
More like burning hot to touch! :(
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Do all modern USB flash sticks get very hot? ant@zimage.comANT (Ant) - 2024-07-26 15:35 +0000
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Re: Do all modern USB flash sticks get very hot? VanguardLH <V@nguard.LH> - 2024-07-26 17:21 -0500
Re: Do all modern USB flash sticks get very hot? ant@zimage.comANT (Ant) - 2024-07-26 23:57 +0000
Re: Do all modern USB flash sticks get very hot? VanguardLH <V@nguard.LH> - 2024-07-26 21:45 -0500
Re: Do all modern USB flash sticks get very hot? ant@zimage.comANT (Ant) - 2024-07-27 23:18 +0000
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