Path: csiph.com!weretis.net!feeder9.news.weretis.net!border-2.nntp.ord.giganews.com!nntp.giganews.com!local-2.nntp.ord.giganews.com!Xl.tags.giganews.com!local-4.nntp.ord.giganews.com!nntp.earthlink.com!news.earthlink.com.POSTED!not-for-mail NNTP-Posting-Date: Sat, 27 Jul 2024 23:18:03 +0000 From: ant@zimage.comANT (Ant) Subject: Re: Do all modern USB flash sticks get very hot? Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware.storage,comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.storage References: <_Q6dnU0pX5_IXz77nZ2dnZfqnPEAAAAA@earthlink.com> User-Agent: tin/2.6.2-20221225 ("Pittyvaich") (Linux/6.9.6-100.fc39.x86_64 (x86_64)) MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Message-ID: Date: Sat, 27 Jul 2024 23:18:03 +0000 Lines: 59 X-Usenet-Provider: http://www.giganews.com NNTP-Posting-Host: 47.180.143.226 X-Trace: sv3-mwIkv8rRPP5uhT7ndYA0mkogmaTqsWk3RJthIChWYCLZj+/OPXQx2wVszvePBOhadWNzHHar95rZi91!Qct1Iw1cG3YlnuPDQk4OeRfBPs/ZpHkXv6mqc/PXBadhZMveSzGc4GCdcOpBKzXOkmqd/mhaC228!dDGZP5Z2mP3/wDpVXEQ8+QNlw++OA0WJ X-Abuse-and-DMCA-Info: Please be sure to forward a copy of ALL headers X-Abuse-and-DMCA-Info: Otherwise we will be unable to process your complaint properly X-Postfilter: 1.3.40 Xref: csiph.com comp.sys.mac.hardware.storage:1742 comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.storage:8511 In comp.sys.mac.hardware.storage VanguardLH wrote: > Ant 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! :( -- "[Some in the questioning crowd, said the following about Jesus:] 'But we know where this man is from; when the Christ comes, no one will know where he is from.'" --John 7:27. Hot, SDCC, Olympics' odd opening ceremony (Beijing's 2008 is still da best), & DP&W! Note: A fixed width font (Courier, Monospace, etc.) is required to see this signature correctly. /\___/\ Ant(Dude) @ http://aqfl.net & http://antfarm.home.dhs.org. / /\ /\ \ Please nuke ANT if replying by e-mail. | |o o| | \ _ / ( )