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Some basic info about USB (lemmy.world)

submitted 2 months ago by SouravSatvaya@lemmy.world to c/technology@lemmy.world

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[–] sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 10 points 2 months ago (2 children)

Mine is worse, it says it can do way more than 20Mbps, but once the buffer is exhausted, it hangs frequently. And this isn't some random POS from AliExpress, I bought it retail at BestBuy.

[–] Alexstarfire@lemmy.world 1 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Like that guarantees quality.

[–] sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 3 points 2 months ago

It certainly doesn't, but it's understandable for users to expect that paying a premium at a place like BestBuy should result in getting a better product that picking up something on Amazon.

I generally do my research, but in this case, I needed it in a pinch to flash a Linux ISO to get my computer up and running because I couldn't find any of my other ones. I expected to get ripped off, so I'm not too mad about it, but I was surprised at how crappy it was since I figured USB drives are largely a solved problem.

And this is why I largely avoid BestBuy and steer others from it, stuff costs more (though they do match if you ask), and they tend to carry crappy accessories and peripherals. It's basically Walmart quality crap priced higher than better products at Microcenter, all because customers either don't know better or don't have any other retail options.

[–] morbidcactus@lemmy.ca 1 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

If you're ok with some bulk, go for an nvme enclosure. I have a sabrent one with a 256 GB crucial gen 3 drive in it, it's a slow cheap drive, still substantially better than any usb key and you can put one together for under $100 cad including a longer high speed cable.

I just did a fresh install off of my usb key and wow, super slow compared to any time I've done off my enclosure

[–] sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 months ago

Good idea! I don't need it very often (like maybe once/year?), but I'll keep it in mind the next time I start looking for my USB drives again.