Comment on More and more USB sticks and microSD cards are being made with dubious components — data recovery firm uncovers no-name, low-quality NAND inside many devices

• hushable@lemmy.world ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  SanDisk has an entire line of USB C thumb drives, they are my to-go choice

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  • mosiacmango@lemm.ee ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Sandisk is also still selling their portable ssds that are failing at an alarming rate.

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    • hushable@lemmy.world ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      I had no idea about this, thanks for sharing

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  • RGB3x3@lemmy.world ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Samsung has ones that are dual side, so both USB-A and -C. Really helpful for moving files between phone and PC while still having backup storage.

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    • AlexWIWA@lemmy.ml ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      I should read replies before I comment. I said the same thing. Great little drive

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    • VampyreOfNazareth@lemm.ee ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Yes, they are great.

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• XeroxCool@lemmy.world ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  I have a couple dual connector drives. A 3.0 on one end, and then C (or micro) on the other. Sandisk I think, maybe Samsung. But I do understand those are somewhat bulky for an everyday carry Keychain item compared to what I’m picturing you’re asking for. It does seem stranger I’m not finding as many mouse dongle size C drives as I’d expect given how many there are for A

  I also have a sd/micro SD adapter that has C on one end, and A on the other that can fold away to reveal a micro. That one is great for camera pic transfers. That one is vogek which I don’t expect to be a real company

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  • LazaroFilm@lemmy.world ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Ooh I like the idea of the micro reader with a/c/micro! If I keep a card in it it can act as a thin drive and become multipurpose!

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    • hushable@lemmy.world ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      I have this one and I use it exactly as you describe, when 2 card are connected it recognise them both as separate drives.

      So I can backup my camera photos (SD card) to the micro SD card just using my phone via the USB C port. Then I can connect it to my desktop computer with the USB A end

      Although I think it is discontinued

      www.amazon.co.uk/…/B07ZKRM12C

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• ultra@feddit.ro ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  I have a sandisk one that’s both usb c and a

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• J0hnny007@lemmy.world ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Silicon Power does have some solid options with small A and C sticks. I have even some with micro usb inside the A connector in addition C.

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• AlexWIWA@lemmy.ml ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Samsung has a nice one that has both A and C. And it’s USB 3.1.

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