• @[email protected]
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    1181 year ago

    With everybody and their grandma shoving their cloud into your face, I’m happy there still are flash drives for sale.

    • LazaroFilm
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      531 year ago

      The thing I really want to see more are USB-C thumb drives. It seems they’re all usb-A or large SSD drives for USB-C. A tiny keychain sized C would be awesome.

      • @hushable
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        351 year ago

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

        • mosiacmango
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          Sandisk is still selling their portable ssds that are failing at an alarming rate and wiping peoples data.

          Dont worry though, because after slashing their price globally to sell the defective models fast, they released a firmware update for one of them and not the others.

          Looking into it deeper, its clearly a hardware design flaw that WD is still denying, even after changing the hardware on new versions of the drive. The hardware change is also apprently still failing.

          WD/Sandisk isnt worth trusting as storage anymore. The way they ignored customer data loss for months, pretended to fix the hardware issue with software, then only ever replied to evidence of hardware flaws when sued by a class action, should tell you they are no longer a reputable brand.

          • @hushable
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            111 year ago

            I had no idea about this, thanks for sharing

        • @RGB3x3
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          261 year 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.

      • @XeroxCool
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        51 year 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

        • LazaroFilm
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          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!

          Edit: I did some AliExpress digging and found this thing that looks like a pretty sleek solution https://a.aliexpress.com/_mq2Ck8i

          • @hushable
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            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.

            Quite a nifty device

            https://www.amazon.co.uk/UGREEN-Card-Reader-Memory-Adapter/dp/B07ZKRM12C

      • J0hnny007
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        1 year 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 to C.

      • Alex
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        21 year ago

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

    • ivanafterall
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      11 year ago

      I’ve got a few cloud-connected flash drives I’d be happy to send your way.

    • @SuckMyWang
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      11 year ago

      You need to try my grandma’s cloud, it will make you feel like a new person. Possibly a much worse person but a new one none the less