not this exact model though it looks the same, visually. really useful to have portable storage wherever I need it.
Can anyone swear by one that actually lasts? I’ve had key-chain type usb drives die on me within a year or two, every time.
I stopped carrying them because the ones in my desk drawer never die so I figure it has to be the mechanical stress of constant jostling and external wear.
@MentalEdge @SirToxicAvenger I have a 128 gb lexar drive (“dual jump drive” or whatever since it has USB-C and A in one) in my wallet, since it has a second zipper pocket I use for little EDC items.
Its rotating mechanism is already getting scratchy so I’m not sure about the physical quality, but I’m very comfortable having it in my wallet, not sure about my keychain.
I have ventoy on it, so it’s a normal thumb drive with a few useful files, but can also boot linux isos, which I have a couple
I have two cheap ass SanDisk pieces of crap that I’ve used regularly for over 20 years now. I got them sometime in high school, which I graduated in 2003. They’re not particularly high capacity, though.
Those are USB 2, then. That’ll be quite slow for moving iso’s onto and booting from.
Not to mention for moving the files of a steam game.
But yeah, the old solid state storage NAND in them is probably “built different”, literally.
They do still sell the design (“Cruzer”). At least, the outer casing part. Though I suppose they could be totally shit and cheap on the inside 🤷🏻♂️
Sounds to me like you need an external ssd and not a usb drive. I recommend Asus TUF Gaming A1 nvme enclosure (~50€ where I live) and an ssd of your choice.
That’s not gonna work with my keys.
check and see if your keys have a driver update you might be surprised
What? I don’t understand.
USB mass storage drivers are an OS issue, one I don’t even think about as a linux user.
If you mean firmware, that’s gonna be tricky to update on drives that are straight up dead and no longer even detected.
You said that the external disk wasn’t going to work with your keys and I made a joke implying that it might be a driver issue with your keys and that by upgrading the keys it would solve your issue. Obviously you were referring to the size of the media and not a compatibility issue but there was enough vagueness in your comment to support an amusing misinterpretation.
I know a guy who carried one on his keychain for ~8 years or so, let me see if I can find the post
And you have likely never used it.
Got a Kingston that looks like that. It came with my keysmart chain. Lasted only a year, and took with it ~$100 in bitcoin when it failed.
Remember to do versioned backups people! I had two backups and overwrote them both with a corrupted file.
