Sandisk has launched what it says is the world’s smallest 1TB USB-C flash drive, one tiny sufficient to plug right into a laptop computer and by no means take out.
The Excessive Match is just a bit larger than the wi-fi dongle for my Logitech mouse. It’s L-shaped, slotting right into a USB-C port however sticking up ever so barely vertically, reasonably than out horizontally, to maintain it flush when plugged right into a laptop computer (although it does stick out simply sufficient to ensure the laptop computer lid received’t hit it on the way in which down!).
Sandisk describes it as a “leave-in design,” suggesting you need to use it as a permanent-ish storage improve on your PC. You’ll need to watch out when lugging your laptop computer round although — the skinny design ought to cut back the chance of the drive catching on different objects and snapping within the course of, however USB-C connectors are fragile, and never designed to face up to a lot pressure in that path.
It’s out there in 64GB, 128GB, 256GB, 512GB, and 1TB variations, although it’s that top capability mannequin that stands out. It makes use of USB 3.2 Gen 1, with switch speeds of as much as 400MB/s (or 300MB/s on the 64GB mannequin) — it’s no velocity demon, although that’s hardly the purpose.
For those who don’t want the total terabyte, Suneast launched an excellent smaller equal in Might, which caps at 512GB — but it surely’s solely out there in Japan. Sandisk’s mannequin, alternatively, is available to order now within the US and elsewhere, beginning at $15.99 for 64GB and rising to $117.99 for 1TB.
