Transcend1TB External SSD, Up to 1,050MB/s, Dual USB Hard Drive for Tesla, iPhone15,16&iPad&Mac, Steam Deck/ROG Ally/MSI Claw/Windows/Android/PS5/Smart TV, 2-in-1 Type C &A, USB 3.2 Gen2 Portable SSD

Excellent performance specs with 90 MBS read and 45 MBS write in a well made package. The slider to extend the connector moves smoothly and locks securely. I also like the fact that this flash drive is made in Taiwan by a Taiwanese firm rather than China.The only issues I have are minor and are with the ad & packaging. The Amazon ad states "Hardware Interface USB 3.0". The product packaging includes states "USB 3.1 Gen 1 flash drive". USB 3.0 and USB 3.1 are essentially the same thing and have the exact same performance specs so other than being confusing to some not an issue - just a little sloppy. The info on the product on the back of the packaging was too small to read.

I bought the JetFlash 790 3.1 Gen 1 USB 256 GB version (225 GB usable). Blazing fast until you hit the temperature limit, then slows down. (But, I won't hit the limit again after the initial big load.) Great price, so I am happy.

I'm giving this the 5 stars it hugely deserves for price and capacity. I'm expecting longevity as well, since so far everything I've purchased from Transcend has been problem-free. If it doesn't last, I'll come back and grumpily remove some stars.I'm not using this for incessant daily transfers, but more as an exceedingly handy all-purpose storage bin. And it definitely requires 3.0 after it starts to fill up, or you'll be waiting longer than you are used to these days. I didn't love it laboring away on a 2.0 connection. But 3.0 is fine for my purposes.And I appreciate that it works without fuss with everything from an antique netbook to several laptops of various vintages and powers. When I do want to share something among my widely varied collection of this and that, it is a pleasure to have this wonderful capacity.Don't fool around with the all-important aspects of learning smooth connection and disconnection practices with this. Take care, don't yank and pull but go slow. You'll save yourself a lot of trouble by noticing precisely how this device wants to be connected and disconnected. (In the last 20 years, every USB device I ever bought was a little different than every other one--- and they all still work well. I'm certain it pays to be faintly obsessive about this part.)I keep all my uncapped USB drives in zipped cases to keep the dust out. Capped, uncapped, somewhat capped: it matters.Some years ago I accidentally sent a Transcend 64 GB flash drive through a washing machine cycle. Because it was securely capped it still works as well as before. So I'm just more careful where I take the slide-in varieties like this one.The real question is: how much in the way of educational material, cultural enjoyment, tech-tools and sheer fun would you like to carry around?

Fast, compact. I wish there was a way to attach the covers to the body, it's so easy to misplace them.

very handy

I ended up buying two of these--the black 32 gig USB 3.0 version first. I had initially ordered another Transcend USB drive along with it but the write speed was half what this one is so I returned it and ordered this one again in white. So far so good with read/write speeds. They are as advertised which when I compared them to other drives in this price range is pretty good. 32 gigs for under 12 bucks was unheard of just a year ago. I like the fact that the USB connector draws back inside the plastic housing so its protected. When you need to connect it, its locked into place so you dont have to hold the button down to make the connection. The light is a nice touch. Yes, you can live without it, but having an indicator to let you know if the drive is busy can save you from pulling out the drive at the wrong time thus corrupting the data. Transcend memory cards have been very good to me in the past. Its all I'll use in my high end digital camera. Here's hoping these USB drives also continue to impress me with their performance and longevity.

I highly recommend this as Transend JetFlash USB thumb drive (which I bought in the 128GB size)PROS:Works flawlessly (no problems being recognized by devices, saves well, etc.)No discernible speed issues; seems fast to appear as a hard drive, and to save filesLarge storage size relative to costDoes not have a cap (...that will invariably be lost; I do not buy thumb drives with caps anymore)The slide out function works well (...thereby protecting the device when stored)Has a space for a lanyard to be attached (...I always run a lanyard or ribbon through these so they are easier to find and harder to lose)CONS:It is bit bulkier than some thumb drives (but only slightly; it is still a reasonable size)No other cons that I know of; it does what it is supposed to do, at a good value, and does so with out a cap. I am very happy with it.

I have been using an external SSD by SanDisk for many months with the problem that its USB-C connector is faulty and looses its connection with slight movement of the cable. This USB has no cable but a built-in connector that I plug directly into the laptop and it is very stable. Other reviewers have pointed out that large copies start out fast enough but slow to a crawl, and this is true. But I've found that under ordinary usage with files that are not overly large, it performs well. The large file I copied was 1/2TB, but files of hundreds of MB or few GB should be fine.