Avoid SanDisk USB Sticks
 

The ones I have are the slider in/out with a spring function; USB3 32G

Slide the plug all the way out and if it can be pushed back in but
resists by spring action - that is the one to avoid!

When I try to push the USB stick into a port the USB Stick spring
action keeps me from pushing the USB Stick in all the way!

When I think it is in I try to get data on or off the stick and it
fails half way through the transfer. Sometime screwing up the USB
Stick making it unusable for Wn XP. I have to plug the USB Stick into
a Win 7 PC and do a disk check to get the functionality back.

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Avoid SanDisk USB Sticks
 

Bob R wrote:
The ones I have are the slider in/out with a spring function; USB3 32G

Slide the plug all the way out and if it can be pushed back in but
resists by spring action - that is the one to avoid!

When I try to push the USB stick into a port the USB Stick spring
action keeps me from pushing the USB Stick in all the way!

When I think it is in I try to get data on or off the stick and it
fails half way through the transfer. Sometime screwing up the USB
Stick making it unusable for Wn XP. I have to plug the USB Stick into
a Win 7 PC and do a disk check to get the functionality back.

Suggestion: http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/191031047375

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Cheshire, England

Avoid SanDisk USB Sticks
 

On 17/09/15 21:17, Bob R wrote:
The ones I have are the slider in/out with a spring function; USB3 32G

Slide the plug all the way out and if it can be pushed back in but
resists by spring action - that is the one to avoid!

When I try to push the USB stick into a port the USB Stick spring action
keeps me from pushing the USB Stick in all the way!

When I think it is in I try to get data on or off the stick and it fails
half way through the transfer. Sometime screwing up the USB Stick
making it unusable for Wn XP. I have to plug the USB Stick into a Win 7
PC and do a disk check to get the functionality back.


I learned it long time ago and thankfully these were all 2GB and 4GB and
so disposable.

As soon as you try to push in the USB port, the slide closes and you
can't push at all. Complete waste of money and the designers of these
flash drives should resign immediately.

Avoid SanDisk USB Sticks
 

On Thu, 17 Sep 2015 13:17:32 -0700, Bob R wrote:

The ones I have are the slider in/out with a spring function; USB3 32G

Slide the plug all the way out and if it can be pushed back in but
resists by spring action - that is the one to avoid!

When I try to push the USB stick into a port the USB Stick spring
action keeps me from pushing the USB Stick in all the way!

So now you feel the need to send an off-topic crossposting to badmouth
SanDisk? There are newsgroups about hardware, you know.

I have several SanDisk flash drives:

- SanDisk Cruzer Micro 512MB
- SanDisk Titanium 4GB
- SanDisk Cruzer Contour 16GB
- SanDisk Cruzer Extreme Pro 128GB

None of them give me trouble.

When I think it is in I try to get data on or off the stick and it
fails half way through the transfer. Sometime screwing up the USB
Stick making it unusable for Wn XP. I have to plug the USB Stick into
a Win 7 PC and do a disk check to get the functionality back.

AFAIK SanDisk offers warranty:
https://www.sandisk.com/about/legal/warranty

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Avoid SanDisk USB Sticks
 

On 17/09/2015 21:17, Bob R wrote:
The ones I have are the slider in/out with a spring function; USB3 32G

Slide the plug all the way out and if it can be pushed back in but
resists by spring action - that is the one to avoid!

When I try to push the USB stick into a port the USB Stick spring action
keeps me from pushing the USB Stick in all the way!

When I think it is in I try to get data on or off the stick and it fails
half way through the transfer. Sometime screwing up the USB Stick
making it unusable for Wn XP. I have to plug the USB Stick into a Win 7
PC and do a disk check to get the functionality back.


Another one to avoid is the Corsair Slider 16Gb. I have one and yes, you
can push the plug all the way quite easily

Avoid SanDisk USB Sticks
 

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On 17/09/2015 21:17, Bob R wrote:
The ones I have are the slider in/out with a spring function; USB3 32G

Slide the plug all the way out and if it can be pushed back in but
resists by spring action - that is the one to avoid!

When I try to push the USB stick into a port the USB Stick spring action
keeps me from pushing the USB Stick in all the way!

When I think it is in I try to get data on or off the stick and it fails
half way through the transfer. Sometime screwing up the USB Stick
making it unusable for Wn XP. I have to plug the USB Stick into a Win 7
PC and do a disk check to get the functionality back.


Another one to avoid is the Corsair Slider 16Gb. I have one and yes, you
can push the plug all the way quite easily

Avoid Duracell 64Gb unless price makes it too attractive. Slowest
thumbdrive I've ever used. Read is ok but writes are extremely slow
compared to every other flashdrive I have.