Samsung BAR Plus 256 GB Type-A 300 MB/s USB 3.1 Flash Drive Titan Grey (MUF-256BE4)

I needed a solid state drive to record multitrack audio channels from a QSC Touchmix 16 digital mixing desk. QSC recommend a number of SSD drives and also a similar Samsung USB flash drive. I bought this model for its speed (USB 3.0 / 300mbps) and it’s generous capacity (128GB) as well as it’s lower cost compared to more expensive SSD drives! I have now tried it and can confirm that it does indeed work wth the QSC Touchmix Mixing desk and has successfully recorded multitrack audio files! I can’t confirm the exact read/write speeds of the device but it’s obviously quite fast to be able to record around 16 channels of audio direct to the stick. It is nowhere near as fast as an SSD drive (as expected) but fulfilled its purpose successfully! It will only deliver the higher speeds when used with a USB 3.0 compatibile device but is backwards compatible with USB 2.0 also. This device is decent value for money as it offers around 128GB of (fairly fast) storage space for a competitive price! It is also quite robust having a metal construction and is also small in size and weight! In addition it has a handy keyring loop to avoid loss and keep it safe during transportation. Recommended!

I was not expecting this device to be so small but it doesn't bother me. But do make sure you attach this to a key chain or the like because this device will definitely be prone to being lost or misplaced. I'm not one to gripe about speeds. These days you hardly ever find a drive that has the speed that the item depicts so why bother complaining about it? Besides it all depends on the quality of your particular drive, the device onto which you're transferring data, the USB port, etc. And this drive seems to do just fine. Do I wish it was faster? Sure. Do I wish all drives were faster? Of course. As long as the drive isn't slower than molasses in winter, I couldn't care less. Anyway, for the most part, USB drives have decent enough speeds and 99% of the time you get what you pay for (in a good way). I see complaints about the USB being scratched when entering and exiting the USB ports. USBs and USB ports have been around for 15 years, so this should be common sense by now. I don't understand how everyone isn't aware that when you're plugging and unplugging a USB in and out of a port, you're scraping metal against metal. What do you expect? Literally, all of my USB flash drives and USB charging cables have those specific line scratches. Even if a particular port is loose, scratches are inevitable because people plug their USBs into other ports and some ports or USBs will have a tighter fit. Unless you're a USB flash drive collector, oddly, don't worry about the aesthetics of the drive. Plus, you can always get the white version if it bugs you as white hides scratches easier. Overall, superb drive and no complaints. Worth the money.

I carry my USB key on my keyring in my pocket all the time, so the plastic ones usually break around the loop, but this one is metal and tough as nails. A little of the anodising has worn away on the edges, but this doesn't look bad and if you're a regular carrier it's to be expected. The speed is excellent and well in excess of the previous USB3 drive that it replaced. Of course you have to be using it with a machine that's capable of keeping up, and DON'T try to use it with Windows XP, as it doesn't work with it (as a friend found out). When you do use it with a modern machine it is a real speed machine. I did test it when I first got it, as previous 128gb flash drives have been slow in my experience, but I'm pretty sure it was somewhere around 300mb/s. On a less capable machine with early editions of USB3 or ye olde USB2 you won't get quite that sort of speed, but you can rest assured that you're getting the most out of your machine, and when you do trade up your Samsung Bar will be able to keep up. I'd buy this again in an heartbeat.

Samsung Bar 32GB USB 3.0 (2.0 compatible). Very small. Nice look and feel metal surface. Feels very Durable / Robust. Allegedly water proof and meant to survive washing machine in a clothes pocket etc. - not tested that ... ... Feature in end to attach to key ring or chain, string etc. ... The stick works fine in my USB 3.0 SS port, or USB 2.0 port on my Dell Laptop. Also works on the USB 2.0 of an older HP Envy from 2014. ... Works fine over first few weeks so far. Slightly faster write rate than Kingston Traveler 32GB USB 3.0 on my laptop. (-) I bought a charcoal Titan one and a Champagne Silver one. The Titan one fits all USB ports ok, & is quite a tight fit. The Champagne Silver one is a very very tight fit, making it difficult to fit to at least one of the ports on the two Laptops I have. Looking at the ends I can see that the metal is thicker at the interface end on the Silver one for some reason, explaining the tighter fit. I've made the silver one as a recovery drive/stick for this reason and use the grey Titan one for more daily use.

Perfect. 👌 Used in my tv to record stuff. Formatted on tv. Works a treat. Feels quality too. Quite weighty.

***It is important to know that USB 2 / 3 is just a connection standard, this does not automatically mean you will get / saturate 3.0 speeds on for example a £10 USB 3.1 will not compete with this Samsung as the actual quality of the memory / flash matters more and the less expensive drive will much slower regardless.*** This USB by Samsung is amazing and most likely the best value you can get a the moment for around £24 I highly recommend getting the 128gb version for the 300 MB/s it is well worth it. When writing a ISO disk to the USB I got around 110 MB/s which is impressive, the stick itself does get a little warm but this is expected and is not anywhere near as warm as some others I have tried (looking at you Sandisk ) Please note you are not guaranteed to get these speeds, you need a USB 3 or hopefully 3.1 standard to get the most out of it, also it was tested on a drive with no contents.

I have used Transcend flash drives for many years. I like small metal flash drives that I can keep in my pocket. This Samsung item is excellent so far and I am very pleased with it. It is tiny and looks to be strong and reliable. Two comments really, - I once left one of my Transcend flash drives in my jeans and it went through a 90 degree wash cycle! After drying, it was as good as new and had lost non of the information stored on it. That was years ago! The other comment is that the Transcend models come with a connection ring and a silver chain lanyard. Very useful and I have fitted one to the Samsung, although it was not supplied with the flash drive.

Not much to review, it is one of the faster drives out there, but only the higher capacity drives 128GB onwards has the 300MB/s read speed, anything lower than 128GB I.e. 64 and 32GB only has 200MB/s read speed. It's USB 3.1 in other words USB 3.0. It has a bit of weight to it and indicates a good quality drive. Bit of an odd shape to it, I assume this allows either a lanyard to be fitted or something to grip onto when pulling out from the USB port. Nice and small, measures 40mm in length and 11mm wide, tallest part being 13mm. Not much else to say, only had it a couple of weeks and have had no issues, although this would have to be put through years of usage before being able to comment on reliability.

Mooie metalen stick die razendsnel werkt. Is wat duur in de aanschaf maar wel zijn geld waard.

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It is useful in my office, small and flexible.

I've used the Samsung products is the past and found them to be excellent quality and ... neat looking. I use this as a multi-boot USB device, with a System Rescue partition and a Windows installation partition; as well as a large storage partition.

Der Samsung 64 GB USB-Stick ist bei mir seit einiger Zeit im Einsatz und macht einen wirklich soliden Eindruck. Das Metallgehäuse wirkt robust und hochwertig, viel besser als die ganzen Plastiksticks. Die Schreib- und Lesegeschwindigkeit eignet sich gut für Dateien, Bilder oder kleinere Backups, genau wofür ich ihn nutze.