SanDisk Ultra Fit CZ43 64GB USB 3.0 Low-Profile Flash Drive Up To 150MB/s Read- SDCZ43-064G-G46 [Older Version]

I bought a 16GB version of this drive 2 years ago for more than I bought the 64GB version a week ago. The 16GB version, I milled down and glued inside a custom built LEGO Captain Jack Sparrow figurine. Worked and looked splendid. This 64GB I plugged into the back of my Wii U. It works great too.Nintendo discourages the use of flash drives as expansions to the Wii U's memory. They recommend getting a hard drive, but point out that you must power your hard drive separately, as the USB 2.0 port on the Wii U will not consistently provide enough power to spin the hard drive. Firstly, I don't like mechanical hard drives. They are relatively fragile and bulky. And they draw much more power and give off much more heat than any other modern type of storage device. And they are the slowest of the modern storage banks. Plus, I do not want another box and two more cables (one connection, one power) cluttering up my entertainment center. I considered getting a 156GB Samsung Solid State Drive (SSD), but at about $130, they are still a little too pricey for me to be enthusiastic about. They are incredibly fast and very efficient, drawing little power and giving off little heat. And with no moving parts, they are much harder to damage. And they are about the size of 3 stacked credit cards. But getting a SSD, besides being expensive, would also add one connection/power cable, which I still don't really care for, even if my vanity would have allowed me to show off a SSD in my entertainment center. I then learned that flash drives are now made in sizes up to 128GB, and they are very nearly the same thing. So I began the hunt for a flash drive.In reading reviews on some of the cheapest drives, both here on Amazon and on other forums, I learned that not all flash drives work with the Wii U. Flash drive salesmen tell you the capacity of the drive, but rarely the speed of the drive. It became apparent that some cheap drives would not work, that games saved to said flash drives would stutter and occasionally crash, and that all saved progress in a game could be lost. So I was very careful to not be too cheap when I bought this drive. Hearing of a success story with a SanDisk flash drive, I decided to buy one myself.The SanDisk Ultra Fit is perfect. It is USB 3.0 (not to be confused with the 2.0 Cruzer Fit) The Wii U only has USB 2.0 ports, so right off the bat, this flash drive is designed to run faster than the Wii U is meant to receive data from any external memory bank. It is tiny, barely sticking out of the back of my Wii U, and completely unnoticeable to anyone not looking for it.. It is also small enough that I do not have to worry about it being bumped and bent or broken if I decide to move the system, like to take it on vacation. It draws almost no power, and barely heats up. And though it is only 64GB, I can fit two side by side and quadruple the Wii U's internal memory.I got mine on sale for $27, but even at full price, $33, this is a no brainer. If you want a quality flash drive, with great speed and capacity, and like the small, almost-non-existent-when-inserted profile, this is a perfect flash drive for you. And if you are looking to expand your Wii U's memory, get it! Get two if you need more space. Unless you download every game, I doubt you will need more space, and even then you will have to buy a heck of a lot of games. I transferred files for "The Art of Balance" and "Bayonetta 2" over to the flash drive, and they still played flawlessly. I do not expect that to change, and could only be happier if SanDisk made a 128GB version of this tiny beast of a flash drive.

I love this drive. This thing is small and powerful. I purchased the drive for this reason and for its intended use of a permanent external drive on my laptop. Its size and minimal protrusion means i don't worry about it breaking off like other much longer USB drives. I have also attached to a lanyard and put it on a keychain. Ergonomically, I like the curvy designed edge.As a mainly static storage space for misc documents, performance was not high on my needs however, I was happily surprised at its performance. This is actually very fast. Particularly in comparison to lesser USB 2.0 drives. Keep in mind that you must have the drive plugged into a USB 3.0 port to get the full performance effect. I wont bore you with performance specs as there are plenty of places you can find that done in a controlled environment. I can offer that I've had this drive for over a year without a single issue.Pros: Price point and ample space.Can permanently reside on your laptop without risk of physical damage as its almost flush with the port.Small form factor makes it easy to keep on a key chain as well.Reliable.Cons: It generates a lot of heat and hot to touch after a few minutes of use. Expected as you can clearly see theres no where for the heat to go.Overall: Great little drive, with lots of space and performance to match. Sandisk name means reliability and mine is proof. For this reason I can recommend this product.If you found this review helpful, please vote "yes" below!

It's amazing how just a few years ago, USB drives were thumb sized and could carry only 128MB, and those were the high capacity ones!I bought this Flash Drive to expand the storage on my MacBook Pro 13 2015. I got the 128GB version as a gift, and I quickly realized it wouldn't be enough storage.The flash drive has been on my USB port since the day I received it. I formatted it to Mac file format for better performance and I've had absolutely no issues with it not mounting at boot or after sleep.Being a 3.0 USB, the flash drive is very fast to transfer files, though not as fast as an external HDD through 3.0. I moved some applications there and they run fine, just as if they were on the internal SSD. Only non-critical and non-intensive applications were moved there. I also moved my iTunes library to keep the internal SSD with more space for any critical application, such as Xcode and iMovie.Since the drive is permanently on my Macbook, it does get a little bit warm, but not hot. Nothing to worry about there.To wrap it up:The Good:-128GB of fast, 3.0 performance in a super small form factor.-Very fast transfers, though not as fast as an external HDD (this is normal and expected)-Works just fine on Mac OS X El Capitan when formatted to Mac file format. Set it and forget it.-Adding to the above point, I have had absolutely no issues with the drive not mounting at boot or after waking up from sleep.The Bad:-Can't really think of anything I don't like about this flash drive.