Samsung BAR Plus 32GB - 200MB/s USB 3.1 Flash Drive Champagne Silver (MUF-32BE3/AM)

Redefine everyday file transfers with speeds up to 200MB/s dd if=/home/admin/archlinux-2019.09.01-x86_64.iso of=/dev/sdc status=progress 449888768 bytes (450 MB, 429 MiB) copied, 1 s, 450 MB/s 1275904+0 records in 1275904+0 records out 653262848 bytes (653 MB, 623 MiB) copied, 25.7224 s, 25.4 MB/s Copying a raw binary stream at 25.4 MB/s on USB 3.0 with advertising claims of 200MB/s -- whats that for text files? -1 Star because it was unnecessary they make that their first advertising point, I never expected it to do that speed but it clearly doesnt.

These 32gb usb sticks work fine, and they look futuristic with their slick metal design. Trouble is, they are so slick they are hard to grip and the shiny metal surface is quite slippery. It makes them a little difficult to insert and remove from the usb connector.

I received this drive less than 1 hour after ordering it. The drive was smaller than I had expected. I like the distinctive look to distinguish it from my other flash drives of less capacity. I used it to copy many of the files and photos (26.4 GB) from my old computer, and will transfer some of the files to my new computer, or to OneDrive. I was pleased by how quickly the information copied to the flash drive.

Its hard to find a USB stick that isnt formatted as exFat or NTFS. Sure, you can download a utility program from the web to supposedly format a larger capacity USB stick to the FAT 32 file system, but those are riddled with malware and dont really work. I bought a much larger capacity (256 GB) SanDisk that is worthless now because there is no way to format it to FAT 32 to use in my Tesla Model 3 for the dash cam and the terrific Sentry Mode security system that records video clips of anyone trying to break in or harm the car. I must have tried 6 different free formatting utilities - all terrible and none did the job. For whatever reason, Tesla requires the USB memory stick to use a FAT 32 file format. This stick comes pre-formatted to FAT 32. All I needed to do was make a TeslaCam folder, plug it into the USB port on my Tesla and it worked perfectly. I bought a couple others to switch them out as needed. It looks slick and is easy to use. Worth the $10.

With all the fake thumb drives out there, this is a high quality drive. I ran the test software and it agrees with the stated capacity of 32Gig.

Samsung Bar Plus 32GB drive is a looker, theres no questions about it. It looks better than any USB drive I had. Its well made and compact (at the same time not being too tiny so its hard to plug-in/out or easy to lose) so that it wont obstruct any USB ports around it. Its great value. Then I compared it with my Lexar (L) S74 64GB drive (yes, usually the higher capacity drives will have higher speeds) to see if this uses USB 3.1 bandwidth properly. L drive in terms of looks is quite opposite of the Samsung Bar Plus. L is bulky, has brash colors, plasticy,... But speeds-wise, its a different story. Samsungs read speed is nearing twice as much as L (well, +60% to be more accurate) at ~224MB/s compared to ~140MB/s of Lexar. But, Ls writing speed is ~100MB/s, which is about three-times higher than Samsungs ~34MB/s. At least for me it does not make sense to have so high reading speed while sacrificing 3x writing speed. For regular work its better have balanced read & write speeds. TBH Samsungs 34MB/s is not bad for a cheap drive, and maybe fine for normal tasks (unless youre in a hurry :-D). Too bad Samsung didnt use the USB 3.1 bandwidth properly (probably due to cost factors). See the images for more detailed speed comparison. All tests were done on same PC, same port (and same conditions as much as possible).

Im very pleased with this purchase. I bought it to give a client 20 GB worth of pics and video from their wedding. Not only did this hold everything, but its super fast and and looks really nice. I highly recommend and will probably be buying more in the future.

Samsung never seems to disappoint

I bought 2 of these at the same time, so they should be identical. This is my review of the other one: Right after I got this, I left it in a jeans pocket when I threw it in the wash. I wash jeans in steaming hot water with a 20 minute soak and then dry on high for at least an hour. Pretty extreme abuse for any electronic item. Found the drive at the bottom of the dryer, so I figured Id put it in my laptop and format it to see if it still worked. I figured formatting it would expose any problems with it. Formatted fine with no drama. I have been using it for a month since then with zero problems!! People are complaining about write speeds. Not a big concern for me since Im just loading photos or Word and Excel files, so I havent even noticed that, BUT, I can guarantee you this drive will take the abuse! Since its much more important to me that files are still on the drive even if I drop it or dunk it or whatever, Im extremely satisfied with it. Its also designed to be much easier to insert and remove than flat drives. Ive always had good luck with Samsungs TVs and appliances, but their phones are junk. I figured Id buy a brand name drive from a company I was familiar with. Obviously, that was a wise decision. Im not prone to hyperbole, nor do I usually take the time to write reviews, but this drive has blown me away. Its definitely the bees knees and I rate this drive a definite BUY.

I bought one 64GB and two 32GB Samsung BAR Plus USB drives. The 64GB stick came pre-formatted with exFat. The 32GB sticks came pre-formatted with Fat32. So they are ready to use immediately. Im pretty sure that if you wanted a different format (like NTSF) you could re-format them with whatever format you want (with your computer) although I havent done that. I do think they fit awfully tight into any USB 3 port I have used them in. Snug is good but I think this is overkill and it might even damage something in some cases. Thats the only complaint I have about them. On the Easy to use rating I only gave 3 stars because of this. Otherwise they seem really good. I like them overall.