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I buy SanDisk CruzerBlade drives from AliExpress. Of course, there's a risk you get a fake one, but with how cheap they are already, it might not be worth it manufacturing fakes anyway.
There's a scratch-off sticker at the back with a code to check on SanDisk website. It will also tell you whether it was checked before, which would mean it was copied.
They don't seem to have the best sequential write speed, but have great random-access, at least compared to some other random flash drives one of which was Panasonic drive.
This is great if you want to run programs off of the flash drive, or even a whole OS. Under normal use, even a USB 2.0 CruzerBlade performs better than my 5,400RPM SMR HDD running Linux Mint, granted you're not copying large files or downloading stuff. Of course, in that case USB 3 version (Ultra Shift) is better.
Wouldn't buying directly from SanDisk eliminate the risk of fakes?
Directly from sandisk should be fine, but just want to point out that's not the same as sandisk on a marketplace such as Amazon. There's some arrangements where Amazon will combine bins of a same product and let oem lots mix with reseller lots. Sometimes knockoffs get mixed in to legit lots. Amazon can make exclusive bins for a price, of course
Perhaps. ~~But it seems the Chinese versions might be a bit cheaper.~~ (nevermind, it seems the prices are just higher with both now) Also I don't know about shipping to Slovakia.
Anyway, I just checked it. After visiting the website, they redirected me to European version. I searched for Ultra Shift, I got the result, clicked on it, 404: https://www.westerndigital.com/en-ie/products/usb-flash-drives/sandisk-ultra-shift-usb
Nice...
AliExpress is not exactly known for their trustworthiness.