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I haven't seen many USB flash drives that don't have a light. I suppose there are some, but I don't own any, and I have a variety of brands on hand. Even the tiny SanDisk Cruzer Fit, which barely protrudes outside the USB port, has a light. These are very good drives, btw.
I haven't seen many USB flash drives that don't have a light. I suppose there are some, but I don't own any, and I have a variety of brands on hand. Even the tiny SanDisk Cruzer Fit, which barely protrudes outside the USB port, has a light. These are very good drives, btw.
I have a few Verbatim's and they don't have indicator lights.
Your right the 2 SanDisk Cruze switches I have work great and they are really fast.
Yeah, I'm sure there are a few drives without lights, but maybe I've been lucky. I do recommend SanDisk. I've had a couple go bad over the years, and SanDisk replaced them for free. Not sure what other manufacturers will do that.
Yeah, I'm sure there are a few drives without lights, but maybe I've been lucky. I do recommend SanDisk. I've had a couple go bad over the years, and SanDisk replaced them for free. Not sure what other manufacturers will do that.
That's cool that they replaced them.-
What are the signs that a usb flash drive is on it's last leg?
I got no signs the drives were failing, they just quit. I don't recall the exact symptoms, it was years ago, but the drive just wasn't recognized when connected, IIRC. I lost the data, but it was just music and I didn't try very hard to recover it. The hardest part of the replacement process was reading the serial number off the drive. I had to get a good magnifying glass and a strong light. SanDisk required the number for replacement,and it was very hard to see. I didn't know it at the time, but every SanDisk drive has a serial number. Now that I think about it, those were microSD cards that failed. They also have serial numbers.
I have a Kingston Datatraveler, and it has a light. Not very bright, but there is a light. Perhaps some models don't have them. The lights are handy for seeing which drive is being accessed, and for seeing if it's being recognized by the system, and other stuff.
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