SPEEDY 64GB

Very nice drive with advertised specifications (for the 256GB model I ordered) of up to 400 MB/s sequential reads and up to 200 MB/s sequential writes. As can be seen from the attached screenshot of CrystalDiskMark, the 256GB drive meets the advertised maximum read speeds and almost doubles the advertised maximum write speeds at over 350 MB/s writes (though each particular unit may vary). Was not expecting this level of performance, as even the 512GB version of the drive only has 300 MB/s advertised sequential write speeds!Aside from the speeds, the USB drive is relatively small and nicely finished in a metal casing that has a nice weight to it and the red drive activity indicator LED is useful to have. I managed to get three of these for £8.14 each which was an absolute steal, but even at the price I paid for all three, a single drive would still have been good value in my opinion!

If you do a lot of file transfers this is ideal. Great for things like photos and files ut really useful for playing stored HD videos without actually transfering them to the device you're viewing them on. For exampke on friends computer, TV or tablet.

Was a bit weary ordering this initially but it seems to be a solid Phison design that companies attach their branding to. The drive identifies as Phison PU31 and inside it there is a Phison E13T DRAM-less NVMe with Toshiba 96L BiCS4 TLC NAND attached to a PCIe/NVMe to USB 3.1 gen 2 bridge (JMS583).The packaging is fairly simple and it comes with 2 cables, one Type C to Type C cable and one Type A to Type C, so you have all of your bases covered. From what I've tried, unlike what other reviews have stated, the Type A to Type C cable is capable of pushing the drive to USB 3.1 gen 2 speeds (around 900/850 in my case), maybe there was a small revision somewhere along the way.Speeds are as you'd expect, they vary depending on the port you attach it to, on a good USB 10Gbps (USB 3.1 gen 2) port it will reach 1000/1000 MB/s reads/writes and about 450/450 on a USB 5Gbps port (USB 3.0). Weirdly enough I got the best results using the Type-C port on an RTX 2060 FE GPU, the USB 3.1 gen 2 ports on my motherboard were only reaching 900/850 MB/s. So it's only going to be as fast as the device/port you attach it to, but even on a basic USB 3.0 port it's going to be fast enough to fill its capacity quickly.Now, the main issue is that the drive is branded as 512GB and even the internal marking on the NVMe SSD is 512GB, but it shows up as only 480GB usable (447GB formatted). I figure the missing 32GB is extra overprovisioning to speed up the drive and make it last longer, but the branding and advertising should reflect that. Took a star off for that, otherwise it would be a 5/5.If I am to nitpick, I'd also point to the drive going to sleep after about 10 minutes of idle time as another issue, but otherwise it seems to wake up from standby instantly when accessed again. Only reason I'm pointing this as a negative is that it might cause issues with some programs/games.The Phison E13T drive inside is quite decent on its own, standalone seems to be able to hit around 2500/1700 MB/s sequential reads/writes and holds write speeds pretty well for a DRAM-less drive, seem to only rarely go down to ~200 MB/s during long write sessions once the SLC cache is exhausted and it's close to being full. It's more than capable as a game drive or any kind of other file storage.Thermal wise, I haven't really encountered any issues with thermal throttling when the drive is in the enclosure or otherwise when standalone in a poorly ventilated PC case.Attached pictures with the internals, the NVMe inside can be shucked and the enclosure can be reused for other NVMe drives, quite a good buy if you wanted a fast external drive that you can shuck or upgrade later on. Was pleasantly surprised to find a big thermal pad on the NVMe that contacts the metallic housing to help spread and dissipate some of the heat (the drive does get a bit hot while in use).Overall this AXE 480GB SSD is a pretty fantastic external drive.

Rather than open up a second hand iMac I got for my elderly mum to use, I just stuck this stick in the back and installed macOS onto it, because we were using a standard cheap USB stick before. It's seriously fast - no more beach balling - with awesome build quality, which is a bit of a shame because it never gets seen! The built-in LED is also handy for knowing if the machine is actively reading/writing to it.If the price is right I have no hesitation recommending this great USB drive.

I've bought both the AXE Superb and Speedy thumb drives and they are similar in terms of speed - decent read and write speeds that don't slow down over time - the Superb is very well built and probably worth the extra cost if it is going to get abused - otherwise the Speedy provides the same performance but made of lighter plastic.

I was very happy with my USB flash drive: very compact, good capacity and really fast. Seemed like good value for money.Unfortunately, after 2 months of use it has abruptly stopped working across all my devices, including my two laptops and the TV. Despite attempting to format it, none of my devices can even recognise the drive anymore, so I couldn’t even try it. I've lost my files in the process and the drive is left unusable, so I need to buy a new one again.I appreciate these things can happen in rare cases but I contacted the company's support twice but they never came back to me. Since then, I realised that there are more people who had the same problem in the reviews, but no solution is offered. I'd have expected my flash drive to last for more than a couple of months of use. Very disappointed with this item and the company's lack of support.

This is a review of the AXE Superb 128GB USB Stickthis is my first USB Stick (non nvme) that supports TRIMI have also confirmed it worksIt took the read performance from 260 MB/s back to the Stated 400 MB/s

Got this 256GB metal casing on offer and I'm really impressed with the build quality - it has some weight to it, the casing is brushed metal, and the cap snaps securely nto place (as it too it metal I feel confident that I won't come off accidentally).It really does have the look and feel professional quality.Out of the box: EXFAT / 230GB free space (see photo)