Customer Ratings & Reviews

I'm using this with a 2019 MacBook Pro, using After Effects. It FAILS OUT if I try to write outputs directly to the drive. This is the whole reason I bought it and I'm annoyed. I never had this problem with USB drives. I don't know if it's a compatibility problem or a MacBook pro problem.

This flash drive became so hot that I was afraid it would damage my PC. Don’t buy it.

The SanDisk Ultra Dual Drive Luxe 512GB USB 3.1, USB Type-C Flash Drive is a well thought out device housed in a metal case. The dual USB device can be accessed using either the USB Type A or USB Type C connectors which are located on either end of the device. The USB-C connector allows access to Android devices that connect using Type C USB which allows offloading of photos, music, etc. saving space on Android smartphones. The 512GB capacity and metal outer cover should provide years of storage use at a reasonable price. This device is well designed, easy to use, and built to last.

SanDisk - Ultra Dual Drive Luxe 512GB USB 3.1, USB Type-C Flash Drive - Silver This 512GB Dual USB drive is the latest generation of the dual drives from a year ago. It supports a slightly faster interface and is small in size, all metal, larger capacity, but has no closed (capped) position. When testing I used my main PC that supports the latest USB standards as well as my Android phone. I used 2 programs. 1st was Crystal Benchmark, the 2nd was USB Flash Benchmark. The read speeds are stated as up to 150MB/s. I got 154.88MB/s on SEQ1M Q8T1 setting, with 114.36 on SEQ128K Q32T1. The write speeds were considerably slower, but they always are. My test shows 35.75MB/s SEQ1M Q8T1 and 40.73 SEQ128K Q32T1. When inserted it comes up as a USB 3.2 drive. I tested it against last years Dual drive that was USB 3.0. It was no faster in the Sequential reads and writes. However, the new drive did obtain 2.5 time faster Random Reads and about 2 times faster random writes. So, all in all it is a slight improvement from last years device. The real jump comes in capacity. Last year the largest drive I was able to get my hands on was 128GB. I was just unable to get anything larger for whatever reason. With the 2nd program I could see that the speed of the drive drops off at around 256KB in file size. With larger files it toped off at 158.9 MB/s read and 69.8MB/s write. Smaller files took much longer, as normal to any drive trying to handle them. I am very happy with this new larger capacity being available. The price will start to drop as more and more factories come online. A thing to note, the all metal case gets very hot when being pushed to write. Reading does not seem to get overly hot, but writing is above normal. This could just be because of the metal case is transmitting more of the heat outside, as a way to cool the flash chip. Larger capacity means longer writes, and they have to get rid of the heat somehow. The bottom line for me is this is a great drive. It’s slightly faster than any other drive I have and is 4 times larger in capacity while being smaller to have on your key chain. My only negative is I wish it had a closed position, but hey, that’s just me. Oh, and one other thing. I almost had to use a chain saw to get it out of the packaging. I cut at the line, then lower, then lower, then got my razor knife and started in on the plastic around the drive.

Love SanDisk products. Needed to free up memory from my Droid. This always does the trick.

Works great as expected. No issues so far will change the review. If any issues arise

Bought this for my son to use for his college class. He has no complaints.

Keeping your data secure these days is so important, and as file sizes increase, the need for faster, larger, and reliable storage grows with it. SanDisk has you covered with its 512GB Ultra Dual Drive Luxe flash drive. This portable USB drive offers a sleek design, simple operation, and fast transfer speeds to keep your data secure. The drive is an all-metal enclosure with a keyring for portability and a two-sided connector. One side offers USB Type-C connection, while the other connects USB Type-A devices. The swivel cover will protect only one side at a time when not in use - I prefer to cover the USB Type-C connector because it is smaller and easier to damage. The size is small with no frills; if not for the keyring holder, I would probably lose it. But its minimal, streamlined design also makes it easy for on-the-go use: just snap it onto your keyring or leave it on your laptop, ready to go. Data transfer is very fast, advertised at 150MB/sec, and it feels that way. Simply connect the drive to your USB Type-C device and move files over to the drive via your device's file operating system. With 512GB of space, there is more than enough room for the full capacity of most phones and mobile devices. I was able to move my entire phone photo and video library into the drive in minutes. Then it was a simple matter of connecting the drive to my laptop and uploading them. Transfer to the laptop via the USB Type-A connection was a little bit slower, but not a deal-breaker. SanDisk's Ultra Dual Drive Luxe flash drive offers large storage, a nice, portable design, and simple operation to get your files where they need to go. It is an easy way to free up room in your mobile phone or tablet and give you one less thing to worry about. Highly recommended. Full disclosure, I received this product for my honest, unbiased review.

The SanDisk Ultra Dual Drive Luxe is a great drive for all of your devices, I can personally confirm that it works out of the box with Windows, Mac, and Android devices. It is formatted in a way that you can read and write from all of these devices out of the box. I see no reason why this wouldn't also work with an iPad Pro with USB-C but I do not have one to personally test myself, I also believe that with an adaptor this could work with your non-USB-C iPhones or iPads. I personally tested moving files to and from a Mac, Windows PC, and an Android phone and I had no problems with great read and write speeds. I highly recommend this for anyone looking for a flash drive that can be used on multiple devices with a high capacity and great speeds. It is a great size with a loop to fit on your keyring making it highly portable and easy to use, the swivel design also makes it so you don't have to worry about the type C connector getting broken and since the type A side doesn't have anything sticking out there is no worry of breaking that end when carrying it around in your pocket or bags.

Functions well at least in short term. I'd give it high marks, except that capacity NOT 512GB, but around 32. Reformatted multiple times. Others commented on same issue. Price seemed low for the listed size, so qualifies as "If too good to be true, probably is"

It did not work with my tablet that i bought it for.

the lock really bad, I lost the USB after couple of days used

I never thought I would be this excited over a simple USB flash drive, but this SanDisk Ultra Dual Drive Luxe truly is luxurious. I love the look and feel of this small drive. First, it is all metal construction and you can really feel the difference between this and other plastic drives. Second, with most other drives you use your thumb to push out the connector end, and what inevitably happens is that after a few repeated movements that connection becomes loose, so when you go to push the thumb drive into a USB port the drive gets pushed back up in the casing. Not so with this awesome design. The drive has a USB-C connector and USB-A connector that swivels around the center of the case. And the drive clicks firmly into place so it won't move at all. It's a well thought out design. Third, this thing is tiny. It can easily be attached to a key chain and not take up much room at all. Of course most importantly it functions well and fast, using the USB3.1 standard. Plugging the drive into my PC worked great. Same thing with plugging in to my mobile phone. It is plug and play for both. Very easy to transfer files from phone to computer etc. The drive comes preloaded with a SanDisk mobile app, but I didn't install it. If you're looking for a high capacity drive with a little bit of flash, this one fits the bill.

The SanDisk Ultra Dual Drive Luxe 512GB USB 3.1, USB Type-C Flash Drive (whew, that’s a mouthful!) is a classy, beautiful, small, huge capacity USB-A to USB-C thumb drive. It is exactly what I needed and I didn’t even know it existed! I have an older HP Laptop with only USB-A ports that has a lot of photos, songs and videos stored on its hard drive. I had no idea how I would transfer those media files to my Dell XPS with its USB-C port. I got this thumb drive and it was a very simple way to transfer those files by copying them with one end then swivel the thumb drive to expose the other side and copy those media files to my new laptop. It was so quick and easy I couldn’t believe it! The packaging states this is compatible with Android smartphones. I don’t have one so I can’t confirm that aspect of the thumb drive. I love this little drive! I would recommend it to anyone looking to transfer files from a USB-A to USB-C. USB-C is going to be the default USB port soon enough and it’s good to be prepared.

SanDisk Dual Drive Luxe is small and compact. It has both USB-A and USB-C 3.1 gen 1 interfaces. For those with a USB-C smart phone or tablet, this should help you to transfer files from the device to your computer. Its a 512GB flash drive with 460GB of usable space. It comes formatted FAT32, but I reformatted mine to exFAT due to FAT32's file size limitation. It is supposed to support up to 150MB/s speeds. In my testing, I received 152MB/s read speeds and write speeds up to 65MB/s. The write speeds were inconsistent. It would go as low as 12MB/s and jump up as high as 65MB/s. I would like to have seen consistent and faster write speeds, but so far that is the only negative thing about it which is why I gave it 4 stars. It has a keyring hole which I'll use for a keyring and connect the keyring to a carabiner and use that inside of my backpack. This will keep it from working it's way to the bottom of my backpack and will be easily reachable. It has a solid and well made metal case which did get warm when the drive was in use, but the heat didn't seem to cause any problems. The Luxe is small, convenient, and fast (regarding read speeds). I'm glad I have it and will be using it to transfer photos and video files as a backup while out and about.

With a swivel, the connector switches from USB-A to USB-C, making it simple to transfer data between devices. Transfer is fast, particularly read access, fast enough that it's easy to see the difference in speed between USB-A and USB-C. The 512GB of storage is great, and (once encrypted) I use it as a portable backup drive for key files. The solidly made aluminum case feels like it will last forever, and without the plastic waste that has become so common. This drive is really small, not even reaching the first knuckle from the tip of my finger. The case has pre-cut holes to put it on a lanyard or key ring, but the size and ease of transport will make it a good candidate to lose. Fast, small, and portable, this makes the perfect drive to transfer large data sets or use as a portable backup - just make sure you encrypt it in case you lose it.

This is one of my FAVORITE flash drives!! It's absolutely perfect and for me the storage last for months even though I put stuff on it every day!! I love having the dual connectors too because it makes it easier for me!! Plus, it arrived SUPER FAST and didn't cost an outrageous price... Definitely recommend it!!!

The SanDisk 512GB flash drive is a compact dual flash drive. One end is male USB Type-C and the other end is a female USB-A. There is an attached cover that you can flip to one end or the other, which clicks into place. I love the file storage capacity of 512GB (with 460GB usable space) and how compact it is. It has a key-ring hole in the case, but with no cover to protect the open end from dirt and dust, I will probably not use it on my key-ring. Instead, I placed it in a zipper compartment in my wallet. The case is metal, so it gets very warm when in use, but not so hot that it burns and not so hot that you can’t hold your hand against it for a long time. This happens with all of my metal flash drives, but it means that the heat from the drive is being dispersed to the outside which helps to keep the drive’s chip cooler. If you’re using it on a smart phone, this drive plugs into your charging port, so you won’t be able to use that port for charging at the same time. A splitter or wireless charger may be your answer, but my splitter didn’t recognize the flash drive. This should not be an issue unless you are transferring a large number of files at a time. With my first attempt at backing up my entire phone (including the movies on my attached 256GB microSD card) I ran my battery down to 4% before I stopped the transfer. I tested the speed in the following different ways: I tried to transfer all of my phone’s photos and movies, but I stopped the transfer when my phone was about to die. At that point, I had transferred 57.2GB from my phone to the flash drive at 9.3mb/sec. It started out at 35 to 40mb/sec, but eventually slowed down. This is typical with large transfers, so my next tests were to transfer files in smaller batches which will result in much faster write speeds. I transferred a 2.00GB movie from my phone’s microSD card to the flash drive at 19.4mb/sec. (1 minute and 43 seconds.) I transferred 7.23GB from my laptop to the flash drive at 18mb/sec. I transferred the same files (7.23MB) from the flash drive back to my laptop at 97.7mb/sec. I used both the "My Files" app which was already on my phone and the “Memory Zone” app which is supplied on the Flash Drive. The speed wasn’t different by the method, but the “Memory Zone” app seemed easier since I could decide to choose the files by “type” or by “location”. Overall, I liked the drive very much and would recommend it as a fast, compact drive with a large storage capacity.

This SanDisk Dual Drive Luxe 512GB has both USB Type-C and Type-A, and makes it more useful than flash sticks with just a single interface. It performs as advertised, though runs hot. It delivers read speeds up to 150MB/s, which is good enough for general office and school use. I was able to consistently get over 140MB/s on USB-C. Other drives on the market are faster in case you’re dealing with photo/video or other large files. Once nice touch is the drive snaps firmly in place when you rotate to select USB-C or USB-A.

This is the perfect keychain USB drive; I have a very limited key set that I keep on me. My car key, e-bike battery key, mail key, sim card, multitool, and usb drive. For me this is the perfect keyring usb drive. My old drive was only USB A and I needed to dig in my bag (if I even had my bag on me) for my adapter when I was just trying to transfer a file. The other problem with USB A is that it got bent in my pocket and became unusable eventually. This USB drive protects the USB A side with a firm click, the USB C doesn’t need the same type of protection. This has lived in my pocket for a week with a wreak or two on my one wheel and survived just fine. It isn’t the fastest drive speed out there and I might not choose this drive for constant mass data transfers; but one that is designed to be tiny and fit on a keychain isn’t designed to do that. I am happy with the read and write speeds that I got off it. It’s fast enough to play a video from the USB drive directly which the most I’m looking for out of this. Overall it is an extremely well built small USB that gets the job done that I need done, that being transferring photos or video between my phone and laptop, tablet, projector, or desktop.