The Sandisk Luxe flash drive has an ‘all-metal’ build. The polished metal is quite rigid and not fingerprint prone. In a month of rugged usage, our luxe did register a few scuff marks, but we’d say that it has resisted scratches rather well. Sandisk doesn’t claim any sort of water resistance. Western Digital has now returned to that “One Drive To Store Them All” formula with the SanDisk Ultra Dual Drive Luxe USB Type C. We will just call it the Ultra Dual henceforth, for the sake of simplicity and a more representative word count. We got the 128 GB version and well, it cuts a very impressive and very compact figure. It is solid metal with a USB Type C (3.1) attachment on one side and a conventional USB (Type A) 3.1 on the other. So you can plug it into any device with a USB Type C port or a conventional USB port. The SanDisk Ultra Dual Drive Luxe Flash drive has a premium design and works dependably. Sandisk’s Memory Zone App which makes transferring data from Android devices very convenient is the USP of the flash drive in our opinion. Read speeds up to 400MB/s. [32GB-64GB] Read speeds up to 150MB/s. Write speed lower and vary by capacity. USB Type-C port with USB 3.2 Gen 1/ USB 3.1 Gen 1/ USB 3.0 support required. Based on internal testing; performance may be lower depending upon host device, interface, usage conditions and other factors. 1MB = 1,000,000 bytes.

This Sandisk SDDDC4-128G-I35 OTG Pen Drive image is for illustration purpose only. Actual image may vary. Shoot photos on your USB type-C smartphone and need those on your PC? We got you. The top-end SanDisk Ultra Dual Drive Luxe lets you seamlessly move files between your USB Type-C smartphone, tablets and Macs and USB Type-A computers. Available in 32GB, 64GB, 128GB, 256GB, 512GB, and 1TB, the SanDisk Ultra Dual Drive Luxe USB Type-C Flash Drive has both a USB-A connector as well as a USB Type-C connector, depending upon which way you swivel the connector, you can use it with smartphones, tablets, and laptops that have either port. Since USB Type-C drives aren’t yet on every computer (even though it may seem that way), it’s great that the Type-A connector is included. Most of us use our phones for serious computing (even professionally) and thus a flash drive that can effectively transfer data between our phones, TVs, laptops, and other portable devices can make life a lot simpler. SanDisk’s Ultra Dual Drive Luxe USB Type C is one such smart tool that has been designed to seamlessly work with Android devices. Does it work as advertised? We’ll answer that and share our experience in this review that follows.

We tested the SanDisk Ultra Dual Drive Luxe with multiple phones from Samsung, Poco M2 Pro, Asu ROG PHone 3, Infinix Hot 9, and more. The drive was always auto-detected save for on Vivo X50 Pro. Sandisk maintains a list of compatible phones, but it is not exhaustive. Most of the phones that we have mentioned here haven’t been updated yet. We tested the 128GB capacity variant for this review. The drive comes pre-formatted with the exFAT file system which makes it compatible with Android, Windows, and Mac OS devices. Sandisk claims up to 150Mbps sequential read/write speeds and the Ultra Dual Drive Luxe could manage almost this speed on benchmarks. We can see people who shoot content on their phones just loving this (provided they are NOT using iPhones of course – those still do not have USB Type C connectors) as it lets them transfer information from phone to notebook literally in a minute or so. The SanDisk Ultra Dual Drive Luxe USB Type C starts at Rs 839 for 32 GB and goes up to Rs 13,500 for the 1 TB one. If you have more than a USB Type-C or conventional USB device in your house and need to switch data between them, perhaps you should consider this tiny gizmo with gigs of storage in it. Out of space on your USB Ty

The dual flash drive uses a swivel mechanism to switch between the two ports (Type A and Type C) and over a month of extensive swiveling the outer cover didn’t scrape the luxe dual-drive. There is also a keychain hole, but we didn’t have the heart to affix this shiny drive to our keychain (that would be tantamount to maximum torture). When inserted, the drive is automatically detected (on most phones). You can use the local file manager app to access the flash drive storage and then tap on Memory Zone APK to install the app (grant permission when prompted). Once done, grant the necessary permissions and then add Sandisk dual drive to the Memory zone app by tapping on “Add Storage”. That’s it. Which brings us to the title of this story. Does the (fine, we will give it its full name this time) SanDisk Ultra Dual Drive Luxe USB Type C do enough for the Rs 1,699 it charges for the 128 GB variant? Well, we think it does. In fact, we would say it is one of those gadgets that are close to a necessity for anyone who uses multiple devices like phones, tablets, and notebooks. It is not just about the storage but the convenience to switch data between devices. Of course, you can also use it to free up space on your device! There was a time when expandable storage meant investing in a microSD card if you were using a tablet or a phone, or a portable HDD or a flash drive if you were using a notebook. They were two different parts of the byte-ridden storage universe. Yes, you could use adaptors and connect a phone to a flash drive or connect a microSD card to a notebook, but out of the box, they were two different kinds of storage, for two different systems. There had been attempts made to bridge the two, with flash drives that could plug into both a micro USB port (a phone) and a USB port (on a notebook) and others that connected wireless to the devices, but by and large, these had limited success.Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 10, Mac OS X v10.9+SanDisk Memory Zone AppCompatible with Android Phones

Speaking for ourselves, we liked the fact that we could send sample images from cameras from our phones to a notebook without having to sign into a cloud service or firing up apps on both devices ( Snapdrop is rather cool, though, if both devices are on the same network although you would need the Internet for it). Need to transfer data? Over USB, A, or C? This is an A+ for you!

SanDisk Ultra Dual Drive Luxe 128GB review: Software and performance 

Attach your drive to your keyring to keep it convenient and secure. Now you’ll always have it handy if you need to free up space when you’re out and about.