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1. Foone🏳️‍⚧️ (foone@digipres.club)'s status on Monday, 07-Oct-2024 08:45:49 JST Foone🏳️‍⚧️

   It turns out copying 128gb of TV shows to a tiny all-metal USB flash drive heats it up a surprising amount.

   40.2°C, that's 104°F. Hot to the touch!

   • biggestsonicfan (biggestsonicfan@digipres.club)'s status on Monday, 07-Oct-2024 08:47:38 JST biggestsonicfan

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     @foone When this baby reaches 88 files per hour, you're gonna see some serious shit...

   • Foone🏳️‍⚧️ (foone@digipres.club)'s status on Tuesday, 08-Oct-2024 10:51:39 JST Foone🏳️‍⚧️

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     • Dave
     • FoxoBread 🦊

     @fox @iDave yep!

   • FoxoBread 🦊 (fox@bark.lgbt)'s status on Tuesday, 08-Oct-2024 10:51:40 JST FoxoBread 🦊

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     • Dave

     @iDave
     I suspect it's the sandisk ultra flair.
     The housing is metal and therefore you notice the flash running quite warm, more than with a regular drive.

     This would be supported by @foone's thermal image showing the body at a lower temperature as it reflects infrared, compared to the plastic.

   • Dave (idave@mastodon.me.uk)'s status on Tuesday, 08-Oct-2024 10:51:42 JST Dave

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     • FoxoBread 🦊

     @fox @foone Know the SanDisk model or series offhand? I use one for Wii U storage that gets warm, but not too hot to touch. Thought that was odd until I saw this.

   • FoxoBread 🦊 (fox@bark.lgbt)'s status on Tuesday, 08-Oct-2024 10:51:43 JST FoxoBread 🦊

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     @foone
     I suspect it's that thermonuclear silver sandisk drive.
     They get molten hot, yet perform perfectly fine. :ablobfoxhyperthinking: