Review on Lexar JumpDrive M45 32GB 💾 USB 3.1 Flash Drive - LJDM45-32GBSLNA by Jeff Bundrick

This flash drive is junk. Not even close to the speed of USB 3.1 as Lexar claims. Check out the pictures and yes I plugged it into the correct port on my laptop. The read speed isn't much better, around 30MB. I tried copying multiple files, one of which was 28GB, and it took over an hour, more like 2 hours. The second file I tried to copy was just over 2GB, but it still took a few minutes. The only thing that seems right about this flash drive is the capacity, which is just under 32GB (normal) as that's the advertised size. When I plug in the flash drive, it appears as "ESD" rather than "LEXAR" as I expected. Just for comparison I tested this with some of my other flash drives and each one comes up with the name you would expect. "PNI". "SANDISK" and so on. I also compared the write and read speeds of my other flash drives and as I expected they are at least twice as fast if not 2.5 times as fast. I think it's safe to say I've landed with a new brand imitation that is neither Lexar nor real USB 3.1. I really can't blame anyone but myself for not testing this stick when it arrived. I've used another 3.0 flash with no problems except that it's a little bulky which is what prompted me to purchase this unit (compact, metal, 3.1). Drives because of features (so-called features) and above all because of the price. NOT. There's a reason it was only $10. Lesson learned.