Hello, is this page there is recommended flash drives

http://lime-technology.com/hardware-recommendations/#usbflash

 

One of drives is listed as the

 

- SanDisk Cruzer Fit

- Sony Micro Vault Tiny

 

They both heat or should I say overheat when not in use !

http://forums.sandisk.com/t5/All-SanDisk-USB-Flash-Drives/Ultra-Fit-USB-3-0-Excessive-Heat/td-p/336404

 

While thread above is about Ultra Fit (the USB3.0 version) I have bought the USB 2.0 Fit 8GB drive and yes it's hot even not in use. Why do these come as recommended drives? I do want small drive but this is ridiculous.

I just tool apart my old Sandisk Cruzer Blade 4gb drive. The whole thing is plastic. But no heat even after full benchmark with HD speed utility. The drive has large memory chip that does get lukewarm after the test.

 

My cat is warmer than this drive. So why it's not on recommended list?

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Stuff is constantly changing. Personally I just use a Scandisk 4GB with an internal USB Header cable so my USB hides safely inside my case.

Why is it not on the list? Because even a small amount of testing USB flash drives would be wasted effort outside the scope of unRAID.

 

So, why is anything listed? Because the licensing requires "In addition, to obtain a registration key for unRAID Server OS, your flash device must contain a unique GUID (Globally Unique Identifier) and needs to be at least 512MB, but no larger than 32GB in size". Since your average USB seller does not answer questions like "Does this have a unique GUID?", they listed some widely available flash drives that do. There is no recommendation, only examples, ones that worked, ones that did not.

 

But you can use any USB flash drive meeting the GUI and size requirements.

 

Personally I was unaware of any heat concerns in USB flash drives. Thank you for bring up the topic. I agree it would be good to steer away from products with potential heating effects.