When HN users recommended it
2 HN users recommended this between 2016 and 2018, in 2 comments.
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Each tall tick is one HN user's first recommendation. A short tick is the same user again. Click a tick to jump to the comment.
2 HN users recommended this between 2016 and 2018, in 2 comments.
Each tall tick is one HN user's first recommendation. A short tick is the same user again. Click a tick to jump to the comment.
I bought a small "SanDisk" branded USB-storage device, I plugged it in, and started transferring files to it while I went to lunch.
When I came back, the transfer was complete, I unplugged the device, and I burned my fingers!
So now I have a broken USB-port in my Macbook, because I trusted Amazon to not sell me a fake product. I wrote a review, and rated it poorly, but they are still selling it[0], and most reviews are positive. They even write "by Sandisk", and "Dispatched from and sold by Amazon".
https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B005FYNSZA/
The open-source U2F Zero claims ~$3 of parts and a ~$2 PCB [1] ordering a single unit. Making a large volume, that price is only going to come down.
Admittedly you'd have to pay for a plastic case, assembly costs, an envelope and stamps. But if I can get a 16GB flash drive for $8 with free shipping [2] the plastic case, assembly etc can't be that expensive!
[1] https://github.com/conorpp/u2f-zero [2] https://www.amazon.com/SanDisk-Cruzer-Low-Profile-Drive-SDCZ...