The industrial design and external aspects of the drive are pretty much standard for a commodity USB 3.0 flash drive. It feels a bit flimsy and is difficult to operate with one hand. However, the sliding mechanism involves pressing down in the middle of the unit. This avoids the need for a cap and goes a little towards preventing accumulation of dust in the USB connector. It adopts a retractable design for the USB 3.0 Type-A male port. The SanDisk Ultra +Cloud drive is the same as the SanDisk Ultra in terms of hardware, and, as we determine further down in the review, performance too. However, SanDisk has opted to go with a third strategy for one of their UFD product lines - bundling a 3-year cloud storage subscription along with a commodity USB 3.0 flash drive. Usually, UFDs are worth a capsule review, since there is really not much to talk about other than performance / endurance and price. While one category is devoted to drives that provide maximum possible capacity in a minimal footprint, the other category aims at delivering the maximum possible performance at a reasonable cost.
In order to stand out in the crowd, manufacturers have adopted a two-pronged approach. USB flash drives (UFDs) are a dime a dozen in the current market.
