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They can get hot but this should be acceptable per the design spec. From what I can find that drive is rated at: > -13 to 185 °F (-25 to 85 °C) So as long as

They can get hot but this should be acceptable per the design spec. From what I can find that drive is rated at: > -13 to 185 °F (-25 to 85 °C) So as long as it's not cooking above 185F/85C you should be ok.

johnnyApplePRNG 5y ago
Must not have been above 85C as I can still type without wincing!
avhon1 5y ago
It's still a terrible waste of energy to generate that much heat with a storage device which is essentially idle.
- morsch 5y ago
  I doubt these require more than the usual 500mA at 5V (probably less), so the terrible waste is limited to 2.5W...
  - avhon1 5y ago
    USB 3 provides up to 900mA, so potential waste of up to 4.5W
squarefoot 5y ago
According to its data sheet the device is rated between 32° – 95°F (0° – 35°C). That limit seems definitely too low to me, but it's the official data sheet. https://documents.westerndigital.com/content/dam/doc-library/en_us/assets/public/sandisk/product/usb-flash/extreme-pro-usb-3-1/data-sheet-extreme-pro-usb-3-1.pdf https://documents.westerndigital.com/content/dam/doc-library...