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So I am in need of a good USB. I need your help in deciding what to get.
Criteria:
Small
Keychain portable
Under $20
8-16Gb
Metal or solid color finish
DurableWhat do you suggest?
I have a PNY Mini Hook 8 GB USB Flash Drive, works great. Meets all of your requirements. I think it was around $11, I ordered it off of Amazon. If not, PNY Metal 16GB USB drive, it’s even smaller and around $14 for the 16GB drive, though I think the 32GB is around 23.
I recently got a super talent pico c off amazon. Checks all your boxes. I can’t personally speak to long term reliability, but I’ve heard good things and it claims to be water and shock resistant.
Mushkin atom is a tiny USB 3.0 drive at a good price. Mushkin is well know for their reliability. Durability I’d say would be fair (might not hold up to rough key chain use). Unfortunately with those small drives, read/write speeds drop to the point that USB 3.0 is almost a mute point. If you want a fast drive it’s gonna be a bigger one (at least for right now).
SanDisk Cruzer Fit CZ33 32GB USB Flash Drive (SDCZ33-032G-B35). 32GB on Amazon for $19.50. Nice and compact. If you do not want anything over 16GB you can get the SanDisk Cruzer Fit 16 GB USB Flash Drive SDCZ33-016G-B35 on Amazon as well for only $9.99
I have a Sandisk Cruzer Fit 16 GB. It’s been very reliable so far, but the physical size is almost too small. It’s smaller than the wireless receiver for my Logitech trackball. Depending on your USB port layout it can be a bear to get hold of for removal if you’re not using something for an assist.
I’ve been using a lacie iamakey for ages now and am very happy with it. Lacie recently released the petitekey which is supposed to be quite a bit smaller so check that out.
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Kingston Data Traveleler 16gb is $9 on amazon…I have had no problems with it and it is nice and small and very sturdy
That mushkin is REALLY tiny…that would take up no room, I like it…how does it attach? I don’t see a ring or anything
Kingston SE9 all the way. Check out the thread on it here.
http://www.edcforums.com/threads/kingston-se9-edcers-flash-drive-of-choice.118274/
Segfault is a fan of the LaCie Porsche Design USB Flash Drive, which is somewhat similar to the Kingston SE9, but it supports USB 3.0. He seems to like his, I am sure he will respond to this thread. The only thing that has kept me away from it personally is that the USB connection is partially exposed and I like how my SE9 is completely covered. Although, I would be lying if I said I wasn’t thinking about getting one anyways just to try it out. LOL
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