![]() ![]() Older computers often don’t have as much internal storage as we need, but USB flash drives can quickly expand the available disk space for these machines in a very cost-effective fashion." - Weston Happ, Product Development Manager, What to Look For in a USB Flash Drive Speed " One way to make the most out of your USB flash drive is to use it to supplement your existing hard drive space. If it’s speed you seek, go for a flash drive that has USB 3.0, 3.1, or 3.2 technology, which is up to 10 times faster than the USB 2.0 standard. Often, the data you’re transferring is highly sensitive, which means your basic flash drive won’t cut it. Spring for a flash drive with a numerical touchpad that allows you to password-protect your files. Or better yet, snag one that requires your fingerprint. More so than any other feature, capacity will drive the price of a flash drive up the most. So before you make a purchase, consider how much you’re willing to spend on a flash drive and weigh that against how much capacity you’ll likely need and what kinds of files you're looking to shuffle around. The USB standard a flash drive is built around will determine its potential performance, including maximum transfer rate. ![]() The transfer ceiling for USB 3.0, for instance, is theoretically ten times higher than 2.0. Letters following a USB designation (like USB-A, USB-B, or USB-C) indicate the physical type of connection USB-A is the familiar rectangle most associated with the standard, while USB-C is a reversible flat oval. Patrick Hyde lives in Seattle, where he works as a digital marketer and freelance copywriter. He is an expert in consumer technology and electronics, including USB flash drives.Įric Watson has more than five years of experience as a professional freelance writer for numerous tech and gaming-related websites and magazines. He is a consumer tech expert and praised SanDisk's Extreme PRO Solid State Flash Drive for its high speeds.Īndrew Hayward is a Chicago-based writer who has been covering technology and video games since 2006. He tested the SanDisk iXpand Luxe Flash Drive with his Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max and found the drive to be a straightforward backup method.Īdam Doud has been writing in the technology space for almost a decade. When he's not hosting the Benefit of the Doud podcast, he's playing with the latest phones, tablets, and laptops.A SanDisk Ultra Flair USB drive from 2020, attached to a HP laptopĪ USB flash drive (also called a thumb drive) is a data storage device that includes flash memory with an integrated USB interface. It is typically removable, rewritable and much smaller than an optical disc. ![]()
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