Amazon has
256GB PNY Turbo Attache 3 USB 3.0 Flash Drive (P-FD256TBOP-GE) for
$15.95.
Shipping is free w/ Prime or on orders of $25+.
Thanks to Community Member
DealMyAss for finding this deal.
Features:- Transfer speeds approximately 10 times faster than standard PNY USB 2.0 Flash drives
- Store and transfer large files faster than ever with USB 3.0 technology
- Allows for quick and Easy transfer of all content
- The 256GB Turbo USB 3.0 Flash Drive can hold approximately 47, 349 songs
- Sliding collar, capless design with integrated loop makes it easy to attach to key chains, backpacks and etc.
- Backwards compatible with USB 2.0 Ports, so you can utilize any USB 2.0 or USB 3.0 port; Compatible with most PC and Mac laptop and desktop computers
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The microSD + adapter is probably the best option, though, considering the current state and probable future of home computing.
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USB 3.0 is not a speed. USB 3.1 is not a speed. USB 3.2 is not a speed. They are interfaces.
Also USB 3.0, USB 3.1 gen 1, and USB 3.2 gen 1 are all the same thing (bandwidth up to ~5 gigabits per second.) And a drive advertised as supporting an interface actually says very little about its actual speed!
Writing data to flash drives is slower, usually much slower, than reading data from them. You can tell a drive is low-end when the only speed mentioned in specs is the (much-higher) read speed.
A cheap drive like this will probably have sustained write speeds around 25 megabytes per second, and sustained read speeds around 100 megabytes per second. The best you one can do as far as evaluating before buying is look for recent reviews that include benchmark results and screenshots. A review from last November shows 24 megabytes per second writes and 116 megabytes per second reads for this drive.
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I've had PNY and Team Group and found Team Group to be faster with a more consistent speed. PNY see-saws up and down and comes to a complete stop many times when writing.
I have two Team Group SSD's that work well.
I have many Team Group C186 and C175 flash drives.
The C186 is thinner than the C175 in post #1.
Someone said the Team Group C175 has a better controller than the C186.
Team Group has been around a long time.
I haven't had a PNY nor a Team Group fail on me.
I had an Adata fail shortly after it's warranty ended.
I've purchased six of the 128GB variant of the C175 homerj368 posted in post #1.
I've never noticed an LED on it.
The C211 has an LED and the same MSRP and sale price as the C175 on the same page as the link in post #1. I don't know if it's controller is the same, better or worse as the one in the C175.
I think I'll cancel my PNY order and get either the C175 or C211.
I've read that PNY isn't as good as it once was.
I've read many reviews in which people haven't liked PNY.
I bought a similar family 128gb PNY one this past Black Friday season again for $10, but immediately returned because it was so slow and it was hard to trust PNY with my data like that again. Got the Samsung FIT drive that was on sale for $24 for it's almost SATA III-like speeds and Samsung reliability instead (even though it costed more).
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There are better and faster drives for around this price or a little higher, save your money and get a better drive.