best 32GB/16GB; USB 3.0 flash?

[1832vin]

i wanna buy a USB stick, and i have usb 3.0 ports, but i don't wanna waste money, any in mind?

[Guest]

Ehh, whatever's on sale.

I don't think you get meaningful differences in read and write speeds when buying such low capacities.

Edit: Actually I thought ~20MB/s was the pretty much the limit on writes for non-SSD controller drives, but Kingston's Data Traveler Ultimate comes in 32GB and has 70MB/s write speed.

Edit2: Actually actually, reviews show that you can only get that speed in certain scenarios and in other it'll average 25MB/s. It's a shame really fast drives are so bulky.

[Sauron]

Either corsair voyger or kingston g4

 

Mainly because they're reliable, but most pendrives should be fine.

[Dredgy]

Something that will fit and not obstruct nearby ports, Absolutely loathe bulky usb designs.

Personally I use Sandisk Ultra Fit 64GBs (and they're great, though getting the protective cap off is difficult, so I don't use it). Reliable and fast, plus cheap (at least here)

But really, just get whatever's cheapest that has a reasonable profile.

[TristanK]

If you want a fast 32GB USB drive i can recommend SanDisk Extreme (Up to 245 MB/s Read 100 MB/s Write). I have one myself and it preforms as it says on the box.

[Guest]

@TristanK that does look nice.

Though a review on yotube showed that, when writing a lot of small files (photos), it averages a bit over 50MB/s.

Still a very nice size/performance and it doesn't have a cap. I might upgrade to it from my current USB2 drive.

[hojnikb]

If you're in Europe, aldi/hofer has some wicked fast flash drives at 20€/64GB. So examples (not all of them though) can hit 240/100MB/s !

 

https://www.hofer.at/de/angebote/technik-angebote/detailseite/ps/p/medion-usb-stick-64-gb-1/

[TristanK]

@TristanK that does look nice.

Though a review on yotube showed that, when writing a lot of small files (photos), it averages a bit over 50MB/s.

Still a very nice size/performance and it doesn't have a cap. I might upgrade to it from my current USB2 drive.

 

Well you can always take the 64GB version (Up to 245MB/s/Read 190MB/s Write)

 

...or this one If you re willing to spend a bit more: 

SanDiskExtremePro Up to 240MB/s write; Up to 260MB/s read

 

I just use SanDisk for SSD's or SDcards or pendrives since I trust their brand over any others when it comes to this types of storage devices

[1832vin]

If you're in Europe, aldi/hofer has some wicked fast flash drives at 20€/64GB. So examples (not all of them though) can hit 240/100MB/s !

 

https://www.hofer.at/de/angebote/technik-angebote/detailseite/ps/p/medion-usb-stick-64-gb-1/

that logoREALLY, REALLY, REALLY  looks like aldi, my local supermarket, i'm currently in uk

[hojnikb]

that logoREALLY, REALLY, REALLY  looks like aldi, my local supermarket, i'm currently in uk

Yeah, ALDI = Hofer

 

Go to the store, they might just have them. Its really the best bang for the buck right now.