How to choose a reliable, high-quality flash drive?

Pontific2013-09-19 05:09:26

Iron

Pontific, 2013-09-19 05:09:26

The market is filled with USB drives of all colors and sizes, in the reviews of most products there will definitely be someone whose flash drive has flown ~~somewhere~~ , or the speed has disappointed.
How to choose the highest quality device “for centuries” in all this diversity? Maybe someone can advise which manufacturers to watch out for?
Among the wishes: USB 3.0, not exorbitant price.

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16 answer(s)

WizAlx, 2013-09-19
@WizAlx

I prefer Kingston drives) I
haven't seen equal in terms of reliability and data transfer speed)

YourSearchExpert, 2013-09-19
@YourSearchExpert

I use the Corsair Voyager series, I am very pleased with the quality and reliability of these flash drives.

sonriente, 2013-09-19
@sonriente

Corsair Voyager or even better Survivor. I use the latest. Happy as an elephant. By the way, many DJs also use them, because speed/reliability is critical.

Nazar Mokrinsky, 2013-09-19
@nazarpc

According to observations, Kingston and Corsair drives have the lowest probability of failure, these are the most reliable manufacturers. But I use different ones that come across, a flash drive is more of a consumable, although sometimes expensive (in the case of USB 3.0 and good speed).

AxisPod, 2013-09-19
@AxisPod

I use market.yandex.ru/model.xml?modelid=7354604&hid=288003 is large, but the speed is satisfactory, reading on FAT32 up to 120Mb/s, on NTFS up to 100Mb/s, writing 60-65Mb/s.
A flash drive is not a device that is chosen for centuries, USB4.0 will appear and it will be possible to change it again, and the speeds and volumes on USB3.0 will still grow.

OnYourLips, 2013-09-19
@OnYourLips

Flash drives disappointed with reliability and speed. I use an external HDD because I rarely need it.
I would need it often - I would use an external SSD.

nochkin, 2013-09-19
@nochkin

How many people, so many opinions.
The criterion is simple - do not buy left cheap Chinese flash drives, which are usually fake (a 64GB flash drive, but in fact there is a 2GB chip).
It is enough to simply test a flash drive for a real volume using programs for this. For example h2testw.
I personally use Sandisk, Kingston, Lexar, Corsair. Depending on the series, the speed can vary greatly.
Of the big brands, I only avoid PNY, as they let me down several times. However, PNY has problems not only with flash drives.

Mario_Z, 2013-09-19
@Mario_Z

The experience of operating various Kingston flash drives has shown good reliability. The only thing I did not use was USB3, I used only USB2.

Michael., 2013-09-19
@kulinich

I have also been using a kingston flash drive for more than a year, everything suits me, the speed is excellent.
This one: market.yandex.ru/model.xml?modelid=6405397&hid=288003

Puma Thailand, 2013-09-19
@opium

There is no way to choose, flash drives have limited read-write cycles, sooner or later it will break, you need to choose according to appearance, speed and volume.
And for reliability, only make a backup, since most often flash drives break down permanently and you can restore horseradish.

DaDanmer, 2013-09-19
@DaDanmer

I prefer Kingston, since ancient times there has been a 256GB data treveller flash drive (at the time of purchase it was the height of evolution). Nirazu did not disappoint, never glitched and never flew off or lost anything. Now, of course, I rarely use it, but I still use it. I'm starting to doubt that it has a fixed number of rewriting cycles ...
Transcend and the rubber Corsair stopped working after a year of operation. However, there is a 16GB Transcend, which has been withstanding all life's vicissitudes for 3 years already. My opinion is that the brand is not the most important thing, here it’s how lucky.

dom1n1k, 2013-09-19
@dom1n1k

SanDisk Extreme
www.ulmart.ru/goods/338852 (See reviews tab)

vovagubin1987, 2013-09-20
@vovagubin1987

I used a toshiba flash drive. To be honest, I even soldered the usb connector to it twice (due to the fact that I broke the case). From the point of view of the survivability of iron, it is not killed. Translate flash drives were brought to work many times, in connection with either a deceased controller or a memory chip. There are also cases of failure and firmware from this company, and I consider it the most unreliable.

akinase, 2015-10-28
@akinase

I prefer Apacer USB 8GB AH323 Black for 8GB, there is also 16GB, I have been using it for a long time, here is the description https://lootoo.ru/product/apacer_usb_8gb_ah323_bla...

omarroma, 2016-02-22
@omarroma

y.ua/product-237780.html
excellent and reliable flash drive. You can choose any type, to your taste) I recommend!!!

Gleb Smirnov, 2019-09-29
@grand108

If you need flash drives for applying a logo, look here https://grand-gifts.ru/market/fleshki/ in the catalog there is a fairly large selection and reasonable prices. The delivery time for flash drives with application is on average from 5 to 15 days.