Skip to main content

The Best USB 3.0 Flash Drive


After more than 16 hours of researching and testing, we found that the 64GB SanDisk Extreme CZ80 USB 3.0 is the best flash drive for most people. On both PCs and Macs, the SanDisk Extreme is one of the fastest drives we tested, outpacing SanDisk’s own claims. It has the best combination of speed, price, capacity, and usability of any thumb drive we’ve found.
Last Updated: February 24, 2016
SanDisk has released a new flash drive featuring the new USB Type-C standard. SanDisk claims that the Ultra USB Type-C drive offers sequential read speeds up to 150 MBps in capacities up to 128 GB, but the company hasn't announced the write speeds for the new drive. The product is already available on Amazon, though it currently has a wait time of several weeks.
Expand Most Recent Updates
Our pick: Fast and easy to use
SanDisk Extreme USB 3.0 Flash Drive
Our pick for the third year in a row, it’s fast and affordable with a one-piece design that’s simple and comfortable to use.
$30* from Amazon
*At the time of publishing, the price was $33.
The SanDisk Extreme is the same flash drive we’ve recommended for years. It’s had several quiet speed boosts since we first tested it, and we now recommend the 64GB version; that’s the new sweet spot for price and capacity.
Also great

$38* from Amazon
*At the time of publishing, the price was $40.
Runner-up: If you need (a bit more) speed
64GB Lexar JumpDrive P20 USB 3.0 Flash Drive
It's a little faster than the SanDisk Extreme, but its sliding mechanism is so uncomfortable that it's not for most people.
If you can’t find the SanDisk Extreme or it becomes too expensive, get the 64GB JumpDrive P20 USB 3.0 Flash Drive from Lexar. It’s almost as fast as our pick in most benchmarks, and it’s faster in real-world file copy tests, but it’s slightly more expensive and it’s a literal pain to use, thanks to a very stiff sliding mechanism. It’s still the second-best flash drive if you don’t mind some finger pain or need an extra speed boost, but most people should get the SanDisk.
Also great

$30 from Amazon
Budget pick: Twice the storage for the same price
128GB SanDisk Ultra Fit USB 3.0 Flash Drive
It’s not as fast as other USB 3.0 drives, but it's tiny and half the price of our pick.
If you care more about capacity than speed or want a drive that barely protrudes from the USB port, get the SanDisk Ultra Fit. It’s not nearly as fast as our pick or runner-up, but it’s a quarter the size and half the price—the 128GB version is about the same price as our 64GB main pick. It’s still much faster than any USB 2.0 drive, and the tiny size is convenient for laptops. (A newer model of the Ultra Fit, the SDCZ43-128G-GAM46, just launched, but it’s $10 more expensive than the model we tested. We’ll test it and update this guide accordingly.)
Labels:

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

DELL LATITUDE 5280

Dell Latitude 5280 (7200U, HD) Laptop Review Notebook   Business   Windows   Kaby Lake Small and strong.  Dell has created a significantly lighter chassis now that the aging E-Port is becoming a thing of the past. The lack of Thunderbolt 3, however, severely limits the docking capabilities of this latest Latitude redesign. Like Lenovo, Dell has been slowly moving away from proprietary docking ports to universal USB Type-C and Thunderbolt 3 solutions on the latest Latitude series of business notebooks. This will inevitably alienate some existing users who have grown accustomed to specialized docks that connect to the bottom of the notebook, but the gains in portability and design from the move are hard to overlook. The latest 12.5-inch Latitude 5280 notebook is an overhaul of the existing E5270 with notable improvements in both size and weight while sacrificing as few features as possible. The lowest-end SKU currently retails for $850 an...
Post a Comment
More Information

GREATEST LAPTOP EVER ?? MSI GT75VR 7RF Titan Pro (i7-7820HK, GTX 1080)

RGB trip.  Although ultra-slim casings are the current trend, MSI presents the GT75VR, a bulky gaming laptop that combines all the advantages and disadvantages of a desktop replacement and relies on a mechanical keyboard with colorful lighting. Our test clarifies whether the total concept is still up-to-date. For the original German review, see  here . Buyers looking for a high-performance premium laptop will end up with MSI products sooner or later. While the GS line-up’s slim chassis is designed for mobile users and the GE lineup is aimed at price-conscious players, the GT laptops are made for the Core gaming community with a stationary playground that is out for pure performance. MSI's  GT73VR  that has been the 17-inch leader so far (Notebookcheck rating: 87%), is now replaced by the GT75VR that is tuned in many aspects. The online shop Notebooksbilliger.de that kindly provided us with a review sample currently has the 17-inch scion in...
Post a Comment
More Information

Corsair Vengeance K95 Gaming Keyboard

BY azrou achraf Corsair is back with a Vengeance, and I couldn't be happier. The Corsair Vengeance K95 ($149.99) replaces the  Corsair Vengeance K90  as the company's premier gaming  keyboard , and the mechanical keyboard keeps nearly everything I loved about the original and steps it up a notch with several welcome improvements, like programmable per-key backlighting, and a black-on-black color scheme that adds a killer look to an already excellent design. Design and Features The Vengeance K95 $161.42 at Amazon  features what may be the best keyboard design I've seen, with a machined aluminum base covered in keys that appear to hover over the black anodized aluminum deck. It's visually striking, but it also makes for completely unencumbered access to all of the keys and easier cleaning of dust and crumbs that would be lost inside a keyboard with the more common recessed keys. Attached to the front of the keyboard is a separate wrist rest, which is covered in ...
Post a Comment
More Information