CONS / This drive is on the large side. VERDICT / The SanDisk Extreme is all you could want in a USB flash drive: It is fast and secure, with a lifetime warranty. The SanDisk Extreme is one of the best USB flash drives you can get. At 0.84 inches wide, this sleek, black drive is both stylish and highly functional. This memory stick performed reasonably well in our tests for this USB flash drive comparison.
http://www.toptenreviews.com/computers/storage/best-usb-flash-drives/sandisk-extreme-review/
The Best USB Flash Drives for Keeping Files Safe on the Go. Even though USB flash drives all kinda look the same, they vary greatly in terms of size, speed, encryption options, and even levels of water resistance. Depending on your needs and budget, these are the best options worth your attention right now.
http://www.bestproducts.com/tech/gadgets/g502/usb-flash-drives-memory-storage/
Now that there are many cheap options for USB 3.0 flash drives, there really is no reason to get a USB 2.0 drive. USB 3.0 brings much better file transfer speeds than what USB 2.0 could deliver. For example, the best USB 2.0 flash drives could only transfer files at speeds of 30 to 40MBps. The best USB 3.0 flash drives are closing in on 250MBps. It's important to note that USB 3.0 drives work in USB 2.0 ports; you'll just be limited to USB 2.0 speeds.
http://www.toptenreviews.com/computers/storage/best-usb-flash-drives/
Thanks for the suggestion, I will look up and see if I can't find any tests done with this flash drive. Hopefully someone has tested it in USB 2.0 slots and got good performance. Aug 18, 2014, 7:18 PM. I would highly recommend using USB 3.0.
http://www.tomshardware.com/answers/id-2265757/fast-usb-drive.html
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.
http://thewirecutter.com/reviews/the-best-usb-3-0-thumb-drive/
July 28, 2014: SanDisk quietly updated our pick for best USB 3.0 thumb drive, boosting the SanDisk Extreme's maximum read and write speeds to 245MB/s and 190MB/s respectively over our previous recommendation's 190MB/s read and 170MB/s write.
http://thewirecutter.com/reviews/the-best-usb-3-0-thumb-drive/
If you’re going to buy a flash drive, don’t buy a USB 2.0 drive—they’re too slow and won’t save you money. Our budget pick, the thumbnail-sized Samsung USB 3.0 Flash Drive Fit, is the same price as the best-selling USB 2.0 drives on Amazon, and it’s so small, you could even leave it plugged in as semipermanent storage.
http://thewirecutter.com/reviews/the-best-usb-3-0-thumb-drive/
SanDisk announced the second generation of its USB-C flash drive at Computex, and it's faster, retractable, and now there's a 128GB version. The SanDisk Ultra Dual Drive USB Type-C flash drive features USB-C and USB-A connectors, which can be accessed by using the slider on the side of the drive. SanDisk has improved transfer speeds, which now reach up to 150MB/s thanks to USB 3.1.
http://www.theverge.com/circuitbreaker/2016/6/3/11850696/sandisk-faster-usb-c-flash-drive
Seems to me that if you want to max out your USB 2.0 port, you're more likely to do it with a 3.0 drive than a 2.0. The Patriot Supersonics are fast and reasonably priced, even compared to comparably sized USB 2.0 drives: http://www.amazon.com/Patriot-Supersonic-Series-Flash-PEF64GSRUSB/dp/B008R6OPQE.
http://www.tomshardware.com/answers/id-2265757/fast-usb-drive.html
Of the remaining three, counting the two Patriot RAGE flash drives and the Transcend flash drive, the Transcend appears to be the fastest USB 2.0 flash drive with the most consistent performance and fastest performance.
http://www.tomshardware.com/answers/id-2265757/fast-usb-drive.html
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