As for speeds, the PNY Turbo Attache 3 won't blow you away, but its peak read and write speeds are average for a USB 3.0 flash drive. In synthetic tests, I hit read and write speeds of 118 MB/s ...

On the flip side, the Rage Prime is priced like an external SSD as well at $164.99 for the 1TB capacity; those not needing the flash drive form factor will find it more cost-effective to throw a ...

SanDisk Ultra Dual Drive, 256GB, USB-A/USB-C, USB 3.1 — $23 (15% off, was $27) The best deal of the lot is for the Samsung Bar Plus, where you can get 256GB of storage space for just $22.

1 Write to drive up to 10 times faster than standard USB 2.0 drives (4MB/s). USB 3.0 port required. Based on internal testing; performance may be lower depending upon host device. 1MB=1,000,000 bytes.

Disadvantages: The cheaper the USB flash drives on offer, the more skepticism is required. Even with a stick with a type C connection, the data transfer speed can drop to an outdated USB 2.0 level.

The drive series will have three models of modest caacity; 64GB, 32GB and 16GB. Pricing has only currently been announced in yen, but each model will cost 10,000 yen, 8,300 yen and 6,600 yen each.

Every year, USB flash drives get cheaper and hold more data. Unfortunately, they don’t always get faster. The reality is, many USB 3.0 flash drives aren’t noticeably faster than their U… ...