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Best Flash Drives 2024: Fast, Roomy, Pocketable USB Storage
Today's best flash drives are faster and speedier than ever. We've tested dozens to find the best.
Our favorite 1TB USB Flash drive is now $69, matching its lowest price ever
1TB of fast storage in your pocket with SK hynix's Tube T31 drive for just $69.
Japanese company shows off $50 USB thumb drive with integrated digital camera
Extremely portable, but the image quality reminds us of the early days of digital cameras.
Team Group's 256GB C175 is only $13 for a limited time — handy, portable storage at a low price
256GB of storage in your pocket.
This USB flash drive can only store 8KB of data, but will last you 200 years
The Blaustahl USB storage device can hold only 8 kilobytes of data for 200 years.
New USB stick has a self-destruct feature that heats it to over 100 degrees Celsius
Ovrdrive does not encrypt its contents by default but has a uniquely physical security mechanism and can be rigged to self-destruct.
More and more USB sticks and microSD cards are being made with dubious components
Data recovery company CBL warns that microSD and USB sticks are becoming less reliable as more are made with bad NAND flash.
New Freeware Detects Fake USB Drives with Inflated Capacity
If you have a USB drive you suspect might not offer the capacity it was advertised as offering, ValiDrive puts it through a 576-region spot check.
