I usually just use the ones that just spawn into existance, that way they don’t cost money. Last time I bought a toshiba, before that a kingston, and I don’t remember what was before that, but I know that if I buy, I buy from reputable brands and even those fail.
That’s my gold standard. I’ve used just about everything under the sun. They’ve all failed, except this one. I have a few of these now. They’ve survived all kinds of punishment. Hell even being left in my pocket and going through several wash/dry cycles.
I have an upcoming contender if it keeps going, and it’s a Kingston Lexar. 128gig I use mostly for work. All metal housing, no moving parts and attached to my keychain. It’s not been wash/dried yet. But it goes with me every day. And it’s used nearly daily too.
Edit: Nvm, just looked at right now, my keychain drive is also Lexar, so NVM, Lexar all day 'er day.
My survivor usb is a lexar too, that’s one of the reasons I recently bought an ssd from them, I hope that it has the same quality, and if yes, it’ll become my go-to brand for storage devices
Also, I have an 8 year old kingston ssd and it’s still working, so I recommend those, but my kingston flash drive failed after around 2 years, but it can’t be that bad of a choise
I’ve got two Sandisks (both 64GB but different models) that have both been through the washing machine multiple times (accidentally) and haven’t failed yet. They are probably about 3 years old at this point but I can’t remember.
I also have a 128GB SanDisk that I bought quite a few years ago for a decent chuni if money for a flash drive, has been through the washing machine twice and still works. It fits a lot of ISOs for Ventoy to use
Yeah, the new standard Sandisk Ultra are really good. I can’t comment on the other variants, but the Ultras are really fast, cheap, and reliable in my experience
Another comment in favour of sandisk, I was gifted a (at the time) big 8GB usb3.0 pen years ago, it has been on my keychain for basically all the time, with enoyghnspace for a live USB and separate space to store stuff.
I usually just use the ones that just spawn into existance, that way they don’t cost money. Last time I bought a toshiba, before that a kingston, and I don’t remember what was before that, but I know that if I buy, I buy from reputable brands and even those fail.
Sandisk ones are the gold standard as far as I could find
https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1497937-REG/lexar_ljds75_32gabnl_blk_jumpdrive_s75_32gb_usb.html
That’s my gold standard. I’ve used just about everything under the sun. They’ve all failed, except this one. I have a few of these now. They’ve survived all kinds of punishment. Hell even being left in my pocket and going through several wash/dry cycles.
I have an upcoming contender if it keeps going, and it’s a
KingstonLexar. 128gig I use mostly for work. All metal housing, no moving parts and attached to my keychain. It’s not been wash/dried yet. But it goes with me every day. And it’s used nearly daily too.Edit: Nvm, just looked at right now, my keychain drive is also Lexar, so NVM, Lexar all day 'er day.
My survivor usb is a lexar too, that’s one of the reasons I recently bought an ssd from them, I hope that it has the same quality, and if yes, it’ll become my go-to brand for storage devices
Also, I have an 8 year old kingston ssd and it’s still working, so I recommend those, but my kingston flash drive failed after around 2 years, but it can’t be that bad of a choise
I’ve got two Sandisks (both 64GB but different models) that have both been through the washing machine multiple times (accidentally) and haven’t failed yet. They are probably about 3 years old at this point but I can’t remember.
This makes me want to buy a sandisk
I also have a 128GB SanDisk that I bought quite a few years ago for a decent chuni if money for a flash drive, has been through the washing machine twice and still works. It fits a lot of ISOs for Ventoy to use
Yeah, the new standard Sandisk Ultra are really good. I can’t comment on the other variants, but the Ultras are really fast, cheap, and reliable in my experience
Another comment in favour of sandisk, I was gifted a (at the time) big 8GB usb3.0 pen years ago, it has been on my keychain for basically all the time, with enoyghnspace for a live USB and separate space to store stuff.