PNY 32GB Attaché 4 USB 2.0 Flash Drive, Black, (Pack of 5)

Just started using these and 3 of them fail to be recognized no matter which USB port they were tried in. PNY used to be a great product but with half of them failing makes you wonder.

I used to play in bar bands. I don't anymore but I still have musician friends and we all write songs, or partial songs. When I get an idea for a song I usually throw down an acoustic guitar track and a bass track and if it has it the lyrics on another track. Then it goes onto the flash drive to get passed onto another musician who then adds what he thinks sounds good and he may add his thoughts about the song, verbally at the end. after that it may go to a third, then fourth musician for the same treatment. Eventually it gets back to me and I can evaluate how it's going. This is a great way to work on songs with musicians that have to work real jobs and don't have the time to get together day after day to practice. It works for us and these top brand, low cost 32 gig flash drives are perfect for us.

Ok to start - these are slide open close - I didn’t realize that when people were commenting about the difficulty opening - Wait to hear the click when opening Or closing. that said I’m sure they will loosen over time - For my use I purchased to copy a 17gb archive of family and videos - these copied as expected - my machine is usb 2.0 i would probably choose 3.0 if I need more - for future comparability and speed. I Know my family will want to watch these on their computers or tv, so I checked both on 2 tvs, my old Mac works fine for Pics and videos - the tvs were hit and miss depending on the tv specs - I def saw more files on the more expensive tv than the less expensive. Overall these will suit my needs but def hard to open and close at first.

Works great for Windows and Linux installs and backup recovery. It’s about average size for a drive but can be slid to become smaller. Speed is slow but that’s what makes it reliable.

Exactly as described

There were five, as ordered and they are speedy enough for my needs, big too. However curiosity led me to test one for as manufactured capacity. (Advertised as 32 Gb.) So using f3/Linux/f3write/f3read I set one up for a muiti-hour test. Results: it was not one of those factory reject chips with much less than advertised capacity. You can write and read more than 28 Gb, though I stopped early and did not test for the last drop of capacity. However test speed dropped off dramatically above 28 Gb, and it appeared that the operating system reported one set of data via df, and another set of data via f3write. Hmmmm. That chip/chip controller treated memory above 28Gb differently? Hmmmm! Later: Another day, a second unit tested. This unit also announced to the OS that it had only 28Gb, so I did not test it fully. A smaller pair of partitions suited my needs and tested out without a problem. Possibly the manufacturer had a weak batch of controller/memory chips and decided to sell them cheaply. My main complaint is having to remember to test them to verify them for suitability for purpose. Each drive is worth a days pay to me when populated, so I am careful.

as i expected. it works

I get impossible to find, old TV show series, from a company that puts the whole series on a large capacity flash drive. It works out just great.......just DON'T lose the little flash drives. That's why I use these blank drives, for occasional spares. T'care, Syd