microcenter branded usb 3.0 thumb drives

[dawp]

I just bought a 64gb one for $35 and was wondering what kind of quality I can generally expect. I couldn't pass it up for the price.

also, I'm curious as to who actually manufactures these.

 

[Phynaz]

Quality is fine...Performance will suck.

You will not be able to figure out who manufactures them, it's a lottery.

 

[dave_the_nerd]

I see them all the time around here (there's a Microcenter nearby.)

They're usually pretty slow. I've seen a few that had lasted a while, and a few that died almost out of the box.

I'd guess it's like anything else mass produced by the lowest bidder. Quantity has a quality all its own or somesuch. If they're cheap, go for it.

I ran a few thumb drives through the laundry, so I try to think of them as reusable but disposable. Like Floppies.

 

[bballkenn]

I actually use their smaller thumb drives for giving people files. I buy them in bulk and ask for discount. I usually aim for 4GB drives. (I am an engineer by the way, so I give people lots of files. Who uses CD's anyways). For those who are not well versed in computer knowledge they won't notice a difference in speed.

5/5 for the build quality and speed at that price point.

I've used 4-16GB USB 2.0 and only have used their 8GB USB3.0

 

[Golgatha]

They're fairly slow (although much improved over most USB 2.0 drives) and they run pretty hot actually. However, for the price and storage space, they can't be easily beaten.

 

[VirtualLarry]

MC's 32GB USB2.0 flash drives were dreadfully slow, like 0.5MB/sec writes.