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Review on PNY Attaché 4 32GB USB 2.0 Flash Drive 5-Pack - P-FD32GX5ATT4-EF, black: High-capacity storage at unbeatable value by Anthony Chacon

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In my opinion it's not 2.0 and it's not even close!

Apparently it says 28.8GB, but it doesn't work at USB 2.0 speed. Not even USB 1.0 speed. The first one I used to transfer some photos took almost 35 minutes to download 345 images for a total of 80.6MB. Thinking it was a bad module I tried the next one with very consistent results. I formatted all 5 devices and started benchmarking. Via 3 computers and via ports 2.0 and 3.0. I got different times up to 54 minutes for the same file mentioned above. I've also tried every unit with text documents under 100,000 and they went straight away, no pun intended. Music, photos, any file larger than 5MB just clogs up these devices and they get stuck. I ran the same tests with an old USB 2.0/32GB SanDisk Cruzer Glide that I had and it corrupted the file, taking an average of 25-30 seconds per photo file on repeated attempts. So no bottleneck on 3 computers. Checking for software updates showed there weren't any. Checks PNY devices for undisplayed errors. They're slow, like frozen molasses running uphill at Christmas. I think if you only keep small files it will work. If you want to take advantage of the 32GB capacity, I wouldn't order it if you're over 65, I think. You will most likely die of old age before the file transfer is complete.

Pros
  • glitters
Cons
  • There are problems