Review on 💾 PNY 16GB Attaché 3 USB 2.0 Flash Drive 5-Pack: Affordable & Convenient Storage Solution by Noah Jess

This review is for the 16GB model. CAREFULLY! Despite generally good reviews, the item I received was scrap and I sent it back. I don't know if it was a bad batch or lack of quality control. I ordered two 16GB models. I'm an IT consultant and I buy LOTS of inexpensive (less than $10) 16-32GB flash drives to back up clients and create recovery discs for new Windows installs. I buy discs from Lexar, PNY and Kingston all the time. I'm not expecting a high end product as these are reasonably priced but I do expect the drive to at least be reliable. There is something wrong with the two discs I received. From the start, it took them up to a minute to recognize Windows - not just the first time, which is understandable, but EVERY TIME. This indicates to me that Windows is having trouble requesting the drive, which means the drive's firmware is buggy or slow to respond due to poor quality or defective NAND memory chips or controller logic. Also, when I compared these drives with HDTach, they showed a measly 12 MB/s in a fast read test. The cheap, inexpensive 16GB flash drives I've bought many times can usually reach speeds of at least 20MB/s, again indicating lower quality. For $5.99 I almost threw it in the trash assuming I would have to pay shipping, but ultimately decided to request a return and refund. I was happy to learn that Revain's return process is easy (although I've shopped with Revain for years, I've never had to return anything before) and they pay for return shipping (you can print a prepaid UPS label).