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Are there differences in reliability between thumb drives? (feddit.de)

submitted 2 years ago by bleistift2@feddit.de to c/hardware@lemmy.ml

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I lost my flash drive and need a new one. Transfer speeds don’t matter too much. I will mainly use it to create bootable media and to transfer a few files between computers and/or phones (no cloud storage for me).

Now I’m questioning whether I should get the cheapest drive I can find or if there really is a difference in quality between €8 and €30. What experience did you make?

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[–] Eeyore_Syndrome@sh.itjust.works 1 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

I like Gorilla Drives because they are waterproof and can even survive being ran over by trucks etc. 🦍 Also temperature safe from freezing and melting-ish.

https://www.gorilladriveusb.com/usb-gorilladrive-3.html

Also you should definitely checkout Ventoy.

Can have multiple ISOs for Linux distros or eck 🪟 s. Toss in some recovery tools or images like clonezilla/rescuezilla.

Leftover space is still USB mass storage. Can drag and drop files etc.

https://github.com/ventoy/Ventoy

I'm simply a fan of their literall durability/resistance.

Are there faster drives? Perhaps.

But I like the security of mine working fine even in the event my pocket gets super sweaty or if I accidentally leave my keychain in direct sunlight on a summer day.

Or in my pocket when it's 32°F outside at winter time when I'm shoveling etc.

[–] Notnotmike@beehaw.org 1 points 2 years ago

Definitely no expert on USB drives, but I do not belive that there is much regulation around USB drives, and I've purchased drives that claim to have super large capacities only to discover they actually don't. There are methods of having the USB report a larger capacity to the OS than actually exists on the drive. Whether or not that's still the case I don't know but it's something to be aware of

I'd aim for mid range if I were you. Not too cheap, but not too expensive.