Transcend 32GB JetFlash 790 USB 3.1 Flash Drive (TS32GJF790K),Black

For those of you who care about such things: the current version of the JetFlash 790 does *not* have an LED indicator, despite what the item description says. I have an older one of these that does have the indicator. Sustained writes on the one I just bought are around 20MB/s and reads are around 120MB/s.

I have been using these for years because I have yet to have one fail on me. Unfortunately, Transcend has take off the activity LED that used to be on these drives. I will be trying some other brands since these are not so special anymore.

I highly recommend this as Transend JetFlash USB thumb drive (which I bought in the 128GB size) PROS: Works flawlessly (no problems being recognized by devices, saves well, etc.) No discernible speed issues; seems fast to appear as a hard drive, and to save files Large storage size relative to cost Does not have a cap (...that will invariably be lost; I do not buy thumb drives with caps anymore) The slide out function works well (...thereby protecting the device when stored) Has a space for a lanyard to be attached (...I always run a lanyard or ribbon through these so they are easier to find and harder to lose) CONS: It is bit bulkier than some thumb drives (but only slightly; it is still a reasonable size) No other cons that I know of; it does what it is supposed to do, at a good value, and does so with out a cap. I am very happy with it.

It saved everything I needed and was speedy. I bought another brand at the same time and that one failed and had to be redone while this one was efficient and worked as needed. The only negative was plugging it in to tight spaces on different equipment made the head slide in. I dont like the way it slides in and out. Because of tight spaces and other cables, I couldnt have two fingers on it when plugging it in so it would slide and I couldnt put pressure on it to plug in. Others Ive used I can just push in from the back end but that makes this one close up. You have to hold the slider open on the sides. Its hard to describe, but it made some applications difficult. When I was just using it on the front of my PC, it performed very well. Just transferring the info to other equipment was difficult.

After doing some research, reading reviews, etc., I finally decided on this Transcend 64 GB flash drive. I just needed something I could use to periodically back up some of my non-critical folders (I take care of the critical stuff in other ways), and this was one of the more economical products I found. After two weeks of use, Im reasonably happy with it. Im using it with a MacBook Air 13 and a fairly high-quality USB hub (almost mandatory since you get only w USB ports on the MacBook). The outer housing seems a bit flimsy -- not sure it would hold up to much abuse -- but since Ill just be using it once a month, I think it will be OK. Transferring the files from the MacBook was smooth and quite fast. Reading from the Transcend presented no issues, either -- it seemed just as fast as reading directly from the MacBook. I didnt clock it -- as long as Im not having to sit and wait too much, Im fairly easy to please. Overall the design is fine -- the business end slides in and out with a locking slider -- its small and relatively sleek, too. No issues at all. Solid 4 stars for quality vs cost. Would purchase this brand again if the need arises.

!!!BEWARE,THIS PRODUCT IS ACTUALLY 29.4GB,NOT 32GB!!! (at least from my personal experience) However,other than that and how annoying and seemingly flimsy way the plastic surrounding the USB is because of its very simple design. The way you open and close the 3.0 USB is by sliding along a slider embedded in the plastic,which feels weak at the time,but hey,I may grow to love it!

This is a fantastic USB 3.1 flash drive, especially for the low up-front cost. I was able to create a Windows 10 boot disk from my MacBook Pro (Mid-2015) using Terminal in less than five minutes with this drive. In turn, I was able to perform a fresh Windows 10 install on my girlfriend’s Yoga 910 (with a new WD BLACK NVME SSD) in under ten minutes. If you need a low cost USB flash drive to successfully execute quick capabilities and tasks while not caring about looks, this USB flash drive is the product you’re looking for.

The sustained read speeds of ~90MB/sec are not shabby at all but the sustained write speed of 70MB/sec really blew me away.

I wanted a reliable and USB 3.0 speed flash drive at around this price (64G@$25). The reliability remains to be seen, but I have had the Transcend 16GB USB3.0 for over a year and its good and this drive has a lifetime warranty. The problem with it so far is that it is advertised as 28MB/s write speed. I loaded 13.4 GB of data and it started out at 25MB/s for about the first GB but slowed to around 11MB/s for most of the write. It took about 20 mins and the average speed was 11MB/s. This is a USB3.0 speed but not as fast as I hoped. Maybe more expensive flash drives perform better, but I dont know and am not spending more money on expensive ones just to find out. For overall value of price/capacity/performance/reliability, this is a good drive.

Still working well about seven months later! The slide action is a little bit flakey (mostly in that it doesnt always lock in the out position, making it slightly less convenient to fit into the USB port), and it sounds as though something has come loose inside, but the actual performance of the devices hasnt been affected in any way Ive noticed. Its served its purpose as well as or better than any other flash drive Ive had, and definitely has the lowest price-per-GB of the ones Ive owned.