The fastest read figure on this shelf

PNY Elite-X Fit 512 GB at 200 MB/s, built to stay in the port

The highest read figure on this shelf at 200 MB/s, in a body small enough to live in a port permanently — and the only listing here that explains what USB 3.1 Gen 1 actually means.

PNY Elite-X Fit 512 GB at 200 MB/s, built to stay in the port

The highest read figure on this shelf at 200 MB/s, in a body small enough to live in a port permanently — and the only listing here that explains what USB 3.1 Gen 1 actually means.

Capacity: 512 GB — stated in the title and in the reference. It is the joint-largest capacity on this shelf, with the SanDisk Ultra 512 GB
USB generation: USB 3.1 Gen 1, explained — the first bullet states that USB 3.1 Gen 1 offers identical performance to USB 3.0 under a new name, and gives backwards compatibility with USB 2.0. It is the only listing on this shelf to resolve that naming
Stated link rate: Not published on the listing — no figure in gigabits per second appears, although the first bullet’s equivalence to USB 3.0 places it at five gigabits
Connector type: Type-A — implied by the low-profile body and the hosts named in the fourth bullet, and never designated on the page
Stated read figure: Up to 200 MB/s — stated in the second bullet and in the title, and framed in the third as up to thirty times a standard PNY USB 2.0 drive. It is the highest read figure on this shelf; the others that publish one reach 150 at most
Stated write figure: Not published on the listing — no writing rate appears in the title, the five bullets or the description. Several of the seven listings on this shelf are in the same position
Body design: Micro-sized, low-profile, plug-and-stay — stated in the fourth and fifth bullets as able to remain connected to a host for extended periods without interfering with everyday use. It answers the problem the intro to this shelf names, that a wide drive left in blocks the sockets beside it
Keyring provision: Not published on the listing — no loop, no clip and no lanyard hole is named, which follows from a drive designed to stay in a port rather than travel
Stated ingress rating: Not published on the listing — no water rating, no dust rating and no IP figure appears
Warranty length: Not published on the listing — no term appears anywhere on the page, which puts this among the three listings on this shelf with none
Amazon reference: B088RMCCLR
EAN: 0751492628561

The highest read figure on this shelf at up to 200 MB/s, a third above anything published here
The only listing on this shelf that explains USB 3.1 Gen 1 as the same link as USB 3.0 under a new name
No write figure, on the highest read figure on this shelf — where the one drive here publishing both shows a ratio of better than four to one

Best for: A console, a car stereo or a laptop that needs more storage permanently, where the drive goes in once and stays.

≈ $70

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Specifications

Capacity: 512 GB — stated in the title and in the reference. It is the joint-largest capacity on this shelf, with the SanDisk Ultra 512 GB
USB generation: USB 3.1 Gen 1, explained — the first bullet states that USB 3.1 Gen 1 offers identical performance to USB 3.0 under a new name, and gives backwards compatibility with USB 2.0. It is the only listing on this shelf to resolve that naming
Stated link rate: Not published on the listing — no figure in gigabits per second appears, although the first bullet’s equivalence to USB 3.0 places it at five gigabits
Connector type: Type-A — implied by the low-profile body and the hosts named in the fourth bullet, and never designated on the page
Stated read figure: Up to 200 MB/s — stated in the second bullet and in the title, and framed in the third as up to thirty times a standard PNY USB 2.0 drive. It is the highest read figure on this shelf; the others that publish one reach 150 at most
Stated write figure: Not published on the listing — no writing rate appears in the title, the five bullets or the description. Several of the seven listings on this shelf are in the same position
Body design: Micro-sized, low-profile, plug-and-stay — stated in the fourth and fifth bullets as able to remain connected to a host for extended periods without interfering with everyday use. It answers the problem the intro to this shelf names, that a wide drive left in blocks the sockets beside it
Keyring provision: Not published on the listing — no loop, no clip and no lanyard hole is named, which follows from a drive designed to stay in a port rather than travel
Stated ingress rating: Not published on the listing — no water rating, no dust rating and no IP figure appears
Warranty length: Not published on the listing — no term appears anywhere on the page, which puts this among the three listings on this shelf with none
Amazon reference: B088RMCCLR
EAN: 0751492628561
On Amazon.com: Amazon.com had an offer at $70 on October 26, 2026.

Two hundred megabytes a second, stated in the second bullet. The other listings on this shelf top out at 150 and three publish nothing, so this is the fastest read figure here by a third — and the third bullet frames it the way PNY frames everything, as up to thirty times a standard PNY USB 2.0 drive.

The first bullet does something no other listing on this shelf does, and it is a kindness: “USB 3.1 Gen 1 offers identical performance as USB 3.0, but under a new name”. That sentence resolves a genuine muddle. USB 3.0 was renamed USB 3.1 Gen 1 and then USB 3.2 Gen 1, all describing the same five-gigabit link, and a buyer comparing a drive labeled 3.0 against one labeled 3.1 has no way to know they are the same thing. Two listings on this shelf carry a 3.1 label, this one and the Amazon Basics, and this is the only one that says what it means.

The body is the second argument. The fourth and fifth bullets describe a micro-sized, low-profile, plug-and-stay design meant to remain connected to the host — a laptop, a car stereo, a games console, a printer, a television — without being removed after each use. The intro to this section warns that a wide drive left in permanently blocks the sockets beside it; this one is built for exactly that use and built narrow enough not to cause the problem. On a machine with two USB sockets side by side, that distinction decides whether the second one is usable.

What follows from a drive that stays in is what the page does not publish. There is no keyring provision at all: no loop, no clip, no lanyard hole, which is consistent with a drive that is not meant to travel and is still worth knowing. And the drive is small enough that removing it needs a fingernail.

No write figure appears. Several of the seven listings on this shelf publish none, and on a 200 MB/s read figure the gap is wider than usual — the Amazon Basics drive on this shelf publishes 130 read and 30 write, a ratio of better than four to one, and nothing here says whether this drive is better or worse. The intro to this section says to treat a single number as the read figure, which is what the second bullet confirms it is.

Five hundred and twelve gigabytes is the joint-largest capacity on this shelf, with the SanDisk Ultra. No link rate in gigabits per second, no ingress rating, and no warranty term anywhere — three listings on this shelf are in that position.

At $69.99 for 512 GB this is $0.137 a gigabyte, the second-cheapest American byte on this shelf, behind the PNY drive of half the capacity and no published speed at all. Between the two PNY listings here the choice is plain: ten dollars less for 200 MB/s published and 256 GB fewer, or forty-two dollars more for double the space and no figure of any kind.

Prices quoted in this text were read on October 26, 2026. The live price is at the top of the page.

The questions that come up before an order

Is USB 3.1 Gen 1 faster than USB 3.0?

No, and this page says so: the first bullet states that USB 3.1 Gen 1 offers identical performance to USB 3.0 under a new name. Both describe the same five-gigabit link. It is the only listing on this shelf to clear that up.

How fast does it write?

The page does not say. The 200 MB/s is a read figure, per the second bullet. The one drive on this shelf publishing both reads at 130 and writes at 30, so the gap can be substantial.

Which of the two PNY drives here is better?

This one publishes 200 MB/s and holds 512 GB for $69.99. The Turbo Attaché 3 holds 256 GB for $27.99 and publishes no speed figure at all. The cheaper byte is on the Turbo; the known speed is here.

More USB flash drives

PNY Turbo Attaché 3,256 GB, with seven bullets printed twice and no absolute speed

The cheapest American gigabyte on this shelf at just under eleven cents — on a page that publishes no speed figure in any unit, and prints seven of its bullets twice.

Capacity
256 GB — stated in the title and in the fourth bullet, which translates it as approximately 47,349 songs. At 256 GB that is about 5.4 MB a song, and the arithmetic holds
USB generation
USB 3.0 — stated in the title and in the second bullet, with backwards compatibility to USB 2.0 ports named in the sixth
Stated link rate
Not published on the listing — no figure in gigabits per second appears, only the generation name
Stated read figure
Not published on the listing — no figure in megabytes per second appears in any of the fifteen bullets or in the description. The only speed statement is a multiplier: approximately ten times a standard PNY USB 2.0 drive, whose own speed is published nowhere
Stated write figure
Not published on the listing — no writing rate appears in any unit, and the ten-times multiplier is not assigned to a direction
Connector type
Type-A — implied by the sliding collar and the backwards compatibility claim, and never designated. The eighth bullet reads "Compatible Devices: Tablet", which is a scraped attribute row naming no system or model
Body design
A sliding collar, capless — stated in the fifth bullet, which covers the connector without a separate cap to lose
Keyring provision
An integrated loop — stated in the fifth bullet for a key chain or a backpack. It is the only integrated loop on this shelf; the Amazon Basics has a keyhole, two drives a swivel clip, and the rest nothing
Stated ingress rating
Not published on the listing — no water rating, no dust rating and no IP figure appears
Warranty length
Not published on the listing — no term appears in any of the fifteen bullets. The seventh offers free technical support, which is not a warranty
Amazon reference
B00JN1TOHM
EAN
0751492569765
- The cheapest gigabyte among the American listings on this shelf at $0.109, against $0.137 for the next and $0.562 for the most expensive, the SanDisk Ultra Flair
- Two hundred and fifty-six gigabytes, double the capacity of every published listing on this shelf
- No speed figure in any unit anywhere on the page — the only claim is a multiplier against an unnamed baseline
Best for: Buying the most storage for the least money on this shelf, by somebody who will accept not knowing how fast it is until it arrives.

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SamData Five 8 GB drives in five colors, with an activity lamp

Five 8 GB drives in five colors for $21.99 on Amazon.com on October 26, 2026 — $0.550 a gigabyte, the second-most expensive storage on this shelf — with a twelve-month warranty.

Capacity
8 GB per drive, five drives, 40 GB in total — stated in the title and in the first bullet. Eight gigabytes is the smallest capacity on this shelf by a factor of four; the next smallest are the two 32 GB drives
USB generation
USB 2.0 — stated in the first and third bullets, with compatibility given as USB 2.0 and below
Stated link rate
Not published on the listing — no figure in gigabits per second appears, only the generation name
Connector type
Type-A — implied by the body and the swivel clip, and never designated on the page
Stated read figure
Not published on the listing — no figure in megabytes per second appears. The third bullet says high-speed USB 2.0 and gives no number
Stated write figure
Not published on the listing — no writing rate appears anywhere, which on USB 2.0 is where the practical ceiling sits
Body design
Capless, with a metal clip rotating 360 degrees around an ABS plastic body — stated in the second bullet. The same description appears on the SIMMAX drive on this shelf, which suggests one supplier rather than two designs
Keyring provision
The swivel clip itself — the second bullet describes a metal clip around the body, with no separate loop named
Stated ingress rating
Not published on the listing — no water rating, no dust rating and no IP figure appears
Warranty length
Twelve months — stated in the fifth bullet, with free replacement promised for any problem within the first year
Amazon reference
B092879BVB
EAN
0655160561726
- Five drives in five colors, with the reason stated: one color per kind of content, which a single large drive cannot do
- An LED activity lamp on each, which on a USB 2.0 drive is the difference between waiting and wondering
- $0.550 a gigabyte, the second-most expensive storage on this shelf — five times the cheapest drive here
Best for: Handing out five drives that do not have to come back, where the color tells you what is on each one.

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SanDisk Ultra 512 GB with encryption and the longest warranty on this shelf

Five years of warranty, the longest stated for a drive on this shelf, on the joint-largest capacity here — with password protection and a read figure of 130 MB/s against the 200 of the fastest.

Capacity
512 GB — stated in the title. It is the joint-largest capacity on this shelf, shared with the PNY Elite-X Fit. The description defines 1 GB as 1,000,000,000 bytes and notes that actual user storage is less, without giving the figure
USB generation
USB 3.0 — stated in the first bullet, which requires a USB 3.0 port for the quoted speed, with backwards compatibility to USB 2.0 in the second
Stated link rate
Not published on the listing — no figure in gigabits per second appears, only the generation name
Connector type
USB-A, designated in the title — which several of the seven listings on this shelf leave to be inferred. On a shelf where Type-C and dual-connector drives exist, printing it is the difference between a sure purchase and a return
Stated read figure
Up to 130 MB/s — stated in the first bullet with five qualifications: ten times a standard USB 2.0 drive at 4 MB/s, a USB 3.0 port required, based on internal testing, performance possibly lower depending on the host, and 1 MB defined as 1,000,000 bytes. It is the most carefully hedged speed claim on this shelf
Stated write figure
Not published on the listing — no writing rate appears in the title, the three bullets or the description. The single figure published is the read figure, as the first bullet states
Body design
Not described beyond the connector — the description calls it sleek and sturdy and names no cap, collar or retraction. At 8 g (0.3 oz) and 11 by 22 by 8 mm (0.31 in) it is the second-lightest drive on this shelf
Keyring provision
Not published on the listing — no loop, no clip and no lanyard hole is named anywhere
Stated ingress rating
Not published on the listing — no water rating, no dust rating and no IP figure appears
Warranty length
Five years, limited — stated in the description. It is the longest term stated for a drive on this shelf, where three listings publish none, one twelve months and one a year; the Ultra Flair's description names five years for its range
Amazon reference
B083ZLJ5MG
EAN
0619659179397
- Five years of warranty, the longest term on this shelf
- The joint-largest capacity here at 512 GB, and $0.234 a gigabyte
- No write figure, so the single published number is the read speed and the slower direction is unstated
Best for: Half a terabyte on a key that has to be covered by a term rather than a hope, with a password on the files.

≈ $120
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Others worth having spare

Delamu 24 × 14 mm (0.94 × 0.55 in), UL94 V-0, click on and off

A 157 in kit at $3.76 a meter, one of only two on this shelf that name a flammability rating — UL94 V-0 — and sized by example for 2 to 4 wires.

Internal width
Not published on the listing — 0.95 in is given in the title as W0.95in, with no statement of whether it is measured inside or outside
Internal height
Not published on the listing — 0.55 in is given as H0.55in, with the same ambiguity. A capacity of 2 to 4 wires is stated in the third bullet and in a product-name line
External dimensions
0.95 in (24.1 mm) W × 0.55 in (14 mm) H — the figures the listing publishes, labeled W and H in the title, carried here because the page never says which measurement they are
Fixing method
Not published on the Amazon.com listing — installation is described as easy, with an Attach & Snap cover, and no tape, screws or anchors are named
Hinged or lidded profile
Attach & Snap, stated click-on-and-off — named in the second bullet. Whether the base and cover are separate pieces is not stated
Length per piece
Not published on the listing — the title gives 157 in in total and no bullet says how many pieces make it up
Pack quantity
Not published on the listing — only the 157 in total appears
Accessories supplied
Named, not counted — the seventh bullet says the kit is pre-sectioned with complete matching connectors; no corner, T-piece or end cap is itemized
Material
PVC passing UL94 V-0 — the first bullet names the standard, its issuing body and its definition, and the fourth calls the plastic high-quality and free of impurities
Color
White — stated in the title. The seventh bullet names the channel as cuttable and paintable
Amazon reference
B07GPFDL1K
EAN
0747100203923
- PVC rated UL94 V-0, with the standard and its test explained — one of only two kits here, both Delamu, that name a flammability rating
- Sized by example for 2 to 4 wires, with a 0.95 × 0.55 in section in the title
- No fixing method named — no tape, screws or anchors
Best for: A television with two to four cables, on smooth painted plaster

≈ $15
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Delamu 59.9 × 19.1 mm (2.36 × 0.75 in), UL94 V-0, 6–8 wires

The widest channel on this shelf that names its capacity — 2.36 × 0.75 in, for 6 to 8 cables — screwed through pre-drilled holes and rated UL94 V-0.

Internal width
Not published on the listing — 2.36 in is given in the title and in the second bullet as the width, with no statement of whether it is measured inside or outside
Internal height
Not published on the listing — 0.75 in is given as the height, with the same ambiguity. The second bullet adds a stated capacity of 6 to 8 cables
External dimensions
2.36 in (59.9 mm) W × 0.75 in (19.1 mm) H — the figures the listing publishes, labeled as wide by high in the second bullet, and carried here because the page never says which measurement they are
Fixing method
Screws through pre-drilled holes — stated in the fifth bullet, which says each cord cover is pre-drilled and that screws and anchors are included. No adhesive is offered
Hinged or lidded profile
Sliding cover — stated in the sixth bullet, which describes adding or removing cables by sliding the cover up and down. No hinge and no clip is described
Length per piece
15.7 in (399 mm) — stated in the title and in the third bullet
Pack quantity
Four pieces, 62.8 in (1,595 mm) in total — stated in the title and in the third bullet, and the two agree
Accessories supplied
Not published on the listing — no corners, T-pieces, couplers or end caps are named. The third bullet says two covers can be connected end to end and supplies nothing to cover the joint
Material
PVC passing UL94 V-0 — stated in the first bullet, which names the standard, its issuing body and its definition
Color
White — stated in the title and in the sixth bullet, which gives neutral white as what blends with any decor
Amazon reference
B0813B61RC
EAN
0619660477734
- The largest capacity by example on this shelf: 6 to 8 cables, in a 2.36 × 0.75 in section
- Pre-drilled, with screws and anchors in the box
- Only 62.8 in of channel, the shortest supply here
Best for: Six to eight cables dropping from a wall-mounted television to a socket

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EVZA 25 × 16 mm (0.98 × 0.63 in), 8.00 m, two HDMI stated

The joint-longest run on this shelf at 315 in, sized by example for two HDMI and two USB or audio cables, with five connector types named and the lowest price per meter here.

Internal width
Not published on the listing — 1 in is given in the fifth bullet as "up to 1" Wide", with no statement of whether it is measured inside or outside
Internal height
Not published on the listing — 0.63 in is given as "0.63" high" in the same bullet, with the same ambiguity. The bullet adds a capacity of two HDMI cables as an example
External dimensions
1 in (25.4 mm) W × 0.63 in (16 mm) H — the figures the listing publishes, carried here because the page never says which measurement they are
Fixing method
Either — the second bullet names strong adhesive tape on the back, and the fourth says the installer can choose tape or drywall anchors and screws; it does not say the screws and anchors are supplied
Hinged or lidded profile
Not published on the listing — no lid, hinge, clip or cover is described in the title or in any of the five bullets
Length per piece
15.7 in (399 mm) — stated in the fifth bullet, which gives the length of each cable channel
Pack quantity
Twenty pieces, 315 in (8,001 mm) in total — the title gives 315 in and the fifth bullet gives 15.7 in per channel, which divides to twenty
Accessories supplied
Named by type, not counted — the fourth bullet lists couplings, flat elbows, T-pieces, inside elbows and outside elbows
Material
PVC — named in the fifth bullet as high-quality PVC material
Color
White — stated in the title
Amazon reference
B0BPCWH4G3
EAN
0860009536036
- 315 in of channel, the joint-longest supply here with the A+ Electric
- Sized by example: two HDMI cables plus two USB or audio cables, 3 to 4 cables in all
- The 1 × 0.63 in section is not said to be inside or outside
Best for: A whole-room run on smooth painted walls, at the lowest American price per meter here

≈ $25
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All USB flash drives

PNY Elite-X Fit 512 GB at 200 MB/s, built to stay in the port

Specifications

The questions that come up before an order

More USB flash drives

PNY Turbo Attaché 3,256 GB, with seven bullets printed twice and no absolute speed

SamData Five 8 GB drives in five colors, with an activity lamp

SanDisk Ultra 512 GB with encryption and the longest warranty on this shelf

Others worth having spare

Delamu 24 × 14 mm (0.94 × 0.55 in), UL94 V-0, click on and off

Delamu 59.9 × 19.1 mm (2.36 × 0.75 in), UL94 V-0, 6–8 wires

EVZA 25 × 16 mm (0.98 × 0.63 in), 8.00 m, two HDMI stated