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The only drive here that publishes its usable capacity

SIMMAX 32 GB swivel drive publishing its usable capacity as a range

The cheapest American listing on this shelf, and the only drive here that publishes what the operating system will actually show — 29.10 to 29.8 gigabytes of a nominal thirty-two.

SIMMAX 32 GB purple swivel USB 2.0 flash drive

SIMMAX 32 GB swivel drive publishing its usable capacity as a range

The cheapest American listing on this shelf, and the only drive here that publishes what the operating system will actually show — 29.10 to 29.8 gigabytes of a nominal thirty-two.

Capacity
32 GB nominal, with the usable figure published — the second bullet gives an available capacity of 29.10 to 29.8 GB. It is one of two listings on this shelf that publish what the operating system will actually show, and the only one that gives it as a range
USB generation
USB 2.0 — stated in the title and in the third bullet, which adds compatibility with USB 2.0 and below
Stated link rate
Not published on the listing — no figure in gigabits per second appears, and the generation is given as a name rather than a rate
Connector type
Type-A — implied by the body shape and the swivel clip described in the fourth bullet, and never designated on the page
Stated read figure
Not published on the listing — no figure in megabytes per second appears anywhere. The intro to this shelf says nearly every listing states a read speed; this is one of two here that state none
Stated write figure
Not published on the listing — no writing rate appears, which on a USB 2.0 drive is where the practical ceiling sits
Body design
Capless, with a metal clip rotating 360 degrees around an ABS plastic shell with a rubber-oil finish — stated in the fourth bullet, which gives socket protection and not losing a cap as the two reasons
Keyring provision
The swivel clip itself — the fourth bullet describes a metal clip around the body, and no separate loop or lanyard hole is named
Stated ingress rating
Not published on the listing — no water rating, no dust rating and no IP figure appears anywhere
Warranty length
One year — stated in the fifth bullet. One listing on this shelf publishes a longer term for the drive itself — five years on the SanDisk Ultra 512 GB — and three publish none at all
Amazon reference
B07S4GGHNR
EAN
0611720047598
  • Publishes the usable capacity as a range, 29.10 to 29.8 GB of a nominal 32, which only the Amazon Basics here also attempts
  • The cheapest listing on this shelf at $9.99
  • No read figure and no write figure anywhere, on a shelf where almost every other listing gives at least one

Best for: A ten-dollar drive for moving documents, chosen by somebody who wants to know in advance exactly how much space will appear.

≈ $10
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Specifications

Capacity
32 GB nominal, with the usable figure published — the second bullet gives an available capacity of 29.10 to 29.8 GB. It is one of two listings on this shelf that publish what the operating system will actually show, and the only one that gives it as a range
USB generation
USB 2.0 — stated in the title and in the third bullet, which adds compatibility with USB 2.0 and below
Stated link rate
Not published on the listing — no figure in gigabits per second appears, and the generation is given as a name rather than a rate
Connector type
Type-A — implied by the body shape and the swivel clip described in the fourth bullet, and never designated on the page
Stated read figure
Not published on the listing — no figure in megabytes per second appears anywhere. The intro to this shelf says nearly every listing states a read speed; this is one of two here that state none
Stated write figure
Not published on the listing — no writing rate appears, which on a USB 2.0 drive is where the practical ceiling sits
Body design
Capless, with a metal clip rotating 360 degrees around an ABS plastic shell with a rubber-oil finish — stated in the fourth bullet, which gives socket protection and not losing a cap as the two reasons
Keyring provision
The swivel clip itself — the fourth bullet describes a metal clip around the body, and no separate loop or lanyard hole is named
Stated ingress rating
Not published on the listing — no water rating, no dust rating and no IP figure appears anywhere
Warranty length
One year — stated in the fifth bullet. One listing on this shelf publishes a longer term for the drive itself — five years on the SanDisk Ultra 512 GB — and three publish none at all
Amazon reference
B07S4GGHNR
EAN
0611720047598
On Amazon.com
Amazon.com had an offer at $10 on October 26, 2026.

The second bullet contains the most useful sentence on this shelf: “The available capacity: 29.10GB-29.8GB”.

The intro to this section explains why a drive shows less than the number on the label — capacity is quoted in decimal gigabytes and an operating system counts in units of 1024, and a file system takes its share on top. Seven listings sit on this shelf and two publish the figure that results. This one publishes it as a range, 29.10 to 29.8 of a nominal 32, which is more honest than a single number because the file system’s share is not fixed.

Nothing else on the page is remarkable and the page does not pretend otherwise. USB 2.0, stated in the title and the third bullet, with no rate in megabytes per second and no rate in gigabits per second either. No read figure. No write figure. The intro to this shelf says nearly every listing states a read speed; three listings here state none at all, and this is one of them. On a USB 2.0 drive the generation is itself the answer — the bus tops out around 35 to 40 MB/s in practice — but the page does not say so.

The fourth bullet gives the body properly: a metal clip rotating 360 degrees around an ABS plastic shell with a rubber-oil finish, capless, which the bullet argues protects the socket and cannot be lost. The clip is the keyring provision; there is no separate loop. The fifth bullet notes that the SIMMAX logo is laser-printed on the connector surface, which on a market full of relabelled flash is a tell worth knowing.

The third bullet’s compatibility list runs to Windows 7, 8, 10, Vista, XP, 2000, ME and NT, plus Linux and Mac OS. Windows ME and Windows NT are systems from the 1990s. Listing them is not a feature so much as a sign of how long this text has been in service, and the same list appears on the SamData multipack on this shelf.

The fifth bullet gives a one-year warranty. One listing on this shelf publishes a longer term for the drive itself — five years on the SanDisk Ultra 512 GB — and three publish none at all.

At $9.99 for 32 GB this is the cheapest American listing on this shelf in absolute terms, at $0.312 a gigabyte. Three American drives here are cheaper per gigabyte and all three hold at least eight times as much.

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

How much space will I actually get?

Between 29.10 and 29.8 gigabytes, published in the second bullet. The 32 on the label is a decimal figure; the operating system counts in units of 1024 and the file system takes its share, which is the difference.

How fast is it?

The page does not say. No read figure and no write figure appears, only USB 2.0 as a generation. That generation is itself the practical ceiling, and it is well below any USB 3 drive on this shelf.

Is it good value?

At $9.99 it is the cheapest American listing here in absolute terms, and at $0.312 a gigabyte three American drives on this shelf are cheaper per byte — all of them larger.

More USB flash drives

  • Amazon Basics 256 GB retractable USB 3.1 flash drive

    Amazon Basics 256 GB with a write figure, a usable capacity and three published negatives

    The only drive on this shelf publishing a write figure as a figure, and the only one that names its factory file system, its four-gigabyte file limit, its usable capacity and the indicator lamp it does not have.

    Capacity
    256 GB nominal, with over 230 GB stated as available — the third bullet notes that an operating system may show less than the label because of different measurement standards. It is one of two listings on this shelf publishing a usable figure
    USB generation
    USB 3.1 Gen 1 — stated in the title and in the first bullet, with the fourth requiring a USB 3.1 Gen 1 or USB 3.0 port for the quoted speeds and noting slower operation on USB 2.0 hosts
    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 retractable body and the USB 2.0 backwards compatibility, and never designated on the page
    Stated read figure
    Up to 130 MB/s — stated in the first and fourth bullets, from internal testing under controlled conditions. The SanDisk Ultra 512 GB on this shelf quotes the same 130
    Stated write figure
    Up to 30 MB/s — stated in the fourth bullet beside the read figure, a ratio of better than four to one. Several of the seven listings on this shelf publish a write figure, and this is one of them
    Body design
    Retractable and telescopic, with a keyhole — stated in the fifth bullet, so the connector withdraws into the shell and there is no cap. The seventh bullet states that there is no LED indicator
    Keyring provision
    A keyhole in the body — stated in the fifth bullet as part of the retractable design
    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 the title or in any of the eight bullets, which puts this among the three listings on this shelf with none
    Amazon reference
    B0B61DGG18
    EAN
    0840095889704
    • Publishes both figures — 130 MB/s read and 30 MB/s write — where several of the seven listings on this shelf publish no write figure at all
    • The only listing on this shelf that names its file system, and the four-gigabyte file limit FAT32 imposes before reformatting
    • 30 MB/s writing means a large folder takes four times as long to copy on as off, which the page is honest about and does not make faster

    Best for: A buyer who wants to know the write speed, the usable space and the file system before ordering, and will reformat it on the first day.

    ≈ $66
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  • PNY Elite-X Fit 512 GB low-profile USB 3.1 flash drive

    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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  • PNY Turbo Attaché 3,256 GB USB 3.0 flash drive with a sliding collar

    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.

    ≈ $28
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Others worth having spare

  • STATIONPC PocketCloud Dock with an M.2 NVMe slot and Ethernet

    STATIONPC PocketCloud Dock, one M.2 slot reached over Ethernet rather than USB

    A dock reached over a network rather than by a cable to a computer, with three named backup modes — and no M.2 format, no link rate and no wattage anywhere on the page.

    Bay count
    One — a single M.2 NVMe slot, stated in the title and in the first bullet. No 2.5-inch or 3.5-inch bay exists
    Supported drive sizes
    Not published on the listing — no M.2 format is named anywhere, neither 2230, 2242, 2260, 2280 nor 22110, on a device whose M.2 slot is its only position
    Supported drive interfaces
    M.2 NVMe — stated in the title. Whether the slot also accepts an M.2 SATA module is not stated, and no SATA bay of any kind exists
    Solid-state slot support
    The whole device is one M.2 slot, stated in the title as diskless. The first bullet adds that modules of different capacities can be mixed between the dock and the portable unit, which follows from there being no array to balance
    Offline cloning
    Yes, in three named modes — the third bullet gives Full Backup, which mirrors everything, Selective Backup for named files, and Auto Transfer, which syncs automatically. The fourth adds one-click backup through the magnetic connection
    Interface standard
    2.5-gigabit Ethernet, with Power Delivery charging and USB-A ports — stated in the sixth bullet. It is reached over a network rather than by a cable to a computer, and the connection to the companion device is magnetic rather than a plug
    Stated link rate
    Not published on the listing — the 2.5-gigabit figure belongs to the network socket and not to the M.2 slot, and the two are different measurements. No figure in gigabits per second appears for the drive itself
    Connector type
    Not published on the listing in full — the sixth bullet names multiple USB-A ports without a count or a USB generation, and the fourth names a magnetic connection to the maker’s portable NAS. No socket for a host computer is specified
    UASP support
    Not published on the listing — UASP is a USB mass-storage protocol and this device is reached over a network, so the question does not arise in the usual form. No bullet mentions it
    Power supply
    Power Delivery charging, with no wattage — stated in the sixth bullet as stable power. The fourth describes the dock as charging the portable unit as well as backing it up, so the figure matters twice and is given neither time
    Per-bay controls
    Not applicable with one bay, and replaced by a mode selection — the third bullet gives three backup modes and the fourth a one-click backup triggered by setting the portable unit on the magnetic connection
    Amazon reference
    B0FPCTJZ4C
    EAN
    0860014318214
    • Three backup modes named individually — full, selective and automatic
    • Describes a copy held on separate hardware in a separate place, and argues for it correctly rather than offering an array instead
    • No M.2 format published, on a device whose single M.2 slot is its only position and which arrives empty

    Best for: Someone already using the maker’s portable NAS who wants the second copy to live at home, on the network, and to charge while it copies.

    ≈ $130
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  • RackPath 12U open frame network rack with two vented shelves

    RackPath 19-inch 12U open frame, two 1U shelves supplied, 68 kg (149.9 lb) stated

    The only open frame on this shelf, and the cheapest of the American listings on it: no door, no panels, no lock, and two vented shelves with rear supports already in the box.

    Rack units
    Twelve — stated in the title and in the fourth bullet, which gives the height as accommodating switches, patch panels and audio-visual equipment
    Mounting width
    19-inch — stated in the fourth bullet as universal compatibility with all standard 19-inch rack-mountable devices
    Usable internal depth
    Not published, and not applicable in the usual sense — an open frame has uprights rather than front and rear rails, so there is no enclosed depth to measure. What limits the depth of what mounts on it is the 14-inch shelves supplied, named in the first bullet
    Wall mounting or floor mounting
    Either — stated in the fifth bullet as a flexible choice, with eight M5 wood screws for the wall case supplied in the second
    Rail arrangement
    Uprights rather than rails, with threaded holes — the second bullet supplies thirty 10-32 mounting screws, which names the thread standard and so tells a buyer the holes are tapped rather than square-punched. No hole count is published, and nothing else on this shelf publishes a thread at all
    Door type
    None — there is no door and no side panel. Nothing in the frame is enclosed, which is the point of the format rather than a gap in the listing
    Ventilation
    Open on every side, so no vent, no louvre and no fan is needed or named. It is the only listing on this shelf whose cooling arrangement requires nothing to be published
    Stated load rating
    150 lb, converted in the third bullet to 68 kg (149.9 lb), from reinforced cold-rolled steel with a black powder coat. The bullet claims this exceeds most competitors in its class; on this shelf it beats the four Tecmojo cabinets and falls short of the two VEVOR cabinets
    Cable entries
    Not applicable — with no enclosure there is nothing for a cable to enter through, and the listing names none. Nothing is published about cable management of any kind
    Lock type
    None — there is no door to lock. It is the only listing on this shelf where the absence is structural rather than unpublished
    Amazon reference
    B0FH9Y6Y19
    EAN
    6974421603536
    • The only open frame on this shelf: nothing to overheat behind, nothing to take off, and no door that will not close on a rear power inlet
    • Two 14-inch vented 1U shelves with rear supports already in the box, with their depth published
    • No door, no panels and no lock, so everything in it is visible and reachable by anyone in the room

    Best for: A cupboard or a cellar where nothing needs locking away, the heat has to go somewhere, and two shelves are wanted on day one.

    ≈ $86
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  • Sysracks 9U wall-mount home lab server rack with a tempered glass door

    Sysracks 19-inch 9U wall rack, 18 inches deep, fan-ready roof, no load rating published

    The second-most expensive American listing on this shelf, with a roof pre-drilled for fans and side and rear ventilation — and no load rating at all, where an $85.58 open frame publishes one.

    Rack units
    Nine — stated in the title. The product record gives the rack as 457 by 610 by 533 mm (21 in) and 22,680 g (800 oz)
    Mounting width
    19-inch — stated in the title and in the third bullet, which names standard 19-inch equipment compatibility and adjustable U-marked vertical mounting rails
    Usable internal depth
    Not published as such — the title gives 18 inches of depth without saying whether that is the cabinet or the space inside it. The product record carries 457 mm (18 in), which reads as the external figure, and no rail-to-rail or equipment depth appears anywhere
    Wall mounting or floor mounting
    Wall — stated in the title and in the first and fifth bullets, the latter supplying a wall-mount plate and hardware
    Rail arrangement
    Adjustable U-marked vertical mounting rails — stated in the third bullet. The number of rails, whether the rear is supported and the hole pattern is not published on the listing
    Door type
    Locking tempered glass front door with removable side panels — stated in the second bullet, which gives secure access, inspection and maintenance as the reasons
    Ventilation
    A top panel pre-drilled for optional cooling fans, with side and rear ventilation — stated in the fourth bullet. The holes exist and no fan is supplied, which is a different arrangement from the fan-without-a-size of the Tecmojo cabinets here. No aperture dimension is published
    Stated load rating
    Not published on the listing — no figure in pounds or kilograms appears anywhere, and the construction is never described by material or gauge. The product record gives the rack’s own weight as 22,680 g (800 oz), which is not a capacity
    Cable entries
    Not published on the listing — no knockout, brush strip, feed-through or wiring hole is named in the title or in any of the five bullets
    Lock type
    Not published on the listing — the glass door is described as locking and no lock pattern, key type or barrel is named
    Amazon reference
    B092YL5J5N
    EAN
    0731946739234
    • A roof pre-drilled for fans, which makes adding one a screwdriver job and leaves the choice of fan to the buyer
    • Side and rear ventilation named as well as the roof provision, behind a door that moves no air itself
    • No load rating anywhere on the page, at $175.90 on October 26, 2026 — second only to the VEVOR 22U among the listings here — where an $85.58 open frame publishes one

    Best for: A home-lab wall where the fans will be chosen separately and the equipment is light enough that the missing load figure does not matter.

    ≈ $176
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