Fast Thumb drive.

[Copyright]

Can someone recommend a fast thumb drive that is either 16 or 32gb? I need something better for IT work. My current Adata has become extremely slow and is very old. I had looked into the Corsair GTR but there seem to be a lot of bad reviews so I am worried about picking one up.

 

[Jerkson]

I believe they all top out at ~30-35 MB/sec unless you can find one of the elusive SLC flash based drivs. Last I heard some Buffalo sticks still used SLC.

Keep in mind that the physical limitation of USB2.0 is 60MB/sec (not taking into account overhead)

For reliability/warranty/consistency I typically examine Sandisk flash-based products before the competition. In your case take a look at SDCZ40-032G-A11 on the egg. 5 year warranty, AES encryption and 32gb for ~$80

 

[Xeth]

I've had good luck with Patriot Xporter drives.

You might want to consider an SSD w/ USB connector (like this) if speed is paramount or if you write to the drive a lot.

 

[Copyright]

My current SSD is getting around 15mb/s on the write speed which seems really slow. I would be happy with 35-40mb/s if possible.