PNY 128GB Turbo Attach%C3%A9 2 Pack Reviews Summary

Speed and Performance

Pros:

• "Excellent speed, about 24-30 mb/s or more on USB 2.0! That's amazing!"
• "The speeds are working great in my USB 3 ports and getting maximum speeds out of USB 2 ports."
• "Used it on my front USB 3.0 port and got to a maximum of around 20 mpbs transfer rate."
• "The drive writes at a consistent 80MB/s with Win 8 and USB 3 slots."
• "This USB3 stick even in USB2 port suffered no issues. In a USB3 port: Transfer Rate Maximum : 192.1 MB/s."
• "Transfer speeds of mostly video files achieved a maximum of about 120 mbs with a constant around 90 mbs."
• "The 128GB units both have consistent write speeds of 60+ MB/s; the 256GB units still have write speeds of 96 MB/s or greater."

Cons:

• "I got better write speeds with some much older USB2.0 thumb drives."
• "Great value, but very slow write speed."
• "When ordering these, I needed something fast and didn't shop around or look at reviews. I wish I had. I incorrectly assumed that since this was a USB 3.0 drive it would be fast, but these things are SLOW!"
• "Unfortunately the maximum speed that I could get on write on 'both' drives was around 15 mbs sustained."
• "When transferring data from a hi-speed SSD internal drive on my PC the best rate I could get the data to write the files on this 128 GB USB drive is 6.5Mb/sec."
• "They max out at roughly 12MBps, which is about a quarter of the maximum of USB 2.0."
• "The big issue, though, was that it was going to take more than 20 hours to transfer about 55GB of data."

Design and Build

Pros:

• "They look nice and definitely a good buy for the price!"
• "I like a built in cover. It doesn't get lost and protects the usb plug."
• "It has a sliding protective cover that covers the USB portion, and it also has a cutout to attach it to a keyring if you wanted to."
• "I also like how the design has built in slide protection for the port instead of leaving the plug in portion unprotected when not in use."
• "With its compact design, it fits easily into the fifth pocket of my jeans."
• "This flash drive is very well made and is a true 64G of storage."
• "The compact design of the flash drives makes them highly portable."

Cons:

• "The sliding 'cover' which protects the USB connector seems not to have been manufactured to tolerance."
• "The cover for the USB is impossible to slide down to expose the USB, then you will never get it to slide back on to protect the USB."
• "The “Convenient sliding collar”, conveniently didn’t glide. I couldn’t get it to move at all."
• "The slider to protect the connector is manufactured wrong. The slider is EXTREMELY difficult to move."
• "The clear plastic sliding shield on this flash drive 'doesn't slide'! It's extremely difficult to get it to move."
• "The USB cover slide is a bit stiff and takes some muscle to break it free."
• "The cover does not cover the connection after it is retracted the first time."

Reliability and Customer Service

Pros:

• "These flash drives have quickly become an essential part of my digital life."
• "Data transfers quickly to and from them and I had had no issues with any data corruption."
• "Despite frequent use and being subjected to various environments, it continues to run strong without any signs of slowing down."
• "They format NTFS the correct size and I have used them for a year and a half without any data loss or corruption."
• "Never lost any data."
• "Overall, I highly recommend the PNY 32GB Turbo Attaché 3 USB 3.0 Flash Drive 3-Pack."
• "They work every time, and no more frustration."

Cons:

• "This USB stick failed less than 5 months after purchase."
• "I do not recommend this drive."
• "I used these drives to create recovery media for Windows 10 PC's. Each drive failed after less than 5 uses."
• "I bought a 3 pack only 2 worked 1 was not recognized by the computer."
• "So far, I've used 2 of them and not heavy usage and one of them has already gone bad and can't be recognized in any computer I've tried."
• "The drive just completely stopped writing anything, and has a hard time pulling any files from it."
• "Poor quality! All three of the flash drives failed within a month of having them."

Value and Cost

Pros:

• "Great price and no problem with format and use for system backup."
• "This was the least expensive name brand for the storage I could find."
• "Especially for the price, this USB drive is perfect as the storage device for my vehicle’s dashcam and video surveillance system!"
• "Bought this on a whim because it was dirt cheap on sale."
• "For the storage and speed the price was super great."
• "I bought this PNY Turbo flash drive during Prime Day for under $50 (limit 1)."
• "One of the most appealing aspects of the PNY 32GB Turbo Attaché 3 USB 3.0 Flash Drive 3-Pack is the exceptional value it offers."

Cons:

• "Be aware that buying a multipack does not guarantee you will receive identical units; they may differ in LED color and capacity."
• "I am not sure if mine was defective, but the transparent piece that protects the inserted portion of the usb is INSANELY STIFF."
• "I've had a few of these and none of them have impressed me."
• "Stay away from PNY products."
• "Paying so much money for such little space????"
• "These two new PNY 256GB Turbo Attache 3's I just purchased are, literally, CRAP!"
• "I needed to buy (25) 32GB flash drives. So glad I started with only 5. They do the job but they are embarrassingly slow."