Samsung 32GB BAR (METAL) USB 3.0 Flash Drive (MUF-32BA/AM)

To begin with, the Samsung 32 GB Flash Drive is an affordable and effective choice for anyone in the market for a flash drive. I rated this product 5 stars as I haven't had any issues with it and the performance has exceeded my expectations. Samsung has made a high quality product with a low price tag.This usb has an abundance of features convenient for any user. The first being portability; this device easily attaches to any key ring, which is handy because you will never have to worry about not having the flash drive with you. This can prepare you for unforeseen situations when you need to have a storage device. The second is storage space and data transfer speed. With 32 GB of storage you can easily store all your personal files on this drive and do so quickly with a 150 MB/s transfer rate. The downside to this is if you want to keep program files. 32 GB will not be a sufficient size for this and I would recommend the 128 GB version. The third aspect of this device is the durability. If you constantly have this product on you it will be subject to everyday hazards. This includes temperature variances, weather, and dropping the device. Any one of these can ruin a piece of technology and cause one to lose all of their information. I have subjected this product to a variety of elements and never had any issues with it. Lastly, the best part of this product is the price at $13.99. This is a cheap price that is marketable for everyone. Solid State devices will cost 10x this price tag and physical external hard drives carry a higher risk with the potential to lose data if mishandled.Finally, this product has met every one of my expectations and I will continue to utilize it in variety of ways. I hope my review is helpful in your decision making process.

At the time I bought this 32GB flash drive it had been on the market for 18 months and had almost 4000 reviews, 76% of them five star. I bought it for one purpose, which is to create a Windows recovery disk for my new portable graphics laptop, which is an important and valuable tool I use in my business. I didn’t care about anything else but getting a drive that is dependable, physically rugged and compatible with my hardware.I use a similar all metal Kingston drive as an off-site backup for my paperless office, a crucial task as these days I scan and shred almost all business and personal documents. I’ve used it for a long time and have come to trust it. This drive also being made by a major manufacturer gave me confidence regarding dependability. The metal clad casing ensured structural rigidity and reasonable protection against the elements, and the USB 3.0 and backward compatibility meant it should be compatible for the useful life of my computer. If I had to choose between the two now that I have both my opinion is that the Kingston has a better shaped design – the Samsung’s protruding keyhole can be an issue in tight spaces – and the quality of materials on the Kingston feels like solid machined aluminum whereas the Samsung feels like chrome plated sheet metal. Neither of those are really major issues though.Windows recommends a minimum of a 16GB flash drive for making a recovery disk. My computer doesn’t have an optical drive or any other way to make a recovery disk so the only option is using a USB drive. At 32GB this drive gives me a margin of extra capacity and in reality the cost for a 32GB at under fourteen bucks made price a non-issue. For reference, making a WIN10 recovery disk on a quad core fast brand new computer using the USB 3.0 port took about 40 minutes.Having a key ring hole is more than just a convenience, it lets me physically attach the drive to a place where I always know where it is when needed so it won’t end up at the bottom of a drawer somewhere. For similar reasons I opted not to go with one of the ultra small nano drives I saw listed, there’s too much risk of misplacing it.I can’t tell you if this drive will ever fail, any drive can and might do that someday. But remember I’m using it for insurance against my computer dying and needing recovery so the chances of both my computer and this drive biting the dust are pretty slim. I’m not worried.

It's big project deadline time, and you're trying to transfer large files back and forth; you can't be stuck with USB 2.0 speeds (a decade old technology), you need a fast flash drive. This is the USB 3.0 flash drive you're looking for.There are so many different designs for flash/thumb drives out there; there's something for everyone. I wanted something that looked solid and simple, was reliable, and fast. This was it. Here's why:• The one piece body feels solid, but lightweight, and looks gorgeous• There is no cap to lose, and the USB end is sturdy enough to stand up to heavy use• The little hole can be used to attach to a key ring if necessary*** NOTE ***Please be aware that this drive is capable of USB 3.0 transfer speeds of "up to 130MB/s". You will only get this speed if the computer you are attaching it to also has USB 3.0, otherwise it is backwards-compatible and will reduce to USB 2.0 speeds. You can tell if it's USB 3.0 if the inside port is a blue plastic, or if the port is labelled "SS" (SuperSpeed).The design looks like it could've been built by aliens [see photos]. It's so simple, yet just works. It's solidly-built, with no small pieces to lose, and big and shiny enough to be visible, and is blazingly fast. Recommended.