

The caveat here is the price tag, which may scare off the average consumer. If true (which we will find out soon enough), this drive would make be an excellent choice for prosumers, gamers, and, of course, business professionals. Looking at the product specs, we see sequential read/write speeds that are quoted to be as high as 400MB/s and 250MB/s, respectively. When PNY says this is a large capacity, high-performance flash drive, they mean it a USB drive with a 1TB storage capacity is nothing to shake a stick at.

This successfully removes the chances of losing that annoying cap while still providing protection for the USB head. The PNY PRO Elite USB 3.0 utilizes the cap-less, metal sliding collar design.

Not only is it designed to be aesthetically pleasing – it was designed to be functional. The PRO Elite USB 3.0 is an optimal solution for transferring, sharing, and storing large files, all the while sporting a nice design.

It's not quite as fast as many of the best USB flash drives we mentioned here, but if you want a small form factor USB stick, it's worth the trade-off. That’s not all it’s also very cheap, at around £10 for the 32GB version, with 64GB and 128GB versions also available. And, when it's plugged into your laptop, it doesn't stick out much from the body, making it more secure when you’re using it on the go. It’s small and light enough to easily carry around. If you don't want a USB stick jutting out the side of your laptop or tablet while you use it or having one is simple not ideal – for example, when you’re using it while traveling, then a low-profile USB stick is an excellent choice.
