Transcend 16GB JetFlash 780 USB 3.0 Flash Drive (TS16GJF780), Black

After having *many* USB3 flash drives fail, I got fed up and researched flash drive specs. After learning the difference between TLC, MLC and SLC I was lead to these Transcend drives which are MLC. Most flash drives are TLC, which is why they die after hundreds of read/write cycles. I bought a 32GB one for my personal use at a great price. After using it for a month or so without issue, I had work buy (4) 64GB ones. These were used constantly - up to 10x daily - mostly to move around audio files between computers. There were lots of Win7 PCs, one old XP machine with USB2 ports, and many Macs. Whether it's the technology or the chipset, these ALWAYS work perfectly. I'm happy to say I've finally found a reliable flash drive that also happens to be very fast, compact and even aesthetically pleasing. I'm buying many more soon!Update: I needed four more for another facility where a lot of sneaker-netting was needed (our DAW computers live offline). None of the four drives have exhibited any problems. Also all of the original ones are still in use! The price on these keeps going up - another testament of two things: positive reviews driving prices up and... you get what you pay for!

My fastest USB flash drive. Used for local backup of my important SSD files.CrystalDiskMark speed test 373 MB read, 87 MB write (sequential), 14 MB read, 8 MB write (random 4K). light weight, nice design, blue activity LED on top [not visible in product photo].I format my flash drives using NTFS for more robust storage reliability with journaling than exFAT.Uses Multi-Level Cell (MLC) flash memory which is a hard-to-find premium/professional grade flash drive for many more write cycles and longer data retention time for long-term archiving, compared to cheaper consumer grade flash drives using Triple Level Cell (TLC).Tip: I turned off USB drive power-saver mode setting in Windows Control Panel Device Manager to keep it online after a period of inactivity.I plan to buy more.

Perfect for my application!

Working fine. Small, fast. Reliable.

USB 3.0 devices, especially where we use them on Apple products, are somewhat pricey. Not easy to come by in our part of the world. This product is everything the various technical reviews on it is. It's also well finished off. Really a product to be proud of to "flash" in company of fellow users. Thank you Transcend - it's a real joy to stream even a QT movie off it. Music in your pocket is just another big bonus. Way to go!

I also bought a smaller (16GB) version and am thrilled with both. I had previously bought SanDisk flashies but was disappointed how their file management software needlessly (IMO) made file identification so cryptic. The Transcend speed is incredible regardless of whether it is used on a 2.0 or 3.0 port and the blue indicator light is a bonus. I am recommending this product to all my coworkers and friends, a very uncharacteristic reaction for me in regards to editorializing products. Long-term reliability? Too early to comment on that yet, but on the initial experience, a buyer won't be disappointed.

more bigger size then others, but performance and endurance are one of masterpieces. My JF780s are working properly under -4 celsius all the time. Be careful about missing the plastic cap!

Lives up to the speed claims, which few flash drives do in my experience. Nice to have storage where copying files from my NAS (gigabit Ethernet, ~112MB/s) has become the limiting factor.I searched for a while to find a drive that wasn't obnoxiously large, too many of the high performance models have unnecessarily chunky cases, these don't block adjacent USB ports either beside or above the one they're plugged into.The cap feels like it's going to get lost one day but I'm not too concerned about that.