Verbatim Store-N-Go V3 USB Drive 16GB Violet

I bought two of Verbatim Store and Go V3 16GB USB flash drives. Very robust and sturdy with built-in protection for USB connector. Allowing you also to put the drive on a key ring. The drive is also version 3.0 and also backward compatible to version 2.0. These Verbatim drives rely on very little built-in software. This means they can be used on any PC, TV, Laptop, or Cars that contain the USB connection. Any device containing USB 2.0 or 3.0. I used my USB drives only to make a back of my New Computer Hard Recovery Drives so 16GB is ample amount of storage for Windows 10 Recovery. Well worth the buy.

A big drive for big things....

A little research goes a long way regarding these drives. This one didn't list it's speed, but Verbatim is a very trustworthy brand which is why I chose it over the competition. To unlock the full capacity go to MyComputer>Right Click Flash Drive>Format>Select "File System" to NTSF and other options should be Default I believe. This will allow you go use about 60 gigs on it. Also to increase transfer speeds you can enable "Write Caching". My Computer>Right Click On Drive>Properties>Hardware>FlashDrive>Properties>Policies>Optimize For Performance. This should increase transfer speeds a bit(however I didn't test yet). This feature however in return forces you to "Safely Remove Drive" to prevent data loss. So you save time, but you have to do another mouse click just ... MoreA little research goes a long way regarding these drives. This one didn't list it's speed, but Verbatim is a very trustworthy brand which is why I chose it over the competition. To unlock the full capacity go to MyComputer>Right Click Flash Drive>Format>Select "File System" to NTSF and other options should be Default I believe. This will allow you go use about 60 gigs on it. Also to increase transfer speeds you can enable "Write Caching". My Computer>Right Click On Drive>Properties>Hardware>FlashDrive>Properties>Policies>Optimize For Performance. This should increase transfer speeds a bit(however I didn't test yet). This feature however in return forces you to "Safely Remove Drive" to prevent data loss. So you save time, but you have to do another mouse click just to unplug it. This drive is great. I personally pack it with Bluray Rips, and entire seasons of TV Shows, then plug it into my HDTV which accepts USB, and play them right off the drive. Works flawless. Just one of the many reason's I bought it. Although my PC is connected to my HDTV, it's nice to just transfer a weeks worth of watching or more onto the drive, and turn the pc off to save electric. Overall it's just an exceptional product and I highly recommend it. I will do an actual speed test later this week and post results for all as Verbatim hasn't actually stated the speeds of this drive.

Daz's review of Verbatim V3 32GB Store n Go

Pros: Capacity of space, more than enough for mp3s.Depending on size of photos, more than enough I would presume.That is my opinion.Cons: Very light, feels a bit inadequate.Has a push , pull, in ,out plastic usb protecter, so when not in use, pull the plastic nob back and the USB goes into its holder, and vice verser.I find when I want to use it, and push into usb, either in car or pc, it constantly contracts back into itself, very frustrating.So not sure on longevity of the product with this problem, as I've not had ot that long.So these are problems I'm having. Overall not bad, had worse.It's good, not fantastic.

Didn't work

I bought this via online picked up in store. That was fine. but the slider feature in the product wasn't strong enough to keep the metal head in place so didn't connect. Had to return and was refunded without hassle. great Ryman service very poor quality product.

Excellent Flash Drive

I bought 3 of these memory sticks to backup photos & other files from my laptop that has a solid state hard drive of only 100GB. The Verbatim devices are very fast & have a USB connector that slides into the body for protection. The body is also large enough to fit a label detailing the contents - very handy if you have several.

Fast and Sturdy

This flash drive is truly 3.0 fast. The hard shell makes it more durable than its counterparts. There is a major drawback in its design. The shell is bumpy & too rounded. Pushing the slide in and out is too difficult. This item has fallen out of my hands numerous times. A flatter design or a rubberized shell would have been better. For that reason I would recommend that you buy only 1 if you really need a reliable 3.0 flash drive.

For the price...

I ordered 6 of these for work as "throwaway" drives, stuff I can afford to lose and don't really care that much about. I ordered a Crucial Survivor and 3x Sandisk Extreme USB 3 flash drives as well. Both the brands are much quicker, and only a couple bucks more. The Sandisk reads more than 3x faster and writes 5-6 times faster (over 100MB/s), and costs maybe $7 or $8 more per. I'd go with the Sandisk personally, especially if you want a screaming drive (the 64GB model writes at over 200MB/s...basically a SATA II SSD). These are great throwaways though.

Great Flash Drive

These flash drives are very good and the price is right. I have never had an issue with them.

It is slower than many USB 2 flash drive

I tested this flash drive on three computers on USB 3 ports, I also tested it on USB 2 ports for comparison purposes. All the tests showed that the drive was performing at less than 9MB/second no matter which port it was connected to. In many cases, my old USB 2 flash drive ran faster than this seller-claimed "USB 3" drive. Very disappointed with this "64G USB 3.0" drive, I went to Costco and bought the Lexar 128GB USB 3.0 flash drive which runs at a minimal 30MB/second speed under the exactly same test conditions! This Verbatim V3 drive does have the 64GB capacity as advertised but it is definitely NOT a USB 3.0 device.

Lots of storage for a low price

Product arrived on time, sensibly packaged. I use it to back up my PC. It's an old machine, so obviously this takes some time, but you just go away & leave it working. There's no flaky software pre-installed on the stick, which suits me as I prefer to use simple copy/cut/paste instructions. What else can you say? It's good value and it works!