Verbatim 16GB Store 'n' Stay Nano USB 3.2 Gen 1 Flash Drive Snag-free Low Profile Thumb Drive - Blue

I am a Ham Radio operator and my radio has a USB port that is used for storing information for the radio and settings.It also stores messages and received recordings from contacts. This small device works perfectly for my Kenwood TS-890 radio. I is just too bad that it doesn't come in black. Works as it should and not bulky as some are.I recommend this for this purpose.

One of the applications I wrote to manage my network writes a ton of temp files to the hard drive. I first looked to see if I could create a RAMDisk on Windows 11. No via Microsoft, yes via a 3rd party product. That didn't work for me so I considered a USB drive but they stuck out so far I couldn't leave it plugged in all the time. I bought the 32GB unit, I could have used the 16GB drive. I don't need room. It's fast and it can stay plugged in with no issues. Cheaper than another SDD and if it lasts good, if not they are cheap. It works fine for my application.

This little USB drive works well with the radios in my truck and my Jeep. I use it to store my "mega-mix" of MP3s for long distance trips. The radio syncs up with it very fast and has no issues playing.The small design keeps it out of the way and in the case of my Jeep means I can close the lockable lid of my center console where my radio lives.

Perfect for music downloads. This little thing can actually hold 4000 songs! The only drawback is it is so small. I usually keep it in the USB port so it doesn’t get lost.

If I could give zero stars I would.I have ordered two of these to use on my laptop and neither were worth the time nor effort of the order. The first one would not be recognized by Windows and it kept telling me to insert a disk. It is like the flash drive had no memory in it. I had it replaced only to have it do the same thing.The second one worked and I put data on it and when I removed it, it came to pieces, leaving the guts of it lodged in my laptop USB port! Now an expensive trip to the repair shop to have it extracted without ruining the port. These "cheap" ($7) nano drive will end up costing most likely $100 by the time repairs are made.And Amazon wants them back for some reason, so back they go. They are wasting my time and their money. I DO NOT RECOMMEND BUYING THESE NANO FLASH DRIVES. Save your equipment because they come apart.

Tricky to review. As far as a compact thumb drive the speed and function are great. My critique comes with how I personally wanted to use it. I thought this would be great to use in my car. I put music on it and was planning on plugging it into the USB jack in the car. It went in great. Connected to the car great, BUT, when I went to remove it, that was a struggle. The unit is definitely compact. I found the top plastic hard to grasp when trying to remove. It was smooth, not really slick, just smooth so grasping with thumb and finger was difficult. When using it with a laptop it was also a little bit of a challenge to get out. I wanted something that was compact because I am always concerned that the longer "stick" thumb drives will get hit and bend while they are inserted. There was absolutely NO concern with this thumb drive. In summary, NO issues with functionality as a thumb drive, just did not work for the specific application I needed it for. (I kept it and still use it, but am cautious what port it goes into.)

This fits very close to the front USB port on my desktop, where the previous full-sized drives stuck out so far as to make it getting bumped into all the time. Lots of room on the one I have

This is perfect for low profile installations such as on my very-thin laptop computer. I keep a few of these installed as the laptop has a pitifully low RAM [about 64G] and these give me room to expand data and files. Data speed is impressive. I just ordered another one.