PNY Attache III 32 GB USB 2.0 Flash Drive (P-FD32GATT03-GE)..
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241 of 262 people found the following review helpful.
By Curious observer.....
Well I've been a loyal PNY product user for over 10 years, and I can honestly say, that their products have been reliable, functional, and have lasted the test of time. So as both of my 32GB flash drives approached maximum capacity, I found myself sifting through the web, in search of two 64GB replacements, at a reasonable price.
The price of memory is such a fickle thing theses days.... Much like buying a new car, what costs a fortune today, is worth just pennies tomorrow. Not wanting to pay a king's ransom, I managed to locate a distributer that was selling PNY 64GB Attaché USB Flash Drives for approximately $74 each. I bought two flash drives, from the merchant, and anxiously awaited their arrival.
When they showed up at my door, I found that PNY had made a few changes to their Attaché USB Flash Drive product line, since my last purchase.
1. The 64GB Flash Drives no longer have a LED activity indicator of any sort on the drive. I'm not quite sure how they expect anyone to know when their flash drive is being accessed. I, like many other users have come to expect, utilize, and some even require an activity light of some sort on their external devices. This omission was a major disappointment.
2. Over the years, I've found it necessary to reformat external storage devices, such as flash drives, and start fresh. This worked fine with both of my PNY 32GB Flash Drives, going all the way back to my first 256MB Flash Drive. Well this functionality has got an added rub with the 64GB Flash Drive. Apparently, the 64GB Flash Drive utilizes the exFAT system, which requires a patch/driver from Microsoft, before your Windows XP or Windows Server 2003 machine can `handle' the drive properly. Sort of pain, and no mention of this added requirement on the documentation or packaging the flash drive came in.
3. Lastly is the cheaper case & USB dust sleeve. The case is noticeably cheaper in heft. Seems like PNY elected to go with a cheaper grade of plastic, while at the same time updated their design to incorporate a capless dust sleeve. I say sleeve, since it clearly only protects the sides of the USB plug, but not the connections on the end - the most important part of the drive! They undoubtedly chose this course, like many other manufacturers, to eliminate the problem of lost flash drive caps. A capless system would be fine, if the connections of the USB Plug were afforded some degree of protection.
While it may sound like I've blasted the PNY 64GB Flash Drive, it still has its place. However, the short comings of the new design - no LED activity indicator, cheaper case, and only partial protection for the USB Plug do affect its versatility & reliability; especially if it's used as a daily worker.
A decent Case Logic case, would be a good & highly recommended compliment, to the transport & integrity of this flash drive. At the very least, it would give the USB Plug some much needed protection, while prolonging the life of the flash drive.
81 of 90 people found the following review helpful.
By Greg J. Lovern
I picked this up at Fry's after my Lexar JumpDrive TwistTurn's hinges broke. Previously, I had used a couple generations of SanDisk Cruzers until they recently changed to a dumb design and became very slow.
What I've always wanted in a USB flashdrive is a good, strong keyring attachment and a non-removable cap. This PNY Attache has both.
It's also more compact than the Lexar JumpDrive TwistTurn and the SanDisk Cruzer.
It doesn't have a LED to light up when it's connected, but that's fine with me.
The sliding cap can be a bit stubborn; avoid it if you have weak hands or arthritis.
One reviewer here noted that the cap doesn't protect it from dust etc. falling into the plug. True enough, but that's not the point. The point is to prevent the end of the plug from being BENT. And it's good for that. The SanDisk Cruzer is the same way, and I never had any trouble with any pocket dust that got into the plug. If any does get in you can just blow it out.
UPDATE:
I've noticed that if the computer goes to sleep and then wakes up, I have to remove and reinsert it; otherwise the computer just sits there and seems to wait for it to respond. I didn't have that problem with the SanDisk Cruzer or the Lexar JumpDrive TwistTurn. It's annoying but I can live with it.
51 of 59 people found the following review helpful.
By Pitchy
Had the drive for about a week and now it's useless. The drive has went into a "write protect" mode and magically added about 20gb of phantom data that does not exist. I have 6 files on there and the largest one is 2.6gb. So there is no way I have 47gb in use, even though when I check the properties and I only have 9.1gb used. The reviews here don't talk about it, but if you google PNY WRITE PROTECT you will find tons and tons of people with the same issue. Best Buy reviews all talk about it.
I have two 32gb PNY drives that work great, but this one sucks. I have tried everything I can think of to correct this problem. I will most likely have to return it to either Amazon or PNY. Either way, this WRITE PROTECT problem seems very wide spread so I would look at other drives. Probably a reason why this 64gb drive is cheaper than most 32gb drives.
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