r/buildapcsales • u/PusheenHater • 1d ago

External Storage [Flash Drive]PNY 32GB Turbo Attaché 3 10-Pack - $50.99

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BPJVH88Y
61 Upvotes

85% Upvoted

26 comments sorted by

•

u/AutoModerator 1d ago

Be mindful of listings from suspicious third-party sellers on marketplaces such as Amazon, eBay, Newegg, and Walmart. These "deals" have a high likelihood of not shipping; use due diligence in reviewing deals.

  • Use common sense - if the deal seems too good to be true, it probably is.
  • Check seller profiles for signs that the sale may be fraudulent:
    • The seller is new or has few reviews.
    • The seller has largely negative reviews (on Amazon, sellers can remove negative reviews from their visible ratings)
    • The seller is using a previously dormant account (likely the account was hacked and is now being used fraudulently).

If you suspect a deal is fraudulent, please report the post. Moderators can take action based on these reports. We encourage leaving a comment to warn others.

I am a bot, and this action was performed automatically. Please contact the moderators of this subreddit if you have any questions or concerns.

58

u/baldr83 1d ago

Is there hardware that can put these in parallel in a raid0 config? (only half joking)

23

u/exahash 23h ago

I did it once (for science!) using linux md raid. It "worked" in the loosest sense of the word. Regardless of your OS, usb flash drives are far less reliable than any internal drive and have a tendency to drop out after long periods of being connected, even when using a powered hub.

9

u/jnads 21h ago

USB isn't interrupt-driven nor DMA so you'll bog down your CPU.

1

u/Lowetheiy 17h ago edited 6h ago

They have very low write speeds and zero write endurance. Only use is file backup or transfer.

2

u/ryanvsrobots 10h ago

I wouldn't use these for archival/backup either, just ephemeral projects like OS installs or transferring files with hash checks.

1

u/Istartedthewar 1d ago

You could do it pretty easily in MacOS or Linux, and should be doable in Windows but I think it would need a workaround or 3rd party software

2

u/Virtualization_Freak 16h ago

It's even easy in windows, there's windows storage spaces that uses ReFS.

13

u/PusheenHater 1d ago

$59.99 > $50.99 with coupon.

I have a few of the 256GB versions. They're slow but they work.

10 pack would be nice for Windows installers.

Flash drives (and everything) have gotten so pricey... can't be helped if you need them or want to stock up on them since everything’s getting worse and worse.

$0.159/GB isn’t good, but there’s 10 of them.

256 GB x 3 for $69.99 is a better value at $0.091/GB, but there’s only 3 of them.

5

u/Sea_C 22h ago

128gb x 5 for $59 seems like the best deal but I've had these drives they were pretty bad for me.

1

u/TheMissingVoteBallot 55m ago

If you're willing to pay $5 more there's a 5-pack of their Attache X series drives:

https://www.amazon.com/PNY-128GB-Attach%C3%A9-Flash-5-Pack/dp/B0GH31LQ7Z/

Much faster if their advertised speeds are to say anything. Their TUrbo line must be a budget line.

1

u/TheMissingVoteBallot 58m ago

I have a few of the 256GB versions. They're slow but they work.

How slow are these? What makes them slow? Are these full on QLC drives or something?

Hey, if you're willing to only get 5 drives instead, there's a 5-pack of drives that are much faster for $64.99:

https://www.amazon.com/PNY-128GB-Attach%C3%A9-Flash-5-Pack/dp/B0GH31LQ7Z/

Higher $/GB, but $13/drive for a USB 3.2 Gen 1 drive and 135 Mbps write speed seems acceptable isn't it?

14

u/tekdemon 23h ago

Honestly these have been the only usb drives of mine to actually die on me 😂 But they are cheap! Just don’t expect great longevity or speed or really anything 😂

2

u/1mpetu5 22h ago

Yep, pretty much same here all of them died on me within several months or so

10

u/Iceber015 23h ago

Speed is atrocious and price is wack but this is current market ig

3

u/HNL2BOS 22h ago

good for unraid?

3

u/CobaltFresco 11h ago

I've bought about 30 of these in the past for my job. We send out Windows recovery drives on occasion. These do the job just fine.

5$ per 16/32GB USB 3.0 is a little lower than usual; most flash drives I've seen are 7$ a pop for 16/32GBs.

8

u/TwiKing 1d ago

I've had anything but trouble with PNY flash drives. They just suddenly die randomly. 

16

u/CrazyJohn21 1d ago

I havent had any issues with mine but I only use them for imaging devices typically so not too much writing

12

u/badcookies 22h ago

Do you mean you've had nothing but trouble? Anything but trouble means you've had a good experience.

2

u/jcrckstdy 23h ago

what are yall using this for?

1

u/AutoModerator 1d ago

There is a temporary filter on some CPU and GPU deals to combat an increase in posts of potential scam listings. Please wait for a moderator to review your post. Do not send a modmail. Do not delete this post.

I am a bot, and this action was performed automatically. Please contact the moderators of this subreddit if you have any questions or concerns.

1

u/Sunsparc 10h ago

It's crazy all the people complaining about them dying and I still have a handful that I bought 10 years ago kicking around. I used several 64GB ones when I worked in a computer shop for various ISO, tools, and data transfer purposes.

I've always relied on my Turbos, they haven't let me down. I had a SanDisk Extreme die before a Turbo did.

2

u/TheMissingVoteBallot 1h ago

Your Turbos from 10 years ago probably used a different controller and NAND process, I imagine.