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They are affordable, small enough to fit on a keychain, and boast ever-increasing capacities and data transfer speeds.Īfter testing many, we've found these to be the best USB flash drives for various purposes and budgets.

Also known as thumb drives or memory sticks, flash drives provide storage to back up precious photos, play movies on the big screen, or copy files from one phone or laptop to another. Once ubiquitous, USB flash drives have declined in popularity with the advent of the cloud, but these portable devices have a lot to offer.
