Customer Reviews

PNY Attache 4 GB USB 2.0 Flash Drive P-FD4GBATT03-EF/KOM (Susan G. Komen edition)

5 star:		(19)
4 star:		(7)
3 star:		(6)
2 star:		(5)
1 star:		(11)

 

 

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.

This product has been great so far. Only one negative is that it doesn't have an LED on it to indicate that it is connected properly to the computer.

After one year - broken, pc cannot read it nor can it format it. The cap doesn't protect it and isn't comfortable.

I bought this specifically to use with my Xbox because I didn't want to shell out major bucks for the special-for-xbox ones. I know what you may be thinking, but it worked perfectly...For about two weeks. Fast read/write, didn't heat up, didn't block the nearby USB port. Then all of a sudden it stopped working and now not even my computer will recognize it. The disk drive letter stays in my window for a few seconds, then disappears as if it's not there. There's no way to reformat it, and obviously no way to transfer/save data from it. I'm thoroughly disappointed.

You don't want to trust it with your data. Died after a few days of use. Copied only a couple of files. Had a micro center generic 2GB flash drive for 3 years (used frequently) without problems and still works. This PNY is junk.

If u do decide to buy this product, your gonna need a lotta luck. I had very important data on one of these and for some reason it just stopped working. Now if it was working for a reasonable amount of time i would understand but it stopped working in less than 3 months of usage. Be careful buyers...

Absolutely worthless. Picked one of these things up about a week ago and just got around to opening now. Now only does the cheap plastic casting get stuck, the device doesn't didn't even work. Their was an error message due to firmware that was unable to be resolved through traditional means (changing drive letter). Don't buy this! Just purchased a Kingston, as I should have to begin with.

After using my new PYN 16 gig thumb drive for 1 week the plastic piece inside the plug end pushed inside the housing. Now I own a piece of junk.

Works fine, but the sliding thingee jams on mine. Won't close all the way. Even if it did, it would not keep dust and crud out of the connector.

As a 2-dollar loss leader at Staples (2GB version), it's fine.

I don't expect too much from these sorts of things, other than it works. And this one does.