PNY Micro Attache 4 GB USB 2.0 Flash Drive P-FD4GBMIC-FS (Black)

by PNY

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 6.8 x 5 x 0.5 inches ; 0.8 ounces
• Shipping Weight: 3.6 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B001IDYIRO
• Item model number: P-FD4GBMIC-FS
• Average Customer Review: 3.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (33 customer reviews)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: October 31, 2008

Product Description

Capacity: 4 GB

Micro Attache provides the ultimate mobile storage solution for people on the go. Working on a presentation and need to take it with you. Want to share a new song, pictures, or video with your friends. Simply copy the file onto Attache and take it with you. Its ultra-compact design makes it easy to carry it in your pocket, wear it, put it in your backpack or briefcase and you're good to go, plus its capless design means no more lost caps. To access your data, simply plug Attache into virtually any PC or MAC -- without the need for bulky cables or adapters. Access your files. Anytime. Anywhere.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

14 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Micro is right!, January 16, 2009

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Fiontar McEoghan (Massachusetts, USA) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: PNY Micro Attache 4 GB USB 2.0 Flash Drive P-FD4GBMIC-FS (Black) (Personal Computers)

When they call this a micro USB drive, they really mean it. All the superfluous casing is absent from this drive. It's as thin as an SD digital memory card used in digital cameras, but maybe half the width.

There is a small hole to allow this to be attached to some key chains (may not be big enough for some thicker key rings) etc... There is no case, nor is there a cap to protect the connector, which may be an issue for some people.

Plugs in snuggly, in spite of appearances. I bought mine for the back of a Sony BD Live Blu Ray player, but also tried it out in my laptop with no problems. I'll be grabbing some more for backing up important files on my computers.

Great value and about as small as you could get in a USB thumb drive. If you are looking for something tiny, this is it.

9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars The read/write speeds seem unreliable, December 29, 2009

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BalutAndSpam - See all my reviews

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This review is from: PNY 8 GB Micro Attache USB 2.0 Flash Drive P-FD8GBMIC-FS (Black) (Personal Computers)

I got this USB drive as a gift and the idea behind it was just awesome. I found myself, being the nerd I am, excited by the thought of having 8 gigs of storage in such a small device (my old USB drive was a 1 gig SanDisk Cruzer that I paid 20 bucks for back when 1 gig flash drives were still pretty amazing). The package didn't really have much in it, just some instructions and a small catalog of other PNY products. I had to find a ring or loop myself so that I could attach the product to my key ring.

Looks and form factor aside, the abilities to transfer and store data are the most important aspects for me. Starting off was pretty simple. I just plugged it into my USB port and my computer began installing drivers automatically. There weren't any additional files I had to download elsewhere to get the USB drive up and running. I also liked that the manufacturers didn't install some software that automatically boots as soon as you insert the drive.

I first transferred a couple of installation files for anti virus and anti spyware. So far so good: nothing too impressive in terms of transfer speed but they were along the lines of what I expected. Next, I started installing PortableApps. These files were bigger and actually involved installing files directly to the USB drive. Again, the transfer speed was pretty average and acceptable.

Soon I moved on to testing it out by transferring much bigger files. First up was an installation .iso image of the Windows 7 Home Premium installer (an approximately 3 gig file). I was actually quite impressed at the transfer speed when I did this. The transfer rate started at around 1mb/sec and gradually got faster and faster. Soon, it reached 10mb/sec. At this rate, I managed to transfer the 3 gig file in a little over 5 minutes.

Around the time that I got the PNY Micro Attache, my friend asked me to install some photo editing software on his computer. Now that I had a decent sized flash drive, I was finally able to give him the software. All the files needed to install the software added up to about 8 gigs. I was going to transfer to my friends computer in two rounds: first a 2.5 gig chunk then a 5.5 gig chunk. The 2.5 gig chunk was made up of several files in many directories. As I began transferring my files, I found myself extremely disappointed at how slow the files were transferring. The transfer from my computer to the flash drive started at a rate of a little over 100 kb/sec and peaked at a little over 300 kb/sec. At these rates, I could download the files faster than the speed at which they transferred to the USB drive. Transferring from the USB drive to my friend's laptop didn't take quite as long, but in general read speeds are a lot faster than write speeds. I also noticed that it took a ridiculously long time to delete the files from the flash drive after the transfer (it took 25-30 minutes just to delete the files). All in all this transfer took around 3-4 hours.

After the 2.5 gig transfer, I was all but pessimistic about how long it would take to transfer the second 5.5 gig set of files. The difference, though, was that the 5.5 gigs of files were all in the same folder. Amazingly, it took less than an hour and a half to transfer to the USB drive and then transfer to my friend's laptop. I always knew that transferring many little files takes longer than transferring one big file. However, I did not anticipate such a huge difference in the write speeds (10mb/sec for the single .iso file as opposed to the 100-300 kb/sec for a 2.5 gb set of files and folders).

The design and form both look good and make for this product to be extremely portable. How to use it is pretty straightforward and having 8 gigs of storage is great. My main disappointment would have to be the seemingly sporadic and unreliable read/write rates and times. This USB drive would be acceptable for everyday use in maybe a school setting or just for backing up smaller, basic files. Unfortunately, if you plan on transferring large files often (especially whole folders and directories with very many smaller files within), you might need to be a very patient person if you use this PNY Micro Attache USB drive.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excelent little drive!, November 4, 2009

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Chase A Byrd "byrd720" (Next to a couple of squirrels) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: PNY Micro Attache 2 GB USB 2.0 Flash Drive P-FD2GBMIC-FS (Black) (Personal Computers)

I love this little drive. As with most USB devices, it was recognized automatically with Window$ and Ubuntu. I use my as a Live USB with Ubuntu installed on it. It works pretty fast, the only caveat is I am afraid I may scratch and ruin it. But I am pretty careful about it. I defiantly recommend it for anyone wanting a small and discrete flash drive.

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