The Register: Raspberry Pi flashes new branded USB drives that promise speedy performance. “The drive comes in 128 GB ($30 list price) or 256 GB capacity ($55) and plugs into any USB Type-A port, though it works best when attached to one that operates at USB 3 (aka USB 3.1 Gen 1 and USB 3.2 Gen 1) speeds of up to 5 Gbps.”

9 Ways To Use Old #USBDrives (Other Than #Storage)

https://www.bgr.com/1978379/ways-use-old-usb-drives-sticks-not-storage/

‹sigh› USB drives simply don't last, do they? It's why I don't buy them bigger than 64 GB. They last two or three years, then die.¹ And it looks like the one I use for first-level backup (NAS is second, online third) and to ferry torrented files to my streaming box is failing, so I'm backing it up and opening the replacement.

[1] It's not just because I buy cheap drives, either. I've used SanDisk, Samsung, Kingston, Verbatim, PNY, more. #usbdrives

MakeUseOf: This free and open-source tool made my USB drives way more useful. “I went tool hunting and found Ventoy. This open-source app installs once, and then you can add as many disk images (ISO/WIM/IMG/VHD(x)/EFI files) as you want to the drive without needing to reformat. You can also include all your portable diagnostic apps and continue to use the USB as a storage device.”

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/09/26/makeuseof-this-free-and-open-source-tool-made-my-usb-drives-way-more-useful/

How-To Geek: 6 USB Drive Uses You’re Missing Out On. “Most of us use USB drives for temporary file storage, but they can do much more. You can boot an operating system, store and encrypt passwords, automate critical data backups, and more. If you have a spare USB drive that you only use for storage, here are some other ways to make the most of it.”

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/04/01/how-to-geek-6-usb-drive-uses-youre-missing-out-on/

Western Digital Homepage History on January 21, 2025!

#WesternDigital #WDStorage #WD_BLACK #PortableSSD #GamingDrives #MyCloudHome #DataStorage #StorageSolutions #SanDisk #ExternalHardDrives #NASDrives #TechDeals #WDDiscounts #WinterSale2025 #USBDrives

https://homepageexplorer.com/western-digital-homepage-history-on-january-21-2025/

https://youtu.be/BH64Vt34QcU

SanDisk US Homepage History on January 21, 2025!

#homepageexplorer #SanDisk #PortableSSD #MemoryCards #USBDrives #SanDiskExtreme #GamingStorage #PhotoBackup #DataStorage #SanDiskSale #TechDeals #StorageSolutions

https://youtu.be/V96N5paVKj0

https://homepageexplorer.com/sandisk-us-homepage-history-on-january-21-2025/

One of my USB drives died on me just now, it set itself in a "read only" mode. What graceful death, at least the data that's on them can be read. 😥
I have a hunch newer USB drives are not made as well as older ones, I have really old ones that works still. But the newer ones only lasted for a couple of mounts before suddenly killing themselves.

#usbdrive #usbdrives