Patriot Axle 32GB USB 2.0 Flash Drive (Gray) Model PSF32GAUSBG Patriot Axle 32GB USB 2.0 Flash Drive (Gray) Model PSF32GAUSBG

Pros: Small - no cap - no chance of losing the cap

Cons: Stopped working after 4 months. Cannot access the drive. Filed a support ticket - still waiting for an email for an RMA - 8 days and counting.

Pros: - Small, nice form factor
- Nice metal construction (the rotating piece only; the drive is plastic)

Cons: - Slider has popped off once before, but it goes back on easily enough, and it doesn't seem like this will happen too often
- Really slow, a few MB/s (3? 4?). Certainly my slowest USB drive
- Somewhat difficult to get it attached to a keychain. I used some strong string, tied it to a keyring, and then glued the knot

Pros: Tiny, excellently priced, and works perfectly. What more could you ask for?

Cons: Nothing so far!

Pros: cheap price when it on sale with rebate

Cons: rebate took more than 3 months, beware

Pros: I grabbed this drive for $10 after a mail-in rebate. It is excellent for the price and it works perfectly for my needs.

Cons: Some may consider the speed to be a bit slow but I don't need lightning speed.

Pros: Picked up on sale, great deal for the price, works perfect!

Cons: None at all!

Pros: pretty good read speed - ATTO bench = 50-55 MBS

Cons: ATTO bench hit a high od 25MBS

Other Thoughts: tested under XP and Windows 7 pro 64 bit.
My corsair voyager does 50 write and 55 read

Manufacturer Response:

Hello,

We're sorry to hear that you found the performance of our Axle Drive to be unsatisfactory. Please be aware that our Axle Drive is designed to be a cost-effective entry level solution. Because of this other performance drives out there may be faster. If you have any questions, please send us an e-mail: Support@Patriotmem.com and I'll be glad to assist you in the matter.
Thank you for choosing Patriot Memory!

Regards,
Ben E.
Patriot Memory Customer Care

Pros: Works well, on par with other 8-16 gb drives I've owned. Unbeatable value with rebate.

Cons: Ultra small, easy to lose. With shroud closed, it measures 1 3/16" x 3/8"x1/2".

Other Thoughts: Tether to a larger object or ribbon. Note: the shroud does not leave much room for a key ring etc unless the usb tip remains exposed.

Pros: Low price
High capacity
Small

Cons: SOOOOO SLOOOOOW

I wasn't expecting a lot from a cheap 32gb drive, but if you want to copy files to/from this drive you might as well walk away and come back later to see if it's done. Don't use this if you're in a hurry.

Pros: High capacity and good form factor.

Cons: I can't transfer more than a few gigabytes onto it without the transfer becoming unbearably slow. I mean UNBEARABLY, as in it estimates 30 minutes plus to finish the transfer and usually goes on for 20 or so before I decide to stop it. I've tested this on several devices, USB 2.0 and 3.0, and it always has the same problem. I see other people here having similar problems. Good thing it was cheap, because it's terrible and makes the device worthless.

Other Thoughts: I can't imagine a whole lot of QA went into these things, for whatever reason. Anyway, there are plenty of options for USB drives and I just bought this one because it was cheap. So I would suggest you pay the slight premium and go with something more proven. Very disappointing.

Manufacturer Response:

Dear Valued Customer,

I'm sorry to hear that you had issues with our Axle Drive. Please note that our Axle Drive is designed to be a value entry level flash drive. Because of this, the performance may not be up there with some of our other performance lines. For any further questions, please don't hesitate to send me an e-mail and I'll be glad to assist you in the matter.

Kind Regards,
James
E-mail: Support@Patriotmem.com
Patriot Memory Customer Care