5 Features Which Defines Promotional Flash Drives

Are you having trouble deciding two types of promotional flash drives for your business? Despite their small size, USB sticks can still come in various formats, shapes, colours, and even capabilities.

Here are the five most important features of a promotional flash drive:

1.    Storage capacity

The first thing people look at when buying flash drives is their storage capacity. After all, data storage is the primary function of these thumb-sized sticks. Below is a quick look at their most commonly available memory sizes:

·         8GB

This memory can hold up to 5,120 photos, 1,920 audio files, or 2,560 minutes of video.

·         32GB

This memory can hold up to 20,480 photos, 7,680 audio files, or 10,240 minutes of video.

·         64GB

This memory can hold up to 40,960 photos, 15,360 audio files, or 20,480 minutes of video.

2.    Chip grade

Have you ever heard sellers talk about the Grade A chips in their flash drives? You may not have thought much of it, only basing your purchase off of storage capacity. But chip grade actually determines the overall quality of a USB stick.

Grade A chips are the best on the market, used by some of the world’s leading tech brands. Meanwhile, Grade C chips are much cheaper, have lower life expectancies, and a higher chance of failure.

3.    Interface

USB interface determines the speed and efficiency and of a promotional flash drive. You might be familiar with USB 2.0, which is the most common port on the market and has an average transfer speed of 480Mbps.On the other hand, USB 3.0 drives are more advanced, with up to 4,800Mbps transfer speed.

4.    Body

Promotional flash drives come in various shapes and sizes. Typical examples are swivel USBs, curve USBs, and probe USBs. You’ll also find more unique options such as drives in the shape of bottle openers, wristbands, credit cards, and even pens.

5.    Design

You have the freedom to design your flash drive according to your preferences or an overall theme. There’s no limit with colours you can choose, shapes you can go for, and even logos and names you can print.