Cheapest USB flash drives, Largest memory sticks, Fastest pen drives, Smallest thumb drives — I've gathered them all for Black Friday

USB flash drives (also known as pen drives, memory sticks or thumb drives) are, like MicroSD cards, cherished companions in our digital lives. They store pictures, documents, videos, music and have evolved from slow storage devices with small capacities to multi-terabyte powerhouses capable of transferring Gigabytes of data per second.

I have researched the best value-for-money flash drives and have arranged them in descending order of price. My top pick is the Buffalo External SSD. Yes, it is an SSD but so small that it fits in the body of a pen drive. It is extremely fast as well (quicker than any hard drive), surprisingly affordable with a whopping 2TB capacity.

As for microSD cards, I don't recommend buying flash drives with a capacity below 128GB, as the price difference with smaller capacities (32GB, 64GB) is insignificant. The only exception being for niche products like secure ...