Frequently Asked Questions

We hear this question asked frequently here at CFgear, so we decided to “share the facts” with the world. The answer is directly related to what type of data you plan to store on your flash drive as well as how large the drive is.

Our calculations are based on the following:

• A Word document with a size of 53 KB
• A photograph with a size of 1.6 MB
• An MP3 audio file with the size of 16 MB

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I’ve always wondered how long a flash drive would last, and so, I’ve decided to do some research on the subject and share it with everyone. First, let’s clarify the question as there really are two parts to it, and I’d like to examine both:

1. How many times can you write to a flash drive before it stops working?
2. How long will a flash drive retain its data?

Wikipedia tries to answer both questions with a simple statement: “Some allow 1 million write or erase cycles and have a 10 year data retention cycle.” continue

Flash memory capacities keep climbing, but the current largest mass marketed USB flash drive is the Kingston DataTraveler 300 which boasts a whopping 256GB. To translate that into everyday data storage terms, that means this Goliath flash drive is equivalent to any of the following:

1) 365 CDs (at approximately 700 MB each)

2) 54 DVDs (at approximately 4.7 GB each)

3) 10 Blu-ray (at approximately 25 GB each)
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We get asked a lot of questions here at CFgear, so many, in fact, that we’re thinking of starting a standalone informational USB flash drive site that addresses any and every kind of flash drive question people throw our way! In this blog post, we’ll cover some very basic USB flash drive facts – or, more specifically, try to answer the question “what is a flash drive?” continue

It’s a common customer question we get – “So, I know y’all sell custom flash drives at incredibly cheap bulk pricing. I don’t need to fill up my garage with 35 million flash drives all neatly stacked in crates on shelves. I’m only looking for a few hundred to hand out with the Girl Scout cookies in my neighborhood. Is there a bare minimum quantity where I can still order from you and get that other-worldly bare bones pricing?” continue