I work in IT and occasionally need to transfer data between computers on the fly. Plus I need something that's built to withstand the rigors of the day. GorillaDrives beat the competition hands down. They're very rugged and watertight. You can run over them in your car with no damage. The cap fits very snugly - it even clicks when it's on right. They come in different capacities and colors. But the real attraction for me is these drives are fast - much faster than the others (Sandisk, Kingston, etc). These GorillaDrives will transfer data 5 to 10 times faster than any comparable USB drive. I wish the cap had a small hole and a little thin tether, but I've never lost one so I'm not sure if that's a solution looking for a problem that I really haven;t experienced yet! Also, you can buy spare caps if it does become a problem. Good luck. And stay safe America!

We used to be able to purchase gorilla drives at our local big box stores, but no longer.
I bought my first gorilla drive after cheaper ones wrecked and bent.
The first gorilla drive lasted me 7 years, and I still have it, it's just very full.
Bought more, to better divide my work life, personal life and growing personal business life.
Now this is the only drive I will buy.

Great product

These are my favorite USB flash drives. I bought one about five or 10 years ago and it works like a champ. It has decent speed, is extremely durable, it just feels good in the hand. My mom had dozens of flash drives, but most were all plastic and cracked and falling apart, which is very common since most flash drive housings are very low quality. I bought her one of these, and she loves it. Whenever I go over to our house I see it please permanently on her the desk, no other flash drives in sight.

Remember one time I had a thin metal 256GB drive. It slipped out of my pocket at one point (probably when I was getting into of the car, when I was pulling out my keys) and I ended up backing over it with the car. It's a thin metal shell was sleek, and minimalist, but the whole thing got crushed and was unusable after it got ran over. I don't think I've ever ran over my gorilla Drive, but with its build quality and thick rubber housing, I have a feeling it would come out virtually unscathed.

There are plenty of other flash drives where you can get more gigabytes for your dollar, and with faster speeds but I trust the reliability of this thing. I like knowing it can be dropped, stepped on, etc. and survive like a champ. It has enough speed to meet my needs, so in my opinion, it's totally worth it.

-Flashdrive wouldn't mount anymore, probably not my fault.
-I have been using 6 of these and 12 SanDisk Ultra Flairs for the exact same purposes, 2 of these have been corrupted and 0 of the SanDisks have been corrupted.
-The weight of this flashdrive gives it a feeling of "durability", but all the weight is all from the painted chunk of steel.
-The actual flashdrive is the tiny chunk of circuit board with the USB pins on it. It is completely potted, so there isn't a way to damage it with water unless you plug it in wet (the rubber covering being "waterproof" is pointless).
-Any of those single-piece style flashdrives are going to be just as durable as these.