Ars Technica

Difference between a USB flash drive controller and an SSD controller?

So I get some of the basic differences between a USB flash drive's controller and an SSD controller, like mentioned here https://superuser.com/questions/919...l ...

Are direct-plug SSDs smaller than USB flash drives? Two products chosen by size and copy speed

I have rarely had trouble with the capacity of my laptop. I haven't had much experience using external SSDs either, but I ...
PC World

This USB flash drive is actually a blazing-fast SSD – and it’s 20% off

If you want an external SSD in the form of a thumb drive, the SK Hynix Tube T31 is the way to go. If it looks like a thumb drive and acts like a thumb drive… well, it might not actually be a thumb ...
TweakTown

PNY's new UBC Type-C flash thumb drive offers portable SSD levels of speed

PNY's new Ultra-Fast PRO Elite V3 flash drives offer read speeds up to 1,000 MB/sec and write speeds up to 800 MB/sec, thanks to USB Type-C and USB 3.2 Gen 2 interfaces. Available in 256GB to 2TB ...
MUO on MSN

I have an SSD, an HDD, and an SD card — I still reach for my $5 flash drive first

The $5 drive that beats my SSD every time ...