PNY Attaché Original 32 GB

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Caractéristiques
Memory Size	32 GB
USB	2.0
Write speed	6
Read speed	14
Extra features	NC
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Accessories	NC
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Pierre-Jean Alzieu
Test date: March 10, 2010

Retractable cap and clip

If, like me, you're used to losing things, you'll be glad o hear that PNY has thought to include a retractable cap on this USB key.

It also has a clip that allows you to snap it onto a keyring or anywhere else you like. That means that you can always keep it close to hand.

PNY has several lines of USB keys, including its Attaché Original range, which comes in four different sizes: 4 GB, 8 GB, 16 GB and 32 GB. For this test, we're using the latter.

Physically, the keys might be larger than those in PNY's City Series, but this new key is still small enough to forget about once you've got it in your pocket. To make it easier to use, it has a sliding cover (see inset), and the outside is made from quality black plastic.

Good write speeds, but not quite there for reading

The Attaché Original 32 GB proved to be faster than the 16 GB at writing data. For photo and music files, the 32 GB version reached speeds of 11 MB/s, compared to the 7.2 MB/s achieved by its little sister. Things are different for reading data. Using the same files, the two USB keys reached speeds of 16.1 and 19.9 MB/s respectively. That means you'll need to wait an average of two minutes to copy a 1 GB of data onto the key, and just over a minute to copy it back onto another computer.