Patriot does a lot for techies; Solid state drives, gaming keyboards, gaming mice, headsets, and RGB memory modules. It's been a popular brand and well-received by critics (us included) for over a decade. However, unbeknownst to many, they have a brand of USB memory (AKA USB sticks) that is simply outstanding for two reasons. First up, their flagship model, the 1TB Supersonic Rage Elite (PEF1TBSRE3USB) is one of the cheapest 1TB USB flash drives on the market. At the time of writing, it was the most affordable, costing just €155 at Newegg. (Unfortunately, the popular American retailer doesn't deliver to every country in the world, so international customers may have to use a specialized package transfer service if they want to take advantage of the transaction.) Then there's the little-known fact that Patriot claims which is an extremely fast player, one of the fastest on the market with a reading speed of up to 400 MB / s and a speed of d 'writing up to 300 MB / s. It has a rubberized casing that should protect it from most knocks, its retractable design means there's no misplacing the cap, it has an LED indicator light, and it comes with a three-year warranty. Note that you need to have a USB 3.0 connector to take full advantage of it; it's USB 3.1 Gen 1 instead of actual USB 3.1 (which is now USB 3.1 Gen 2). And while the demand for flash drives may have decreased due to the popularity of microSD cards and cloud storage services, they represent a great alternative to any of the aforementioned solutions.