It might be bit costlier than other "USB-3" pen-drives, buts its worth that. "USB-3" is an interface (set of rules) which allows two devices to communicate. USB-2 interface allows transfer rates of upto 480Mbps (not Bytes) and "USB-3" allows transfer rates of upto 5000Mbps.This pen-drives read speed is more than 480Mbps (60MBps), so "USB-3". The speed depends upon the computer also. On normal old laptops, its just 25~30MBps, but on powerful desktops it goes upto 110MBps.Write speed goes as high as 50MBps (USB-2 speeds) in my HP desktop.Build is really very good.Conclusion: Sturdy, decent write and read speed for the price.

Inconsistant performance and the led indicator is not working from the beginning. Read and write speeds differ constantly and sometimes the speed goes to less than 5 MBPS with maximum write speed being less than 25 MBPS which is far worse than a good usb 2.0 pendrive which gives stable 12 to 14 MBPS speed consistently.But the pendrive is sturdy and the cap holder is a good addition. In short its very well built but performance is below par. May be a pendrive without any defects would give stable performance.

This is i think the best pendrive. For gemeral purposes. I have purchased it 2 years ago..and it is still in the same condition. It gives read speed is upto 75mbps in3.0 portsAnd write speed 40-50mbps in 3.0 ports which is much for me and copying movies etc.As it is made up of metal so it is unbreakable for daily usage .Also it looks trendy.If u are thinking for buying it... Then u must buy it. Trust me it is a nice p.d. by hpThank you :-)