I'm surprised nobody has mentioned anything about fake flash drives. If you buy a 32GB flash drive, make sure it actually holds 32GB of data by using a program (e.g. h2testw for Windows) that fills the drive with pseudorandom bytes and verifies them. If you buy flash memory from eBay (which I do not recommend), google the seller's name before placing a bid. SOSFakeFlash. Spread the word. Also, in the interest of having a "utility belt" pen drive, make sure the one you're getting supports USB 1.1 in addition to high-speed USB. I bought a couple 16GB Super Talent pen drives a year ago, but they don't work at all on computers with USB 1.1 . If I were me, but with more money, I would probably buy a 32GB pen drive supporting all of USB 1.1/2.0/3.0 .