Custom USB Gift Knowledge Q and A

A: Available capacities include 128MB, 512MB, 1GB, 2GB, 4GB, 8GB, 16GB, 32GB, 64GB, and 128GB.

A: In recent years, 128MB and 512MB capacities are rarely considered due to their small storage size. While 1GB and 2GB are similarly priced, 32GB remains relatively expensive for gift purposes. The most popular USB flash drive capacities are 2GB, 4GB, 8GB, and 16GB. Since 2GB and 4GB are similarly priced, 4GB has become increasingly popular in recent years.

A: Let's start with a basic computer lesson. 1GB equals 1 gigabyte, which is equivalent to 1024MB (megabytes). Therefore, 512MB is half of 1GB (1024MB).

A: For reference, a 2-hour 720p movie after compression typically takes up 800-1000MB, meaning 1GB can store approximately one such movie (depending on compression ratios and other factors). A 4GB drive can store about 3 movies. For photos, using iPhone photos as a reference (about 3MB per photo), 1GB can store approximately 300 photos.

A: First, we use chips from brands such as Hynix, Hitachi, Toshiba, Micron, Intel, and SanDisk. Samsung chips are generally not used unless specifically requested by customers due to their higher price. As a gift product, we believe in finding the right balance between price and quality. Using expensive materials doesn't necessarily mean better quality, as the performance of a USB flash drive also depends on the controller board. Even with high-quality chips, poor controller board quality can lead to quick failure.
Ultra-thin chips and OTG USB solutions primarily use Toshiba or SanDisk chip solutions. (Updated 2023-11-10)

A: Some unscrupulous merchants purchase low-capacity chips (nand flash), such as 64MB or 128MB, and use software to modify the chips to deceive the system into showing them as larger capacities like 8GB or 16GB, profiting from the price difference. Since they appear to work normally initially, the issue is often only discovered when the drive is nearly full and previous files disappear. By that time, the company has already paid in full, making it difficult to resolve the issue, and the purchasing staff may face blame.

A: Because these counterfeit chips are modified from real chips, they still have their original storage capacity. However, since they've been modified to deceive the system, the system allows storing files larger than the actual capacity. In reality, the system is just overwriting the same location repeatedly, which is why files may become unreadable or disappear.

A: Due to manufacturing variations, each drive may have slightly different actual capacity. For example, a 1GB drive might have 1010MB (for example). This is not unique to USB flash drives - computer hard drives (HDD) have the same issue. It's an unavoidable manufacturing variation.

A: Choose a local company, especially a gift supplier that has been in the market for a long time. For example, Regent Gifts has been specializing in USB gift production since 2007, serving thousands of customers with extensive experience.

A: OTG stands for On-The-Go, meaning it's a USB flash drive that can be used with mobile phones. The latest OTG drives mainly use USB-C, which is compatible with both new Android devices and Apple products like iPhone 15, iPad, and Mac computers.

Most OTG USB flash drives come with both a standard USB-A port and USB-C. Some even have a 3-in-1 design, featuring USB-C, USB-A, and Micro USB ports, making it convenient for users to exchange data between three different types of devices.

Check out our products: OTG USB, and 3-in-1 iPhone OTG USB Flash Drive

A: For a card USB flash drive, gently bend the front side in opposite directions on both sides, and the USB connector will automatically flip out.