the first 2-tb usb flash drive appeared on the retail market in 2017.
the first 2-tb usb flash drive appeared on the retail market in 2017.
when did the first 2-tb usb flash drive appear on the retail market?
2017
in january 2013, tech company kingston, released a flash drive with 1tb of storage. the first usb 3.1 type-c flash drives, with read/write speeds of around 530 mb/s, were announced in march 2015. as of july 2016, flash drives within the 8 to 256 gb were sold more frequently than those between 512 gb and 1 tb units. in 2017, kingston technology announced the release of a 2-tb flash drive.
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usb flash drive alliance









































the 'usb flash drive alliance', founded in december 2003 by









































samsung, lexar media, kingston technology and others, is a group of companies promoting the use of usb flash drives (also called "keydrives" and a variety of other names).









































in 2003, according to the alliance, 50 million usb flash drives were sold in the us alone.









































section::::alliance members.









































bullet::::- buffalo technology









































bullet::::- corsair memory









































bullet::::- crucial technology









































bullet::::- infineon technologies









































bullet::::- kingston technology









































bullet::::- lexar media









































bullet::::- microsoft









































bullet::::- phison









































bullet::::- pny technologies









































bullet::::- samsung









































bullet::::- simpletech









































section::::see also.









































bullet::::- usb









































bullet::::- usb flash drive
usb flash drive alliance