PNY PRO Elite V3 256GB to 1TB Flash Drive

About the PNY PRO Elite V3

4K video projects and folders of high-resolution photos move at full pace on the PNY PRO Elite V3 when you plug it into a USB 3.2 Gen 2 port. It has a black metal body and a USB-A plug, with sizes of 256GB, 512GB and 1TB for editors, designers and gamers who shift large files daily.

PNY rates every size at up to 1000 MB/s read and 800 MB/s write. Those figures need a USB 3.2 Gen 2 port. In a Gen 1 or USB 2.0 port the drive still works, but it slows to that port's limit. Check your laptop's port specs before you pay for the speed.

PlugUSB-A
Capacities256GB, 512GB, 1TB
InterfaceUSB 3.2 Gen 2
Read speedup to 1000 MB/s
Write speedup to 800 MB/s
Formmetal body

PNY PRO Elite V3 is part of the EasyFlash selection, on the solid-state and fast drives shelf.

How long 10 GB takes

USB 2.0 stick, 30 MB/s5.6 min

This drive, 1000 MB/s10 s

Reading a 10 GB folder off the drive at the maker's top read speed. Writing to a flash drive is slower: this one is rated up to 800 MB/s for writes.

Every PNY PRO Elite V3 we carry
Option	Read speed	Price
256GB	up to 1000 MB/s	$79.99
512GB	up to 1000 MB/s	$109.99
1TB	up to 1000 MB/s	$237.00

Questions

What EasyFlash shoppers ask about the PNY PRO Elite V3

Which of your devices will the PNY PRO Elite V3 plug into?

The PNY PRO Elite V3 has one plug, made for the rectangular USB-A port of a desktop, most laptops made before 2020, a TV or a car stereo. Anything without that port needs an adapter.

How many of your photos fit on the PNY PRO Elite V3?

The 256GB PNY PRO Elite V3 holds roughly 59,520 phone photos at 4 MB each. At 1TB, the PNY PRO Elite V3 takes about 232,500 photos, or about 44 hours of 4K phone video.

How fast will the PNY PRO Elite V3 copy your files?

PNY rates the PRO Elite V3 at up to 1000 MB/s for reading and 800 MB/s for writing, so a 10 GB folder comes off it in about 10 seconds on a USB 3 port. In an older USB 2.0 port the PRO Elite V3 drops to that port's 30 to 40 MB/s.