The flash drive market has calmed since its hay day a few years back, but some vendors are still releasing high capacity options, taking full advantage of low-cost flash. Samsung is highly regarded as one of the top players in the NAND flash market and as such offers some of the best solutions at the lowest cost. Today, we look at the Bar Plus, the latest flash drive from Samsung.

The Bar Plus is a multi-capacity flash solution from Samsung that aims to offer top-tier performance in a small form factor package. Capacity options include 32,64,128 and 256GB all housed in a single piece all metal design with subtle branding and capacity notes printed on the device. Samsung has included in the design, a loop for those that want to attach the drive to a lanyard or similar. Marketing specifications call for read speeds up to 300 MB/s with no mention of write performance. This drive is backed by a five-year warranty and carries a $59.99 MSRP for the 256GB capacity under testing.