Editing USB flash drive (section)

===Size and style of packaging===
[[File:sushiusb.jpg|thumb|A particularly intricate [[novelty]] flash drive: Faux [[ikura]] [[Nigirizushi|gunkan-maki]]]]
[[File:Pendrive Shape of key.JPG|thumb|A [[skeuomorph]]ic flash drive in the shape of a [[key (lock)|key]]]]
[[File:Custom_USB_Drives.JPG|thumb|Assortment of USB flash drives]]

Most USB flash drives weigh less than {{cvt|1|oz|sigfig=1|order=flip}}.<ref>[http://peripherals.about.com/od/removablestorage/f/USBFAQ.htm Frequently Asked Questions About USB Flash Drives] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090623102230/http://peripherals.about.com/od/removablestorage/f/USBFAQ.htm |date=2009-06-23 }}. Retrieved on 2011-05-18.</ref> While some manufacturers are competing for the smallest size,<ref>{{cite magazine|last=Newman |first=Jared |url=http://www.pcworld.com/article/2937161/worlds-smallest-128gb-usb-30-drive-pkparis-k1-picks-a-fight-with-sandisk-ultra-fit.html |title=World's smallest 128GB USB 3.0 drive: PKParis K'1 picks a fight with SanDisk Ultra Fit |magazine=[[PCWorld]] |date=2015-06-17 |access-date=2017-06-06}}</ref> with the biggest memory, offering drives only a few millimeters larger than the USB plug itself,<ref>{{cite web |last=Marino |first=Robert |url=http://www.computershopper.com/slideshow/guide-the-20-best-small-usb-flash-drives/sandisk-ultra-fit-usb-3.0-flash-drive |title=Guide: The 20 Best Small USB Flash Drives |website=Computershopper.com |date=2015-09-10 |access-date=2017-06-06 |archive-date=2017-06-07 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170607010902/http://www.computershopper.com/slideshow/guide-the-20-best-small-usb-flash-drives/sandisk-ultra-fit-usb-3.0-flash-drive |url-status=live }}</ref> some manufacturers differentiate their products by using elaborate housings, which are often bulky and make the drive difficult to connect to the USB port. Because the [[USB#CONNECTORS|USB port connectors]] on a computer housing are often closely spaced, plugging a flash drive into a USB port may block an adjacent port. Such devices may carry the USB logo only if sold with a separate extension cable. Such cables are USB-compatible but do not conform to the USB standard.<ref name=usb1>{{cite web |url=http://www.usb.org/developers/whitepapers/cablew~1.pdf |title=USB 1.0 Spec Position on Extension Cables and Pass-Through Monitors |publisher=Intel |date=1998-02-22 |access-date=2016-06-01 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304121924/http://www.usb.org/developers/whitepapers/cablew~1.pdf |archive-date=2016-03-04 }}</ref><ref name=usb2>{{cite web|url=http://www.usb.org/developers/docs/ecn1.pdf|title=USB 2.0 Specification Engineering Change Notice (ECN) #1: Mini-B connector|access-date=1 June 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150412121600/http://www.usb.org/developers/docs/ecn1.pdf|archive-date=2015-04-12|url-status=dead}}</ref>

USB flash drives have been integrated into other commonly carried items, such as watches, pens, laser pointers, and even the [[Swiss Army knives|Swiss Army Knife]]; others have been fitted with novelty cases such as toy cars or [[Lego]] bricks. USB flash drives with images of dragons, cats or aliens are very popular in Asia.<ref>[http://t3n.de/news/abgefahrene-usb-sticks-fernost-372900/ Bizarre USB flash drives from the Far East] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120320213040/http://t3n.de/news/abgefahrene-usb-sticks-fernost-372900/ |date=2012-03-20 }} (German), t3n (2012-03-07). Retrieved on 2012-03-17.</ref> The small size, robustness and cheapness of USB flash drives make them an increasingly popular peripheral for [[case modding]].