Everything You Want to Know About Custom Shaped USB Drives

Custom-shaped USB drives are our specialty

Logotech has made thousands of unique jump drive designs for companies worldwide.

Customers find us because our past clients rave about our custom rubber USB drives. Once their friends and colleagues see our custom-shaped products, they want to make their own thumb drives for their organizations.

With our revolutionary process, we can go from an idea to a physical product in your hand faster than the competition and at a better price.

We make both 2D and 3D flash drives. These drives in different shapes come in a few styles: slider, pull-apart, and pull-out. Each design is slightly different, and each has its benefits.

A few things to know about our custom-shaped products:

• Our design team takes your ideas, photos, logos, or whatever other information you have to create the design. No matter how simple or complex your idea is, we will create a design we think you will love.
• Once our factory has created a mold and a live sample, we will send you photos to approve before full production begins.
• We can match PMS colors for your design guidelines.

Now, let's start with the basics of the fun USB flash drives we can make for you

What is a 2D flash drive?

2D Custom Flash Drives are molded, flat, and between 1/4-inch to 1/3-inch thick. When turned to the side, it appears as a line.

They can be printed both on sides and come in pull-out, pull-apart, or slider models. They can be shaped as just about anything. Our customers often request 2D-shaped USB drives made to look like their logo.

We have also done tour buses, record albums, bicycles, whales, and many other shapes in 2D styles.

What is a 3D flash drive?

3D flash drives also start with a custom mold. They can be shaped like nearly anything, as long as the shape still allows them to enter into a USB port.

These drives often come as a tiny version of the client's product or something that represents the company or organization. When turned, it has height, depth, and width -- a fully formed shape.

We have done 3D thumb drives in everything from a globe to a space alien sitting in a UFO. The only limit to these shaped products is your imagination.

Both custom-shaped flash drive styles are available in either USB 2.0 or USB 3.0. Our 3.0 USB flash drives start with 8GBs of memory capacity.

Design options for 2D and 3D thumb drives

We provide these options to create just the right design for you.

2D Slider USB Flash Drive

Slide the button (usually on the back of the unit), and the USB flash drive connector slides out of the body. These models use a UDP -- USB disk in a package -- chip. We use these same chips in our business card USB drives. They are slim, compact, and waterproof.

3D Slider USB Flash Drive

This design is good for models where one part of the design is very flat. Like the 2D slider-shaped flash drive, they use a UDP chip.

For both 2D and 3D, the flash drive slider and housing are plastic, but the final product around it is PVC rubber.

Pull-Apart 2D Flash Drive

These models come in two parts that appear as a solid piece when connected. Typically they split -- or pull apart -- somewhere in the center. When pulled apart, one side holds the USB connector. The other part works as a cap. Push them back together to see the piece as a whole.

Pull-Apart 3D USB Flash Drive

Like the 2D version, the pull-apart 3D flash drive looks like one shape that pulls apart in the middle. This style works great for thinner designs.

Pull-Out 2D Flash Drive

These are also two-part devices, but they come apart differently. The portion with the USB connector is smaller and nestles into one side of the shape. Often, we will place a small ring or additional grip on the end to help pull out the flash drive section. The grip is now part of the design. These are a great option if you don't want your logo or design to appear split when plugged into a computer.

Pull Out 3D Flash Drive

Some clients want complicated shapes to represent a product or logo. However, if it is too wide, the USB drive won't lie flat when plugged into a laptop computer. That is when the pull-out design is preferred. The section with the USB flash drive connector is small and sits in the larger piece. The pull-out part becomes part of the overall design. It fits into a laptop USB port just fine.

Which style of flash drive do you want for your custom product? It depends on your design and the idea. For some logos, a pull-apart is perfect. Others may not want to split the design, so a slider or pull-out version is preferred.

What can you do with custom-shaped USB memory sticks? You can give them away with information about your company or its products to your customers. Or leave them behind at sales calls as a gift. Hand them out at trade shows and expo booths. Make them for your HR department to give out at career fairs.

Logotech can also make custom-shaped power banks and custom pillows for your business promotions. Our 100% Custom Products give you endless opportunities for unique promotional giveaways.

Your ideas are our inspiration.

Are you ready to design a custom-shaped USB drive for your business? Check out our custom-shaped USB drives to get some ideas going. Then contact Logotech to get started.