Transcend JetFlash V10 - 16 GB USB 2.0 Flash Drive TS16GJFV10 (Green)

by Transcend

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 7.2 x 4.5 x 1.2 inches ; 0.3 ounces
• Shipping Weight: 0.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B0010P68OQ
• Item model number: TS16GJFV10
• Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (32 customer reviews)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: January 29, 2008

Product Description

Transcend Information, Inc. a leading company in flash memory products, announced its new JetFlashV10 USB 2.0 Flash Drive with a huge memory capacity. Transcend´s JetFlashV10 is a tiny flash drive with stylish design and outstanding performance. The JetFlashV10´s special capless design uses a sliding USB, which protects the connector from damage when not in use. The JetFlashV10 measures a mere 64 x 21 x 10 mm and weighs only 11g. Inside, the JetFlashV10 comes bundled with the very useful software applications of the JetFlash elite software package, which focuses on the needs of the user and is specifically developed to help you manage you data and increase your productivity. The JetFlash elite includes seven functions: AutoLogin, PC-Lock, Favorites, Secret-Zip, E-mail, DataBackup, and My JetFlash. The JetFlashV10 supports Windows 2000/Me/XP/Vista, Mac OS 9.0 or later, and Linux Kernel 2.4.2 or later. Transcend´s JetFlashV10 is a great data storage and transfer device that combines good performance with a huge memory capacity. Soon after using it, you will find it to be an indispensable tool for all your data transfer and storage needs at school, work, or home.

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63 of 63 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Pretty fast but slightly flimsy, February 21, 2008

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Pard ""Somewhere in the High Sierra"" (Maryland, United States) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Transcend JetFlash V10 - 16 GB USB 2.0 Flash Drive TS16GJFV10 (Green) (Personal Computers)

When my 4GB Ducati SanDisk Extreme USB flash drive started filling up on a regular basis, I knew it was time yet again for something bigger. Hard to believe 4GB isn't big enough! Back in the old days, I remember buying an external 1GB hard drive for a Sun workstation. It cost thousands and I thought "What will I ever do with one gigabyte of storage?". Oh well...

So I figured I'd jump right past 8GB and go for a 16GB USB flash drive. I use flash drives to transfer files, images and data for a website. I looked around but couldn't find a 16GB drive that was reasonably priced but fast - then I found this Transcend "JetFlash" V10 16GB and bought one even though I didn't know much about it, basically because it was the cheapest 16GB USB Flash drive I found from a known brand.

The case is made from a thin semi-transparent plastic, and the chrome bar around it is actually chrome plated plastic. It does feel cheap, has a hollow sound and feels a bit flimsy. I can squeeze it between my fingers and it flexes. I'm not happy about that, especially after using my very, very hefty Ducati SanDisk Extreme, but Transcend gives a lifetime warranty with the drive, so that's a good thing.

It has a slider to move the USB connector in and out, so you don't need a cap. The slider feels ok and it locks the tip in position, but I wonder also how long this will last. I'm guessing that anyone that needs a 16GB flash drive is a serious and frequent user, so you'd think they'd have spent a few more pennies and made the thing more robust.

I did some casual testing, copying a folder with 213MB of data back and forth to the Transcend and 2 other drives, the Ducati SanDisk and a 4GB Sony Micro Vault Tiny.

The Sony is the smallest USB flash drive I've ever seen; about the size of my thumbnail and only the same width as the USB port itself. This is an advantage, but it's always been very slow; I think they use a compression algorithm to fit the 4GB on such a tiny wafer, and that slows things down.

Copying the 213MB folder to the Sony took 2 min. 48 sec. Deleting it on the Sony took 32 seconds, and writing it back to the Dell D410 notebook took 21 seconds.

It took 24 seconds to write the folder to the Ducati SanDisk 4GB; 2 seconds to delete it and 16.8 seconds to copy it back to the Dell.

The Transcend actually did pretty well, considering the Ducati SanDisk drive is unusually fast (but way expensive). It took 47 seconds to write the same folder to the Transcend 16GB; 3.9 seconds to delete it and 17 seconds to copy it back to the Dell. Not bad at all!

Since the most important thing to me in a USB flash drive is speed (assuming some level of confidence that the files won't get corrupted), I'm pleased with the Transcend and it should have enough room for me for a while anyway. I wish it had a more robust build quality, but I guess I'll have to count on the warranty to help me out if something goes wrong.

7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Fluke maybe?, October 21, 2008

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This review is from: Transcend JetFlash V10 - 16 GB USB 2.0 Flash Drive TS16GJFV10 (Green) (Personal Computers)

This product only worked for about a week before it died on me. I was using it in my car as my head unit has a USB input slot. I had a 4gb thumb drive in there for about a year and it worked great. I'm not sure if I hit a fluke with this Transcend thumb drive. Or this just wasn't designed to be used in a car stereo. I just really wish I had keep box so I can return this. :(

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars fast, January 10, 2009

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Petr Zemanek "PZ" (Houston, TX) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Transcend JetFlash V10 - 16 GB USB 2.0 Flash Drive TS16GJFV10 (Green) (Personal Computers)

Just got this drive and I like it. I am getting about 22MB/s read and 12MB/s write, very much in line with the specifications. 500MB file took 40 secs to write and just 22 secs to read.
One thing I don't understand is why the light is blue when the drive is green... why not make it in some more matching colors ? Another small thing is the capless design - it rattles a little bit. The drive holds very tightly in the "open" position but feels it will slide out easily when in the "closed" position. I do however like it a lot and recommend.