I got this as a starter USB flash drive. I'll slowly be switching out my armada of them as I go along. I love flash drives - yeah, I've embraced the cloud, but nothing beats having what you need on you without requiring an internet connection so I'll be collecting them for some time. Now that USB 3.1 is here, I'm going to wait to add to my collection.
As for the Blaze B10, I did some Crystaldisk benchmarking and got speeds I couldn't hit in real use. So I won't bother posting the results. Something that people don't realize is that USB 3.0 is very new and very finicky right now. It's heavily software dependent. Many will say "don't install drivers for it on Windows 8, since it comes with native ones" - don't listen. I have a system with both VIA and Intel USB 3.0 and the VIA ones have come a looooong way. They are troublesome to say the least, but have gotten much better with drivers. That being said, the rate on this stick changes depending on the brand used.
I get 30-35MBps consistent copying to the drive using the VIA based solution and 45-55MBps using Intel's. Copying from the drive (to another USB 3.0 drive) gives a rate of 170MBps for the first ~30s and then 40-50MBps for the rest with fluctuations on the VIA based solution and 160MBps for the first ~30s down to around 70MBps for the rest of the data using Intel. Tests were performed using a 5GB directory full of media and a 15GB directory full of media. I have no other USB 3.0 chipsets to try atm than these.
The color change is gimmicky but fun. I'd have preferred them designing something without a cap, but big deal. For the price I don't dare complain.
- Pros: Big, Reliable and considerably faster than USB 2.0. Big enough not to lose it (hopefully!)
- Cons: Not as fast as a few slightly more expensive USB 3.0 sticks. Has a cap which can be lost.
Recommendation:
- Buy it if you need the space mostly. It's a great value and the speed is not bad. I have no regrets. I was going to pick another up for use as a rescue drive, but I'm instead waiting for USB 3.1 to come.
- Skip it if you're looking for burning speed, you're going to need to spend more for it.
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Though the cap fits tightly it does not snap onto the back - so it will be very easy to misplace as compared, say, with an Adata Superior flash drive. This latter one also has a solid construction whereas - see picture submitted - the SP is very light in weight with visible plastic seams.One plus for the SP is that it does have an LED that lights up when there is I/O.However, where it really counts - it does do its job and that is in write mode. This one achieves 45MB/sec consistently with usb 3 on a Toshiba satellite laptop whereas something like the Adata only scored about 16 MB on the write. The 45MB write rate was the same I observed when backing an image file to a Samsung usb 3 hard drive.I did verify these rates using usbflashspeed. You can also just run a real test by using win 7 to copy large folders or files onto the usb flash and then open details to see the rates. To achieve these rates (not with the benchmark program somehow) when copying, you need to first format the flash drive using NTF with the 4K sector size - FAT won't get you even close.Would like it better if it had a way to anchor the cap - so read the specs carefully - all usb drives are not the same.Now for some fabulous tips: The Adata product comes with an awesome .exe that you can use to sync your documents, email, password protect and much more. I think it will work with either product - look for the 'UFDtoGo' app.I prefer the stationary usb connector vs those that move in and out - since those can sometimes not engage when trying to connect them to a device.
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Though the cap fits tightly it does not snap onto the back - so it will be very easy to misplace as compared, say, with an Adata Superior flash drive. This latter one also has a solid construction whereas - see picture submitted - the SP is very light in weight with visible plastic seams.
One plus for the SP is that it does have an LED that lights up when there is I/O.
However, where it really counts - it does do its job and that is in write mode. This one achieves 45MB/sec consistently with usb 3 on a Toshiba satellite laptop whereas something like the Adata only scored about 16 MB on the write. The 45MB write rate was the same I observed when backing an image file to a Samsung usb 3 hard drive.
I did verify these rates using usbflashspeed. You can also just run a real test by using win 7 to copy large folders or files onto the usb flash and then open details to see the rates. To achieve these rates (not with the benchmark program somehow) when copying, you need to first format the flash drive using NTF with the 4K sector size - FAT won't get you even close.
Would like it better if it had a way to anchor the cap - so read the specs carefully - all usb drives are not the same.
Now for some fabulous tips: The Adata product comes with an awesome .exe that you can use to sync your documents, email, password protect and much more. I think it will work with either product - look for the 'UFDtoGo' app.
I prefer the stationary usb connector vs those that move in and out - since those can sometimes not engage when trying to connect them to a device.
One plus for the SP is that it does have an LED that lights up when there is I/O.
However, where it really counts - it does do its job and that is in write mode. This one achieves 45MB/sec consistently with usb 3 on a Toshiba satellite laptop whereas something like the Adata only scored about 16 MB on the write. The 45MB write rate was the same I observed when backing an image file to a Samsung usb 3 hard drive.
I did verify these rates using usbflashspeed. You can also just run a real test by using win 7 to copy large folders or files onto the usb flash and then open details to see the rates. To achieve these rates (not with the benchmark program somehow) when copying, you need to first format the flash drive using NTF with the 4K sector size - FAT won't get you even close.
Would like it better if it had a way to anchor the cap - so read the specs carefully - all usb drives are not the same.
Now for some fabulous tips: The Adata product comes with an awesome .exe that you can use to sync your documents, email, password protect and much more. I think it will work with either product - look for the 'UFDtoGo' app.
I prefer the stationary usb connector vs those that move in and out - since those can sometimes not engage when trying to connect them to a device.
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