5. Patriot Supersonic Magnum, Corsair Flash Voyager
Even the thinnest and smallest spinning drive-based externals can be to big in some scenarios. Sometimes you want a fair amount of storage in the smallest package available, and that's where flash drives like Patriot's Supersonic Magnum and Corsair's Flash Voyager come into play.
The Supersonic Magnum is the same drive we've looked at in the past, but now it has the added speed of USB 3.0. You're still getting all of the benefits found in the original Magnum drives, including durability (shock resistance up to 15G), blistering read and write speeds (200 and 120 MB/sec.), and a cap that fits securely on the back end when in use.
64 GB might be a little too rich for one's blood, so maybe you're looking for a smaller, less expensive "everyday" flash drive, but still crave the speed of USB 3.0? Corsair's Flash Voyager line has been around for ages in one form or another, and with good reason. It's design and rubber housing make it very durable, and a great keychain addition, too. Thanks to USB 3.0, transferring paperwork from your flash drive to a client, coworker or classmate PC (or Mac) will be fast and painless.
If you prefer the Voyager's design over the Magnum, and don't mind taking a small hit in read and write speeds, the former also comes in a "GT" version, in 32 and 64 GB capacities.
- 1. Win One of Three USB 3.0 Hard Drives!
- 2. Seagate GoFlex Slim 320 GB
- 3. Fantom Drives G-Force3 3 TB
- 4. BUFFALO DriveStation Duo 4 TB
- 5. Patriot Supersonic Magnum, Corsair Flash Voyager
- 6. Media/Card Readers: Kingston and Kuotech
- 7. Thermaltake BlacX Duet 5G
- 8. AZiO E377-U31
- 9. Bytecc USB 3.0 PCI Express Card
I am not even going to bring up the US resident bit. Oh wait, I just did! It would be nice for THW to have a contest in another country other than USA once in a while.
For that bit on usb flash drive:
"coworker or classmate PC (or Mac) will be fast and painless."
I thought Mac went the thunderbolt route so transfer speed is on usb 2.0 and it will be slow and painful. You can use a adapter but I am not sure if they are out yet and they will be chunky and destroy the sleek image of Mac.
For that bit on usb flash drive:"coworker or classmate PC (or Mac) will be fast and painless."I thought Mac went the thunderbolt route so transfer speed is on usb 2.0 and it will be slow and painful. You can use a adapter but I am not sure if they are out yet and they will be chunky and destroy the sleek image of Mac.
For Macs, it's "compatible" because you can format any of these drives as HFS+, and 3.0 devices work with 2.0 ports. To get the most out of a 3.0 drive, you need to PC for now.
-Devin Connors, Tom's Guide
I am not even going to bring up the US resident bit. Oh wait, I just did! It would be nice for THW to have a contest in another country other than USA once in a while.For that bit on usb flash drive:"coworker or classmate PC (or Mac) will be fast and painless."I thought Mac went the thunderbolt route so transfer speed is on usb 2.0 and it will be slow and painful. You can use a adapter but I am not sure if they are out yet and they will be chunky and destroy the sleek image of Mac.
Mac has a sleek image?