It says " The full sized USB connector provides up-to 110MB/s transfer speeds for quickly moving files from a laptops or PC." yet I am lucky to get 20MB/s for a few minutes, then slows considerable to an average of 3MB/s
And yes, that is in a blue coloured USB 3 socket on a six core 8gb ram PC
http://www.msy.com.au/viconline/flash-memory/13738-patriot-m…
up-to 110MB/s transfer speeds
This is the read speed, not the write speed.
And a test of the 32GB version of the drive reveals it does up to 15mbps, which falls short of the 20mbps write claim.
http://www.ocaholic.ch/modules/smartsection/item.php?itemid=…
If you are getting 20mbps write, then that's performing as advertised.
You may note that file copies generally start off quick but taper off in speed when doing large file transfers. It's explained here: http://superuser.com/questions/315134/why-does-my-flash-driv…
TDLR As the disk gets fuller and fuller less contiguous free space is available and the file system has to work harder to find places to put your files.
Thanks for that.
The 20 mb claim was an out of the corner of my eye observation and may not have been accurate
The actual speed really depends on the size of the file you write into the disk. For instance, the speed would be definitely different between a 2GB file and a 2000 1MB file. The USB protocol itself is producing more junk signals than other protocols, like thunderbolt. It would be more efficient if you write larger file using USB port.
Never mind, USB is widely used and cost effective!
There is another fact that more and more manufactures are using TLC chip rather than MLC and SLC, given that TLC is much cheaper and higher in density. However, TLC is in shorter life-span in writing cycles as well as writing speed.
As a result, a USB 3.0 marked flash drive would not guarantee you with a 3.0 speed, even if you are using a flash drive on a 3.0 port. It's true that there are quite a few manufactures, like Kingston, using much slower flash chip (SD cards, USB flash drives). I am still using 2x8GB USB 2.0 flash drive (MLC chip) I purchased in 2008, and its writing speed is over 28MB/s.
I would personally recommend the Sandisk CZ80 series. It is said that CZ80 is using a SSD grade chip with USB 3.0 bridge chip, but they are much more expensive.
You get what you paid for. That's the fact we must agree with. We are OZbargainers so we can buy one when these are on sale :-)
Thanks - I do have faster flash drives myself, but in this instance it is the double ended ones that are needed
Up to 110MB/s read speed and 20MB/s write.
Source: http://www.newegg.com/global/uk/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N8…