“Although they are very common nowadays and they all seem to offer pretty much the same functionality, USB flash drives can actually differ in a number of ways. In this USB flash drive roundup, we take a close look at the features and performance of a 4GB OCZ Rally2, a 16GB OCZ Mega-Kart, a 1GB Kingston DataTraveler ReadyFlash, and an 8GB Corsair Voyager GT. Head on over to the site and check them out. You may be surprised by what you see…”Here are some more Storage reviews from around the web:
- Star Wars R2-D2 1Gb Mimobot USB Flash Drive Review @ DragonSteelMods
- Kingston DataTraveler ReadyFlash @ DVHardware
- Antec MX-1 Actively Cooled HDD Enclosure Review @ Virtual-Hideout
- Beantech BT-3045 RAID Subsystem Enclosure @ Technic3D
- Icy Dock MB448UR: 2.5inch IDE Removable Hard Drive Rack @ Bjorn3D
- Hot Gadgets! Scythe 18-in-1 USB 2.0 FDD & Card Reader Combo @ Tweaktown
- Sans Digital MS2UT eSATA RAID Subsystem Review @ Benchmark Reviews
- http://www.bigbruin.com/2007/momentus7200_1
- Corsair Flash Voyager GT 8GB Memory stick @ Rbmods
Wrangling up USB drives
HotHardware rounds up 4 of the newer flash drives available on the market. Ranging from a modest 1GB up to a 16GB from OCZ, they test the transfer speeds to see what they are made of. Transfer speeds are a big influence if you plan to use these sticks to enable Vista’s ReadyBoost, so it can make a big difference now. If you want size, sometimes you have to sacrifice speed, but as this article shows; that is not always the case.