There is no question that 64GB is the new bleeding edge standard for USB Flash Drives. The problem with having so much available space is how long it takes to fill it up, which can be quite considerable with a slow drive. Even in a best-case scenario, it will take 82 minutes (or 1.3 hours) to completely fill the drive. Still, most of us will value space over speed, as I have been rather happy with a 16GB drive, even though it was rather slow.
Right now, consumers have to choose between large capacities or fast write speeds in their USB sticks. There currently isn’t a drive that has both, but I’m sure as competition heats up that we’ll see fast USB drives that could be a serious alternative to a solid-state hard drive.
The 64GB Flash Voyager compares very well with OCZ’s ATV flash drive (except for the difference in capacity). Both are ruggedized, utilize the same cap-retention mechanism and have nearly identical transfer rates. A write transfer rate of 13MB per second is decent and is better than many other drives. Those looking at 64GB drives are typically computer enthusiasts and would prefer high transfer rates like the enthusiast-level (and comparitively expensive) Rally2 Turbo.
The 64GB Flash Voyager isn’t as expensive as you may think, either. Smaller drives may be less expensive, but they cost more per Gigabyte. The other drives used in this review can cost between $3.50 to $14.50 per GB!
Corsair’s 64GB Flash Voyager should be on your short list of large-capacity USB drives. It performs well and its extensive 10-year warrantly will certainly last until you upgrade to the 1TB Flash drive on the horizon.
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This drive quit on me after completely filling up the drive. Could not even format it. My theory is that there was a bad cell in there somewhere, and writing to it made the entire drive unusable.
It is under warranty, but buyer beware.
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