Thursday, February 28, 2008
Corsair Announces New High-Performance 16 GB USB 2.0 Flash Drive at CeBit 2008
Posted by Jason Dunn in "Digital Home Hardware & Accessories" @ 01:30 PM
"Corsair, a worldwide leader in high performance computer and flash memory products, announced a new 16GB high performance “GT” Flash Voyager USB 2.0 drive. The new Corsair 16GB GT Flash Voyager USB drive will be debuted at the CeBIT 2008 Show next week in Hanover, Germany on Corsair’s stand (Booth 40 in Hall 21)...The new Flash Voyager GT USB drive provides data transfer rates that are up to 4X faster than standard USB 2.0 drives. Whether transporting office files, pictures or even full-length movies, you can “store-n-go” faster with the Corsair GT USB line. The drive has been optimized to take full advantage of its advanced flash controller technology as well as the screened and hand-selected NAND flash chips."
One of the biggest problems with high-capacity flash storage is that it's often rather slow - Corsair claims their 16 GB Flash Voyager GT drive will copy a 1.63 GB movie in 98 seconds, making that 16.6 MB per second write speed. If that's real-world speeds, that's quite impressive. The $169.99 USD MSRP isn't bad either, and when you factor in the all-rubber housing for durability, included TrueCrypt encryption software, and a 10 year warranty, you've got a compelling flash drive.
One of the biggest problems with high-capacity flash storage is that it's often rather slow - Corsair claims their 16 GB Flash Voyager GT drive will copy a 1.63 GB movie in 98 seconds, making that 16.6 MB per second write speed. If that's real-world speeds, that's quite impressive. The $169.99 USD MSRP isn't bad either, and when you factor in the all-rubber housing for durability, included TrueCrypt encryption software, and a 10 year warranty, you've got a compelling flash drive.
