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Date 2008-09-12
Provider: Supertalent
Author: Michael Chiu
Editor: Amber Lupala
SuperTalent 8GB USB Flash Drive Review
USB flash drives have become the device of choice for transferring data between computers and other devices. Nowadays, companies are creating USB drives with increasingly larger capacity. Today we got a chance to review an 8GB SuperTalent USB Flash Drive. Will the larger size come at a sacrifice? Let’s find out in today’s review.
About Supertalent:
Headquartered in San Jose, California, Super Talent designs and manufactures DDR and DDR2 memory modules and Flash based storage devices for computers and consumer electronics.
Engineered in Silicon Valley
Counting 20 years of Memory Industry experience, Super Talent relies on technical research and its commitment to product development to deliver leading edge memory products to the market.
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Remaining at the fore-front of today's fast paced evolution in technology, Super Talent holds multiple patents on DRAM and Flash module design as well as on manufacturing processes. Actually, Super Talent is ranked among the top memory solutions manufacturers in terms of total patents applied under memory device categories.
Specifications:
- Full compatibility with USB 1.1 and 2.0
- Dual Channel Flash Memory Architecture
- Ultra-fast 200X available with 30MB/sec Read speed
- Hot plug and play; Functions like another hard drive
- Supports password protection
- No driver needed for most operating systems (Windows 98SE driver available online)
- LED indicates power, busy
- More than 10 years data retention
- Limited lifetime warranty
The product:
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The SuperTalent 8GB USB flash drive arrived in a typical clear package that most flash drives products seem to come in. The drive is prominently displayed on the front of the package and the back has some information regarding the drive. Our sample drive has a capacity of 8GB, which is fairly large for today’s drives.
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Opening the package, I was first surprised to find that the package only comes with the flash drive itself and a small chain. No additional accessories such as a USB cable that other drives include. If this were my only flash drive, I might be a little disappointed that this one didn’t come with those useful additions. Nor did it come with any software utilities such as a password program. But these are fancy features that you might not need in a USB drive, if you’re just looking for a basic drive.
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This drive is very small, about the size of a quarter with the USB connector extended. The connector is easy to expose with a simple twist/swivel. Our sample drive came in a nice black color. The size is definitely a nice feature.
Testing:
I tested out the USB card using the removable storage benchmark in SiSoft Sandra version XI. Testing was performed on a Dell Inspiron 9300 running Windows XP and an Acer 5100 laptop running Windows Vista.
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As you can see, the drive performs as well as many other USB drives on the market, which is impressive given its small size. The drive is also Windows Vista ReadyBoost capable, which means that the drive can serve as extra memory cache to improve the computer’s performance without any additional memory.
Conclusion:
If you’re looking for a very small yet stylish and capable USB drive the SuperTalent 8GB USB flash drive is a good choice. The drive offers decent transfer speeds, is Windows Vista ReadyBoost capable, and is easy to use. While it doesn’t offer all the accessories as other USB drives, the drive offers the basic features in a wonderfully tiny package.
Pros:
+ Very small device
+ Comes in a variety of nice colors
+ Solid transfer speeds/performance
Cons:
- No additional accessories
Current Real Time Pricing
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