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Corsair debuts speedy 128GB flash drive
Although Corsair isn't the first to offer a 128GB USB flash drive, they are claiming that their Flash Voyager is the world's fastest. They boast that their new drive makes use of a "revolutionary design that employs a unique controller architecture" and that it achieves SLC performance using MLC NAND flash memory.
Corsair says that the drive is able to achieve read speeds of 32MB/s and write speeds of 25.6MB/s with the limiting factor being the speed of the USB 2.0 interface and operating system overhead. It is encased in red water-resistant rubber to protect it from the accident prone. *Note that there are separate write speeds listed in the press release and on the product page (25.6MB/s and 28.8MB/s), we've contacted Corsair and are awaiting clarification.
Corsair says that the drive is able to achieve read speeds of 32MB/s and write speeds of 25.6MB/s with the limiting factor being the speed of the USB 2.0 interface and operating system overhead. It is encased in red water-resistant rubber to protect it from the accident prone. *Note that there are separate write speeds listed in the press release and on the product page (25.6MB/s and 28.8MB/s), we've contacted Corsair and are awaiting clarification.
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User Comments (5)
Post a comment| raybay on August 13, 2009 6:17 PM | That is great. I have never had a lick of trouble with any of my Corsair flash drives. I expect this will be the same. |
| tengeta on August 13, 2009 6:50 PM | Once the price goes down these things will be great. I'm looking more forward to SDHC cards this size though, I like to use portable storage that doesn't stick out the side. |
| 9Nails on August 13, 2009 6:54 PM | I kept my first 1GB Corsair in my pants pocket. It took a while but I eventually broke the solder connection between the USB adapter and the circuit board. I re-solderd the joints and didn't have a problem with it, until it was stolen! I've been waiting for a good replacement since then. Finally they've improved this product. |
| hamsteyr on August 13, 2009 7:29 PM | ooh... 128gb... awesome. now to wait for it to not be the size of a mobile phone lol. Its only a matter of time before they are the size of current 4-8gb flash drives 
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| tedster on August 14, 2009 5:51 AM | hmmmmm seems too good to be true...... I'll defer judgement |
