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  1. 7th Jul 2007 08:40 #1
    tweedledee
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    Can anyone tell me if Flash Drives are all the same speed? I have two drives and they seem to transfer data at different speeds. May be my imagination.
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    Most likely it isn't your imagination. Do all hard drives transfer at the same speed? Nope. I would expect that the chipset used in the flash drive to impact performance.

    I would even expect that the cheaper flash drives are using slower flash memory to reduce cost.

    USB2 interface is only one component of throughput.

    Having sadi all that I never thought of benchmarking them.
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    USB1.0 or USB2.0 flash drive?
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    To add to that: -- USB2 Full Speed or USB2 High Speed? :P
    Personally, I like SanDisk and Memorex flash drives. Had a few other brands like PQI and ended up tossing all of them.
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    I'm talking about USB2.0, and is SanDisk any faster?. My drives are both no name brands but they do a good job, except one is slightly faster but hardly worth worrying about.
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    USB Flash drive speed varies similar to SD/Compact Flash Modules.
    http://www.tomshardware.com/2005/05/20/data_transfer_on_the_run/page10.html
    http://www.hothardware.com/articles/USB_Flash_Drive_RoundUp_Corsair_OCZ_and_Kingston/?page=6
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    Thanks, very interesting. The charts show a BIG difference in speeds. I think I'll go for the faster drives from now on.
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