We like the Kingston Datatraveler R3.0 a lot. It has an extremely well-rounded performance profile, rock solid construction, good real world performance and comes at a below average price for a USB 3.0 flash drive. Kingston have done a great job with this drive and we expect it will do well over the coming months. We could not help but notice several similarities between this drive and the Corsair Flash Voyager both in terms of construction and performance profile. Based on the success of the Voyager, that bodes well for the Kingston R3.0. In absolute terms there are faster drives to be had at this time but only if you are prepared to pay more. [Mar '13USBFlashPro]
The 16GB DataTraveler Mini 3.0 has a tiny form factor, manages passable read speeds and is priced aggressively. With sequential read/write speeds of 76/8.9 MB/s the DataTraveler Mini has an acceptable read speed but a very poor write speed. At 8.9 MB/s a 4.5GB DVD would take a very painful ten minutes to transfer. Small file 4K speeds are better and clocked in at 6.9/0.25 MB/s which is average for a 16GB USB 3.0 flash drive. The best thing the DataTraveler Mini has going for it is its price point which is very reasonable. Overall the DataTraveler Mini 3.0 is let down by its unforgivably poor write speed which results in an effective speed rating of just 41.1 MB/s, barely above USB 2.0 levels. [Mar '14USBFlashPro]
We highlight the best USB flash drive in terms of balanced performance and value for money using current prices, sequential read, sequential write , 4k read and 4k write speed. The speeds are combined to form a single effective speed which measures performance for tasks such as copying photos, music and videos. Effective speed is adjusted by current price and capacity to yield value for money. Finally thousands of individual user ratings are used to validate our benchmark figures. [USBFlashPro]
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