TranscendTS16GJF780
KingstonDTE30/16GB
$19

Release date: Q1 2012.

 $19 

Release date: Q2 2012.

Real World Speed
Performance profile from 144 user samples

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144 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 23% 6GB free, PID 168c @USB 3.0
Worst Bench: 10% 12GB free, PID 168c @USB 2.1
Poor: 10% Great: 23%
SPEED RANK: 279th / 639
Effective Speed
Effective USB Speed
35.5 % Hugely faster effective speed.
+112%
16.8 %
Read
Peak Sequential Read Speed
170 MB/s Hugely faster peak read speed.
+127%
75 MB/s
Write
Peak Sequential Write Speed
39 MB/s Slightly faster peak write speed.
+8%
36 MB/s
4K Read
Peak 4K Random Read Speed
6.2 MB/s 13 MB/s Hugely faster peak random read.
+110%
4K Write
Peak 4K Random Write Speed
0.3 MB/s 0.46 MB/s Much faster peak random write.
+53%
Value
Value For Money
16.7 % Hugely better value.
+185%
5.84 %
User Rating
UBM User Rating
53 % +4% 51 %
Price
Price (score)
$14 Cheaper.
+26%
$19
Age
Newest
147 Months 144 Months +2%
Capacity
Capacity
16GB 16GB
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We really like this drive, it's one of our favourites. The JetFlash 780 has superb benchmark scores, at 170 MB/s this drive has the highest sequential read score we have ever seen on a consumer grade flash drive. Very interestingly the performance profile on our test unit exceeded even the manufacturers claimed speeds by over 30MB/s! The 4K write speed is less impressive, but passable at 0.3 MB/s. With reasonably solid all round performance and a reasonable price point of £23 this drive represents outstanding value for money. [Jun '12 USBFlashPro]

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The DataTraveler Elite has a very well-rounded performance profile and it excels in the area of small file (~4K) read/write speeds. With a headline sequential read/write speed of 76/36 MB/s the DataTraveler Elite does not break any records but it's respectable. The drive is slightly larger than most but it still only weighs 12 grams which is less than average for a usb pen drive. In terms of value this drive is excellent as it provides a very balanced all round performance at an extremely low cost. [Jun '12 USBFlashPro]

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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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