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Release date: Q1 2013.

Effective Speed 
+54%
Real World Speed
Performance profile from 2,548 user samples
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2,535 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 35% 14GB free, PID 0243 @USB 3.1
Worst Bench: 7% 1GB free, PID 0243 @USB 2.1
Poor: 7% Great: 35%
SPEED RANK: 249th / 639
13 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 18% 7GB free, PID 0909 @USB 3.0
Worst Bench: 8% 15GB free, PID 0909 @USB 2.1
Poor: 8% Great: 18%
SPEED RANK: 399th / 639
Effective Speed
Effective USB Speed 		17.8 % Much faster effective speed.
+54% 		11.6 %
Peak Score 
+259%
Read
Peak Sequential Read Speed 		81 MB/s Hugely faster peak read speed.
+133% 		34.7 MB/s
Write
Peak Sequential Write Speed 		45 MB/s Hugely faster peak write speed.
+309% 		11 MB/s
4K Read
Peak 4K Random Read Speed 		4.6 MB/s 5.5 MB/s Faster peak random read.
+20%
4K Write
Peak 4K Random Write Speed 		1.43 MB/s Hugely faster peak random write.
+615% 		0.2 MB/s
Value & Sentiment 
+151%
Value
Value For Money 		16.8 % Hugely better value.
+381% 		3.49 %
User Rating
UBM User Rating 		53 % +4% 51 %
Price
Price (score) 		$7 Much cheaper.
+68% 		$22
Nice To Haves 
+6%
Age
Newest 		143 Months 135 Months Slightly more recent.
+6%
Specifications 
Capacity
Capacity 		16GB 16GB
Conclusion 
Average Bench 17.8%
Average Bench 11.6%
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The Store n Go had a quirky performance profile. For its price the drive shone in the CrystalDiskMark and ATTO tests but the AS-SSD real world speed test revealed that the drive was less able to both read and write at the same time. It might be best to avoid this drive if you plan to run applications or host an operating system. Our tests showed the drive outperforming Verbatim's claimed write speed by a factor of three, an unusual result. There are several versions of this drive going by the same name, some with an LED, some without and all with vastly varying speed profiles. Our test drive performed at the top end of the speed range we have seen. Overall, given the low price but inconsistent results, we consider this drive average at best and a somewhat risky purchase.  [Oct '13 USBFlashPro]

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The Patriot Element is the second Micro USB 3.0 flash drive we have seen, unlike its predecessor, the PQI Micro USB, it was released in 2013. We had high hopes for this drive, it would have been great to have a micro drive that delivered true USB 3.0 speeds. Sadly our test unit would not even function correctly on a USB 3.0 port so our tests had to be run on USB 2.0. Based on the drive's performance on the USB 2.0 connection we are not optimistic that USB 3.0 would make much difference to the abysmal performance we observed. Generally USB 2.0 only limits speeds below 35 MB/s and only two of the Patriot Element's speeds bested this. In terms of aesthetics [...] [Mar '13 USBFlashPro]

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