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KingstonDTU30G3/64GB
$72
LexarLJDP20-64GCRBNA LJDP20-64GCRBEU
▲ 51630 ▼
 $72 

Release date: Q1 2013.

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▲ 54566 ▼

Release date: Q1 2015.

Effective Speed 
+97%
Real World Speed
Performance profile from 803 user samples
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264 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 52% 58GB free, PID 1697 @USB 3.0
Worst Bench: 10% 28GB free, PID 1697 @USB 2.1
Poor: 10% Great: 52%
SPEED RANK: 117th / 639
539 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 95% 32GB free, PID a212 @USB 3.0
Worst Bench: 12% 15GB free, PID a212 @USB 2.1
Poor: 12% Great: 95%
SPEED RANK: 19th / 639
Effective Speed
Effective USB Speed 		28.7 % 56.4 % Hugely faster effective speed.
+97%
Peak Score 
+358%
Read
Peak Sequential Read Speed 		180 MB/s 276 MB/s Much faster peak read speed.
+53%
Write
Peak Sequential Write Speed 		84 MB/s 256 MB/s Hugely faster peak write speed.
+205%
4K Read
Peak 4K Random Read Speed 		5.9 MB/s 7.22 MB/s Faster peak random read.
+22%
4K Write
Peak 4K Random Write Speed 		0.08 MB/s 1 MB/s Insanely faster peak random write.
+1,150%
Value & Sentiment 
+230%
Value
Value For Money 		10.4 % 74 % Hugely better value.
+613%
User Rating
UBM User Rating 		51 % 54 % Slightly more popular.
+6%
Price
Price (score) 		$72 $20 Much cheaper.
+72%
Nice To Haves 
+18%
Age
Newest 		141 Months 116 Months More recent.
+18%
Specifications 
Capacity
Capacity 		64GB 64GB
Conclusion 
Average Bench 28.7%
Average Bench 56.4%

This is the third incarnation of what was once kingston's flagship flash drive. This version has a full metal body and comes with a retractable head, an improvement over the G2. In terms of speed the drive has strong sequential headline figures but they are not chart topping by any means. The 4K random write scores are very disappointing, surprisingly they even lag the older G2. We don't think the G3 makes a lot of sense at its current price of £50. As other manufacturers release their second and third gen. drives, there will be far better deals to be had later on this year. At the moment the brand new Corsair GT Turbo looks like it might be a contender but the sure thing is the chart busting Sandisk Extreme which redefined 4k random write speed expectations. [Feb '13 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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