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TranscendTS16GJF780

Release date: Q3 2012.

Release date: Q1 2012.

Real World Speed
Performance profile from 35 user samples
35 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 40% 11GB free, PID 1064 @USB 3.0
Worst Bench: 11% 1GB free, PID 1064 @USB 2.1
Poor: 11% Great: 40%
SPEED RANK: 137th / 639

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Effective Speed
Effective USB Speed
26.4 % 35.5 % Much faster effective speed.
+34%
Read
Peak Sequential Read Speed
198 MB/s Faster peak read speed.
+16%
170 MB/s
Write
Peak Sequential Write Speed
45 MB/s Faster peak write speed.
+15%
39 MB/s
4K Read
Peak 4K Random Read Speed
6.7 MB/s Slightly faster peak random read.
+8%
6.2 MB/s
4K Write
Peak 4K Random Write Speed
0.31 MB/s +3% 0.3 MB/s
Value
Value For Money
6.94 % 16.7 % Hugely better value.
+140%
User Rating
UBM User Rating
52 % 52 %
Price
Price (score)
$25 $14 Much cheaper.
+44%
Age
Newest
147 Months +5% 154 Months
Capacity
Capacity
16GB 16GB

We like this drive, it has the highest sequential read speed we have seen to date and the remainder of its performance profile is also respectable. At 198 MB/s the read speed is almost double the speed stated on the drives box, and 33% higher than the speed quoted on Lacies website, an unusual result that needs verification (comments from owners welcome). In terms of form factor we are very disappointed with the oversized orange cap and can't realistically see anyone leaving it attached to the drive. Without the cap this drive is superbly strong, ultra compact and performs respectably, we like it a lot. The only problems we do have with the Lacie RuggedKey are its price which is simply not competitive at this time and we would have liked to have seen higher random 4k speeds for this top end drive. [Aug '12 USBFlashPro]

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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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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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