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KingstonDTR30/16GB
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Release date: Q2 2013.

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Performance profile from 543 user samples
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38 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 37% 13GB free, PID 0247 @USB 3.1
Worst Bench: 9% 4GB free, PID 0247 @USB 2.1
Poor: 9% Great: 37%
SPEED RANK: 184th / 639
505 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 40% 7GB free, PID 168e @USB 3.0
Worst Bench: 11% 6GB free, PID 168e @USB 2.1
Poor: 11% Great: 40%
SPEED RANK: 150th / 639
Effective Speed
Effective USB Speed 		23.3 % 25.7 % Faster effective speed.
+10%
Peak Score 
+1,457%
Read
Peak Sequential Read Speed 		172 MB/s Much faster peak read speed.
+79% 		95.9 MB/s
Write
Peak Sequential Write Speed 		42.6 MB/s 47.4 MB/s Faster peak write speed.
+11%
4K Read
Peak 4K Random Read Speed 		6.2 MB/s Slightly faster peak random read.
+5% 		5.9 MB/s
4K Write
Peak 4K Random Write Speed 		0.01 MB/s 0.6 MB/s Insanely faster peak random write.
+5,900%
Value & Sentiment 
+19%
Value
Value For Money 		8.38 % 11.4 % Much better value.
+36%
User Rating
UBM User Rating 		51 % 53 % +4%
Price
Price (score) 		$18 $15 Cheaper.
+19%
Nice To Haves 
+8%
Age
Newest 		131 Months Slightly more recent.
+8% 		142 Months
Specifications 
Capacity
Capacity 		16GB 16GB
Conclusion 
Average Bench 23.3%
Average Bench 25.7%
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The V3 MAX is Verbatim's 2013 upgrade to the Store n go range of high performance USB 3.0 Flash Drives. Verbatim have promised a blisteringly fast 175 Mbps read and 80 Mbps write speed for this flash drive. Considering our experience with the V3 Store n go which we reviewed last year, these figures may well prove to be conservative! We won't know for sure until we do a full review of the V3 MAX (still difficult to get hold of in the UK) but in the mean time, assuming Verbatim's figures are correct, this drive will be amongst the faster USB 3.0 Flash Drives we have reviewed. One area we will be watching closely is the real world copy speed, a test where the V3 Max's predecessor struggled. To conclude this drive promises to be one of the faster USB 3.0 Flash Drives on the market but at over £20 there is almost certainly better value for money elsewhere. [Jun '13 USBFlashPro]

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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 '13 USBFlashPro]

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