• Should You Buy a 32 GB Flash Drive?

    Should You Buy a 32 GB Flash Drive?

    Jayesh Limaye, May 05, 2009 1545 hrs IST

    A capacious USB Flash drive that's fast too

    Fast read and write speeds, 32 GB capacity

    No software bundle, no USB extension cable

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USB Flash drives have been growing in capacity as technology advances. With the availability of 32 and 64 GB drives nowadays, carrying large files just got easier and more convenient. Taiwan-based Silicon Power has a host of USB Flash drives and this time around, they have sent us the LuxMini 920 32 GB version, which they claim to be the fastest among all their drives. We have tested this SLC-based drive to tell you whether it really delivers the performance it claims.


 



 


The Flash drive comes in a nice see-through blister pack. "200X" written on the box is an indicator of the superlative performance to expect of this USB Flash drive. There is no bundle in it, but we think that a USB extension cable should have come along. A USB extension cable would have allowed you to plug it into a rear USB port, without the need to reach to the back of your PC.

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(16) Comments
Spencer
,Salt Lake City, on Feb 02, 2010 11:37 AM
Ther have a 64GB flash drive out and I would rather get that one over a 32GB.
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Alice
,Denver, on May 13, 2009 07:41 PM
> "200X" written on the box is an indicator > of the superlative performance It's 200 *TIMES* faster than what???
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Geek
,Geekcity, on May 14, 2009 11:30 AM
it only seems to be written on the box. and it would be naive to expect some USB pen drive performing 200 times faster than others
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Dwindsdel
,Providence, RI, on May 11, 2009 08:49 AM
Was this written by someone who has never seen a USB drive? No, there is no superfluous cable or "software" (for what?) there is no "string" to hold it together. It's a damned USB drive, exactly like it's supposed to be.
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Drunkamerican
,DC, on May 11, 2009 11:49 PM
cool it dudo, its just a damn USB drive. diffrn ppl have diffrn needs, and he just says it from some ppls point of view which u cant see
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Jayesh Limaye
,Tech Labs, on May 12, 2009 01:26 PM
For the uninitiated, USB drives do come with software which usually take care of security. Another well-known software is U3 and what it does need not be explained (I think). The drive has a small cap which can get lost easily so we have mentioned that there should have been some way to secure it to the drive (with a string, for example). Another way to secure it would be to simply have the drive designed in a way that the cap can be affixed at the other rear end while the drive is in use.
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Patty
,Philly, on May 13, 2009 07:40 PM
> Another well-known software is U3 U3 is gone.
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Susan
,Miami, on May 13, 2009 07:38 PM
Since my cheap 16gb drive is only 15% full... why in the world would I pay a fortune for a bigger one???
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ihatestupidtitl
,somewhere, on May 10, 2009 10:45 AM
what kinda idiotic and misleading title is "Should You Buy a 32 GB Flash Drive?" for a review of a pen drive?
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ihatestupidtitl
,somewheretoo, on May 10, 2009 03:40 PM
U r damn right. This is Techtree's cheap way of luring ppl to view their pages to get ad revenue. very lame indeed
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Olateju Omole
,Abuja Nigeria., on May 08, 2009 02:29 PM
I discovered recently that the bigger the capacity, the more is the probability of their crashing. Am i right?
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neeraj
,secunderabad, on May 08, 2009 10:53 AM
cool, anybody know where i ca buy in secunderbad or hydearbad, and its coming with life time warranty, where r the service centers any list of it or any idea ?
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Th3em
,Australia, on May 07, 2009 02:04 PM
How much is it?
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Manish Mishra
,Bangalore, on May 06, 2009 10:38 AM
May I know where can I purchase this product i bangalore?
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Martin
,Bangalore, on May 06, 2009 01:50 PM
try SP road in Bangalore.
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Steve
,Malaysia, on May 06, 2009 01:48 PM
This flash drive performance seems brilliant than others in market but the physical designed and black & grey colour not eye appeal or impressive.When looking for the overall performance it worth for those transfer movies and media files regularly.
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