Can anyone recommend a super fast USB flash drive?

simples23

As per title really.

I'm currently using a Kingston Data Traveller 8GB but am very disapointed with the speed when I'm transferring files - it takes forever!

Can anyone recommend a really fast USB flash drive?

Thanks

m5rcc

Patriot Supersonic Magnum 64GB

Spank

USB 2 or 3? I have a 16GB Corsair GT USB 2 & it's fast enough for me

s_b

i like Kingston stuff
are you sure you dont have a clone one?

Toxteth_OGrady

If USB 2, then 25 MB/s:

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Patriot-PEF16GRUSB-Xporter-Write-Transfer/dp/B003WUX6QK/ref=pd_cp_computers_1

paddyrg

The speed of the device is only a small step in the chain - do you have USB 1.1, 2 or 3? The whole computer needs to support USB3 to benefit from that, and many older machines don't support USB2 on every port either. The drive may not be the bottleneck

bengalknights

Ducati Sandisk i think its called very fast file transfer.

spakkker

Try a usb hard drive eg. - http://computers.shop.ebay.co.uk/Internal-External-Hard-Drives-/16178/i.html?Internal%252FExternal=External&LH_ItemCondition=1000&LH_BIN=1&_dmpt=UK_Computing_HardDrives_RL&_fln=1&_sc=1&_sop=15&_ssov=1&_trksid=p3286.c0.m282&Hard%2520Drive%2520Capacity=60%252D99%2520GB%7C100%252D199%2520GB%7C200%252D499%2520GB%7C500%252D999%2520GB

edit - isn't 11.5cm x 1.0cm x 7.0cm portable ? 1st on linked page.

baby_frogmella

spakkker wrote: »

Try a usb hard drive eg. - http://computers.shop.ebay.co.uk/Internal-External-Hard-Drives-/16178/i.html?Internal%252FExternal=External&LH_ItemCondition=1000&LH_BIN=1&_dmpt=UK_Computing_HardDrives_RL&_fln=1&_sc=1&_sop=15&_ssov=1&_trksid=p3286.c0.m282&Hard%2520Drive%2520Capacity=60%252D99%2520GB%7C100%252D199%2520GB%7C200%252D499%2520GB%7C500%252D999%2520GB

I think the OP wants a portable one. As others have said go for the patriot xporter...i've got one and its brill!
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Patriot-PEF16GRUSB-Xporter-Write-Transfer/dp/B003WUX6QK/ref=pd_cp_computers_1

closed

how old is the machine, how big is the file you are transferring, and how long does it take?

simples23

Thanks for the help and advice everyone, much appreciated!

I'm running Windows Vista on a fairly fast Dell machine.

It's USB 2.0 (machine is approx 3 and a 1/2 years old).

I'm currently getting write speeds of approxiamtely 5mb/s on my Kingston.

Would generally be transferring files between 500mb - 1GB in size.

Very impressed by the look of the Patriot Xporter....that's what I'm leaning towards at the minute.

Once again, thanks folks - very useful and informative information!