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    LF USB 3.0 Flash Drive

    Discussion in 'Accessories' started by byrdrock, Apr 14, 2010.

  1. byrdrock

    byrdrock Notebook Enthusiast

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    I have seen USB 3.0 hard drives in online stores like newegg and etc...
    but has anyone seen any USB 3.0 Flash Drives...
     
    byrdrock, Apr 14, 2010
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  2. Angelic

    Angelic Kickin' back :3

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    I know a few companies are working on making them, but they aren't really available yet. Might be another year or so, once usb 3.0 is more widespread.

    Super Talent drives are the only ones you can really buy, and I could only find them on Ebay.
     
    Angelic, Apr 14, 2010
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  3. ReignsOfPower

    ReignsOfPower Notebook Enthusiast

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    I was reading USB 3.0 flash drives ran so hot that the chipset had to be slowed down to compensate for the heat, or, they are going to manufacture them with heatsinks on them lol
     
    ReignsOfPower, Apr 14, 2010
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  4. David

    David NBR Random Reviewer NBR Reviewer

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    At the moment, prices for USB 3.0 flash drives costs as much as SSD drives and the availability of USB 3.0 ports on laptops/desktops are still fairly scarce. It's probably not worth it to get one now and seeing that only Super Talent offers them, I'm sure they're charging a premium for these products.
    There's a few retailers selling them including Super Biiz, FlashMemoryStore.com and MemoryDepot.com. Super Talent has already released 3 different series of USB 3.0 flash drives: Express (125MB/s), RaidDrive (300MB/s) and SuperCrypt (2405MB/s) with SuperCrypt being the newest addition to the USB 3.0 flash drive line. If you're in no hurry, I'd wait for more competition to join the 3.0 flash drive market and drive the prices down a bit before jumping in too hastily.
     
    David, Apr 15, 2010
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