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zhen on 07/04/2013 - 10:11 kogan.com (2842 clicks)
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  • Moots on 07/04/2013 - 10:14
    +4

    There is also some Smart Magnetic iPad cases, $9 each free postage Here

    • leonheart1 on 07/04/2013 - 10:27
      +3

      I'd be very wary of those fakes: http://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2011/04/video-hilarious-fake-…

      • StewBalls on 07/04/2013 - 10:55
        -3

        I'd be very wary of believing that video, it just reeks of pro-Apple anti-clone propaganda to me…

        • theguyrules on 07/04/2013 - 12:50
          +2

          I have had a cheap eBay smart cover just fall apart first time I've tried to use it. They're useless.

        • StewBalls on 07/04/2013 - 13:46

          I'm not doubting you, but have you watched that video…it's as biased as an ACA/TT story!

        • theguyrules on 07/04/2013 - 14:00

          Nah looks pretty shoddy. Just saying, from what I've found, the cheap/fake smart covers aren't worth it.

        • Brick50 on 08/04/2013 - 08:44
          +1

          You can clearly see they are one sided with that video,

          Pushing harder on the fake case, Spending more time 'testing' it.

          I bet the apple one would do the same thing

  • [Deactivated] on 07/04/2013 - 10:28
    +2

    Listed Specs:

    Sequential Read < 80MB/s
    Sequential Write < 70MB/s

    I do not like the use of a less than symbol.

    But if they are within 10-20% of the figures quoted, it's good value.

    • trinest on 07/04/2013 - 10:44

      I haven't done a speed test (have the 64GB one). But I'm pretty sure fokes around here did some before and they were pretty close? Regardless I've been happy with my 64GB model.

      • Lukian on 07/04/2013 - 10:56
        +1

        Due to memory channels, the 32GB (and smaller) will likely be slower. But even if it's over 20-25MB/s write, it's still faster than top of the line usb2 drives, so I don't mind them marketing it as usb3 if so.

        • Obake on 07/04/2013 - 11:05

          I've got/had (read below) one of these and they're proper quick. iirc i regularly got 60mb/s read/write using USB3.0 (on/off SDD in RAID0).

        • nfr on 07/04/2013 - 12:26

          60mb/s read AND write, not just read? Very good value if true.

    • supersabroso on 07/04/2013 - 20:11

      lol yeah haha, they've really covered their butts on that one. Can't complain if you get one that's only 10MB/s write.

    • Lukian on 15/04/2013 - 23:55

      Actual specs:

      29.4GB usable.

      USB2 -
      Read: 35MB/s
      Write: 31MB/s

      USB3 -
      TBA

      USB2 (detailed) -
      CrystalDiskMark 3.0.2 (C) 2007-2013 hiyohiyo
      Crystal Dew World : http://crystalmark.info/
      MB/s = 1,000,000 byte/s [SATA/300 = 300,000,000 byte/s]

                 Sequential Read :    34.786 MB/s
          Sequential Write :    31.131 MB/s
         Random Read 512KB :    34.012 MB/s
        Random Write 512KB :     1.120 MB/s
    Random Read 4KB (QD=1) :     4.988 MB/s [  1217.7 IOPS]
   Random Write 4KB (QD=1) :     0.095 MB/s [    23.1 IOPS]
   Random Read 4KB (QD=32) :     4.794 MB/s [  1170.4 IOPS]
  Random Write 4KB (QD=32) :     0.065 MB/s [    15.9 IOPS]

      Test : 1000 MB [E: 0.0% (0.0/29.4 GB)] (x3)

      • Gav on 16/04/2013 - 14:15

        I got swivel one, did the same test and got this for USB2:

        CrystalDiskMark 3.0.2 x64 (C) 2007-2013 hiyohiyo
        MB/s = 1,000,000 byte/s (SATA/300 = 300,000,000 byte/s)

               Sequential Read :    31.703 MB/s
      Sequential Write :    23.706 MB/s
     Random Read 512KB :    31.539 MB/s
    Random Write 512KB :     1.151 MB/s
Random Read 4KB (QD=1) :     4.342 MB/s (  1060.0 IOPS)

        Random Write 4KB (QD=1) : 0.080 MB/s ( 19.4 IOPS)
        Random Read 4KB (QD=32) : 4.155 MB/s ( 1014.4 IOPS)
        Random Write 4KB (QD=32) : 0.080 MB/s ( 19.6 IOPS)

        Test : 1000 MB (K: 0.0% (0.0/29.4 GB)) (x5)

        By comparison, for the Verbatim USB3 16GB (sold by Flingshot in the past):

               Sequential Read :    32.388 MB/s
      Sequential Write :     8.862 MB/s
     Random Read 512KB :    31.161 MB/s
    Random Write 512KB :     0.666 MB/s
Random Read 4KB (QD=1) :     5.089 MB/s (  1242.4 IOPS)

        Random Write 4KB (QD=1) : 0.031 MB/s ( 7.7 IOPS)
        Random Read 4KB (QD=32) : 5.227 MB/s ( 1276.1 IOPS)
        Random Write 4KB (QD=32) : 0.029 MB/s ( 7.2 IOPS)

        Test : 1000 MB (V: 0.0% (0.0/14.4 GB)) (x5)

  • shmahoo on 07/04/2013 - 10:48

    +1
    bought

  • Obake on 07/04/2013 - 10:59

    Perfect timing, thanks zhenwen! I just lost my mine yesterday and needed to replace it. It just had tv shows and movies on it for when I go to my gf's house, so luckily nothing important on it.

    • BurnZ on 07/04/2013 - 11:55
      +4

      :O TV shows and movies are important!

  • stickyfingers on 07/04/2013 - 12:05

    Very happy with my 32GB

  • Nazy on 07/04/2013 - 12:09
    +1

    Anyone that owns this, would you say it performs similarly to the 32GB Lexar JumpDrive S73 USB 3.0 Flash Drive sold by Flingshot (http://flingshot.com.au/products/storage-usb-storage-32gb-le…)?
    As I have the 16gb Lexar from Flingshot, and it mostly writes at around 20mb/s.

    • Lukian on 12/04/2013 - 03:55

      It should perform faster. but the 16GB Lexar does do 20MB/s in USB2 ports, which is always nice.

  • Rogerwilco on 07/04/2013 - 12:55

    Bought one. Thanks OP.

  • Bourb on 07/04/2013 - 17:30

    Bought one as well, thanks for the link.

  • nsm on 07/04/2013 - 21:23

    How fast would this be on a usb 2.0 port? I'd be happy with 10MB/s write

    • llama on 07/04/2013 - 21:33
      +1

      A USB 3.0 device will do between 20 and 30MB/sec on a USB 2.0 port.

      So, if this drive can do more than 30MB/sec or so, then that's what you'll get. What we don't know is what speed these sticks can do "flat out"

      • nsm on 07/04/2013 - 21:39

        I see, thanks

    • MrZ on 08/04/2013 - 01:56
      -6

      USB 2.0 port - rofl. What century are you living in?

      • StewBalls on 08/04/2013 - 12:03
        -1

        Time to cut back on the cough syrup, bro! ;)

      • nsm on 08/04/2013 - 18:31

        Haha, 21st. I don't have a need to upgrade yet; 2.0 is fast enough for me, and I don't have any peripherals which take advantage of 3.0

        • MrZ on 08/04/2013 - 18:33
          -2

          Doesn't matter if you need it or not - the hardware that goes along with USB 2.0 is outdated.

        • StewBalls on 08/04/2013 - 21:17
          +1

          Easy MrZ, not all of us can afford a Trinitron! ;)

        • MrZ on 08/04/2013 - 21:19
          -1

          Uh-huh… my Trinitron was $5600 so I'm hoping that not everyone can afford it.

        • StewBalls on 08/04/2013 - 21:24

          FWIW, I have at least half a dozen PCs in my house, but between them only 3x USB3.0 ports…2x of those courtesy an upgrade card! I also know quite a few poor plebs that don't have any, I'm fairly certain this dilemma qualifies as a first world problem! :)

  • llama on 07/04/2013 - 21:29

    Grabbed one - for $19 it's worth the risk that it's a bit slow.

  • damnable on 08/04/2013 - 07:20

    So plugged into a USB 2.0 port this would still be a relatively fast drive? At least compared to other cheap USB 2.0 flash drives?

  • jfkingdom1 on 08/04/2013 - 11:59

    They are getting so cheap but no so sure about the quality of this one with no brand though.

  • Stylez on 12/04/2013 - 22:25

    annnnnd this is what I got http://tinypic.com/view.php?pic=2a6uyd4&s=6

    • MrZ on 12/04/2013 - 22:52

      And?

      • Stylez on 13/04/2013 - 00:07

        looks like the one advertised?

        • theguyrules on 13/04/2013 - 00:28

          I got the same one, I think we got a USB 2 drive instead of USB 3, however the connectors are blue like most USB 3 drives.
          Weird.

    • Stylez on 13/04/2013 - 00:13

      edit: speeds top out around 45 MB/s, in comparison my Lexar triton does 150 MB/s easy

      • MrZ on 13/04/2013 - 10:33

        What about write speed? I'm using this to play video on my TV so read speed is irrelevant.

        • StewBalls on 13/04/2013 - 10:53

          Don't you mean 'record' video? That would be where write speed becomes an issue.

          For playback of media stored on the USB then only read speed would be relevant.

        • MrZ on 13/04/2013 - 10:58
          +1

          No, write speed is relevant because I'm copying the files to the USB stick from my PC, and then playing them on the TV. The read speed is irrelevant because the bitrate of many files is only 500-700 KB/s.

        • StewBalls on 13/04/2013 - 11:06

          Fair enough…it might be time to consider upgrade from sneakernet to a networked media player though! ;)

        • Gav on 13/04/2013 - 11:41
          +2

          45 MB/s should be the write speed for this. Read will be higher.

        • llama on 15/04/2013 - 13:08

          might be time to consider upgrade from sneakernet to a networked media player

          Agreed. Copying files on a 'need to view' basis is painful in the extreme.

        • llama on 15/04/2013 - 13:10

          Deleted [duplicate post]

        • MrZ on 15/04/2013 - 13:46

          Yes, it's so painful walking a distance of about 2 metres from my PC to my TV and plugging in a USB stick. A lot cheaper than forking out on some wireless media player.

        • StewBalls on 15/04/2013 - 16:21
          -1

          You could use some of the money you saved by not upgrading your Trinitron to a post-war TV! ;)

        • MrZ on 15/04/2013 - 16:26
          +1

          What are you on about? CRTs are post war TVs, post WWI. Did you know the car you drive is technology that dates back to the 1800s?

        • StewBalls on 15/04/2013 - 16:29
          -1

          Are we looking at a whoosh scenario here? :)

    • llama on 15/04/2013 - 13:07
      +1

      annnnnd this is what I got http://tinypic.com/view.php?pic=2a6uyd4&s=6

      ANNNNDDDD I got the same on Friday

      H2testw test on a USB 2.0 laptop port… at least it really is 32GB

      Test finished without errors.
      You can now delete the test files *.h2w or verify them again.
      Writing speed: 17.0 MByte/s
      Reading speed: 24.9 MByte/s
      H2testw v1.4

      From those results, I'd say it's a generic USB 2.0 drive with a blue "usb 3.0" plug on it.

      Read is about as much as can be expected via USB 2.0. Write is slow, well below maximum USB 2.0 speed. I may have to test on a USB 3.0 port at home later.

      • Gav on 15/04/2013 - 16:19
        +1

        You tested on a USB2 port and got standard USB2 results. So not sure why you're claiming "it's a generic USB 2.0 drive with a blue "usb 3.0" plug on it". If you get the same speeds on a USB3 port then you'd have the right to claim that.

  • sinisterfrog on 16/04/2013 - 09:17

    Received the swivel model with blue connector. Sequential R/W 186 / 43 MBs on USB3

  • MrZ on 16/04/2013 - 14:35
    -3

    I got the swivel one. On USB2 I am getting 25-28 MB/s. On USB3 I am getting 35-38 MB/s. I'll probably just use USB2 as I can't be bothered reaching around the back of the PC - my front ports are only USB2.

    By the way, get this - if I plug it into USB2, Windows tells me "this device can perform faster if plugged into a super-speed USB 3.0 port". Hello Microsoft?! You don't even support USB 3.0 in my OS!! (Win7)

    • supersabroso on 16/04/2013 - 22:51

      ??? Where is this rubbish coming from? Mac is the only operating system having trouble with USB 3.0, they keep trying to promote their firebolts and thundercables or what not.

      • MrZ on 17/04/2013 - 15:24
        -1

        It's not rubbish. Windows 7 does not support USB 3.0. FYI:

        USB 1.0 is supported by Windows 95 OSR2 (B) and above
        USB 2.0 is supported by Windows XP SP2 and above
        USB 3.0 is supported by Windows 8 and above

        • StewBalls on 17/04/2013 - 15:45

          Your word for the day is 'drivers', MrZ!

          They're free too, you won't even have to fork out anything to get USB3.0 support working under Win7…just as well, coz it seems that you've spent all of your hard-earned on that old steam-powered TV of yours! ;)

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