Nowadays USB Flash drive is widely used by all walks of life … With the continued growing demand on massive data processing (HD Video, Raw digital photo Images), the over 15-year old USB2.0 standard being used on today volume runner Flash drive is no longer able to meet the growing expectation by the modern sophisticated users like you. The whole-new USB3.0 standard was released in 2008 is to address the needs of truly high speed data communication.
First and most importantly, the USB3.0 standard is 100% BACKWARD COMPATIBLE with your existing USB2.0 interface. In the case of a Flash drive, you can instantly enjoy high speed performance of USB3.0 device on your current USB2.0 interface. The good quality USB3.0 flash drive can easily delivery up to TOP WRITE Speed (27MB/s ~ 33MB/s) on an USB2.0 interface. In reality, it is totally not easy to find an USB2.0 Flash drive with Write speed near 15MB/s … even you able to find it, it will easily cost you a lot.
In today market, everybody focus on endless cost down process; In the meantime, the overall product quality/performance had been degraded drastically; even though they are well aware of such negative result. The consumers have not much choice but suffering it; and they are really frustrated on this!
Actually, YOU, as a consumer, do have a choice! Next time, when you plan to purchase a new Flash drive … You better first to ask what NAND Flash being used internally and what is the speed performance – Shows me the Read/Write figures! … Let’s share with you the conclusion statement being made by the famous on-line technical publishing TOM’s hardware - “Check Performance First, Then Buy”*. Remember YOU do have a Choice!
Note * : http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/usb-3.0-thumb-drive-flash-drive,review-32174-19.html (April 26, 2011),
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