Patriot SuperSonic Magnum USB 3.0 flash drive review

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Specifications

 

Specifications

Patriot is entering new ground with USB flash drives. Their last-gen Xporter series was an impressive stick with high speeds, but times change. Integrating USB 3.0 together with leading edge technology that's new ground to cover alright.

So you thought 50MB/s USB 3.0 write speeds were hot? The folks at Patriot released a product sporting capacities up to 128GB, boasts a single eight channel controller with 200MB/s read and 110MB/s write speeds. Ooh and it will fit in your hip pocket, or wherever the ladies hide stuff.

The Magnum SuperSonic flash drives uses eight multiple channels for it's data transfer to get the most out of 3.0, delivering real high speeds even for large sequential file transfers. Simple yet stylish, a black and blue theme rounds off the picture. So then, let's have a peek at the specs and features.

  • Durable black aluminum case with lid
  • Blue framing
  • USB 3.0 interface (backwards compatible)
  • Shock absorbent (up to 15G)
  • 64 & 128GB
  • Also available as USB 2.0 version
  • 8-channel technology:
  • Up to 200 MB/s reading & 110 MB/s writing
  • Lanyard hole with status light
  • Size: 72mm (L), 26mm (W), 6mm (H)
  • Weight: 19.5g
  • 10 year data retention
  • 5 years warranty

Housed inside the Supersonic Magnums graceful shell, Patriot has squeezed in a single-chip, eight-channel USB 3 controller, plus 64GB of MLC NAND flash (a 128GB version is also available). This contributes to very quick performance indeed.

Patriot Magnum SuperSonic 64GBA tiny bit annoying is the fact that the stick does not have any activity LEDs.

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