Flash drives are everywhere. Most people have at least two or three. This makes the market for flash drives a fairly difficult one. To sell a flashdrive you need something to make it unique. Today I have one of Lexar’s latest drives, the JumpDrive S73 16GB.
Lexar is attacking the market mostly from a speed standpoint, this drive uses USB3 rather than USB2, allowing speeds significantly higher than is possible on the older USB2 standard.
You pay a price for the speed of course, the USB 16GB JumpDrive costs about double what the USB2 version costs.
If you have a need to shuffle large files onto or off of the drive it may well be worth it.
The JumpDrive S73 series is rated at 45MB/s read and 20MB/s write, pretty solid for a $16 16GB drive. We’ll get to the full product specs in a bit. First, some words from Lexar about Lexar.
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Lexar. A world leader in reliable, award-winning memory solutions. Whether shooting photos, capturing video, watching movies on a tablet, or simply transferring and sharing files on the go, Lexar® memory solutions provide the performance and reliability needed to get the most from your digital device. As our award-winning lineup and 15 years in the memory business will attest, we know memory. Our strong retail, e-tail, and OEM presence make Lexar a global player in every major customer channel, including value-added resellers, system builders, and e-commerce. And we’ve built a name synonymous with quality, innovation, and customer service. With a comprehensive portfolio of high-performance, award-winning products in every major memory category, including memory cards, card readers, and USB flash drives, Lexar products are backed by outstanding customer support, industry-leading warranties, and an ever-expanding selection of products that are designed to meet the growing needs of our customers. What’s more, all Lexar product designs undergo extensive testing in the Lexar Quality Labs, facilities with more than 800 digital devices, to ensure performance, quality, compatibility, and reliability. Lexar is a leading global brand of Micron Consumer Products Group, Inc., a subsidiary of Micron Technology, Inc. Micron is one of the largest memory manufacturers in the world, and our relationship allows us to leverage more than 30 years of experience and expertise to offer industry-leading technology. Lexar. When Memory Matters.™ |
Given that Lexar is owned by Micron, I expect we’ll find Micron flash inside this drive. If I can get it open without a hammer.
