Comments on: SuperTalent USB 3.0 Express RC4 64GB Flash Drive Review

By: Slacker

Slacker — Fri, 31 May 2013 19:10:00 +0000

In reply to benjamin.

That’s a pretty interesting idea. Given that the physical protocol implementation is insignificantly small compared to the rest of a modern SSD controller, this shouldn’t increase manufacturing cost by much.
Then again – the market for USB SSDs is insignificantly small right now, so there’s really not much point adding to manufacturing costs just for that – even if the cost difference would be just a few cents per unit.

By: Slacker

Slacker — Fri, 31 May 2013 18:54:00 +0000

In reply to Bula Nula. Dunno about this drive, but both the DataTraveler Workspace and the RC8 support SMART, just like any other SandForce based drive. I wouldn't worry about TRIM, as it is essentially useless in real-life scenarios (and can even REDUCE your performance due to one fucked up quirk of the SATA protocol). If you want to visualise size, I suggest you look at the USB connector. These are as standard-sized as it gets ;-).

By: Ben

Ben — Mon, 08 Apr 2013 23:02:00 +0000

In reply to benjamin. no that will cost more cause then you got to do the process together and at the same time. The yield for that will be really really low consider you are packing a lot of things together.

By: Les@TheSSDReview

Les@TheSSDReview — Mon, 08 Apr 2013 10:42:00 +0000

In reply to Bula Nula. Give us a few days and watch for the update. Tx ahead.

By: Bula Nula

Bula Nula — Mon, 08 Apr 2013 10:32:00 +0000

How about testing the speeds through a normal USB 2.0 interface ? I am interested to see if the random 4K read/write speeds are maintained through the older USB 2.0 and not only through USB 3.0. Since this does not support TRIM ( SMART is also not supported ? ) then what drive does support TRIM and SMART through USB interface ? Does the Kingston Datatraveler or the RC8 support it ? How about the upcoming Mushkin Ventura 2281 device ? What about doing a size comparison next to a dummy credit card so we can estimate size. Otherwise, great review sir !