Compared to the 8 minutes and 35 seconds needed with the SanDisk Extreme GO USB 3.1 drive, the 256 GB unit took around 24 minutes to complete the transfer.
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Sequential writing performance were conversely around 50 MB/s, a speed slightly lower than the maximum rate achieved during the subsequent copy test of around 37 GB (6000 files and folders) from a mechanical HDD on Windows 10. A set of three benchmarks with CrystalDiskMark 6.0.2 achieved a minimum of 112 megabytes per second and a top speed of 155 MB/s in sequential reading, numbers that are clearly higher than the 100 MB/s suggested by SanDisk.
Performance tests have been, as usual, carried out by connecting the SanDisk unit to a USB 3.0/3.1 Gen 1/3.2 Gen 1×1 port, a more than adequate connection for the specs stated by the manufacturer. SanDisk talks about a “stylish and portable” Flash unit, yet the sensation you get by handling it is of a frail device that’s way too small (about 5.5 cm) for a quarter-terabyte storage drive. While connected, you just need a light touch to notice that the plastic casing is pretty unsteady compared to the drive and the connector hosted within. Once connected to a USB-A port, the Flash drive is ready for transferring data and it stays in position until disconnection. The SanDisk Ultra USB 3.0 unit is equipped with a retractile USB connector, which stays hidden inside the casing until the user applies a slight pressure on the drive’s body to pull the connector out and put it in block position.
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A quick format with the NTFS file system is what’s needed to remove the unwanted software and prepare the drive for use on Windows 10. Connected for the first time, this drive includes a tool for password-protecting files as well. The USA corporation states a maximum read speed of 100 megabytes per second on a USB 3.0 port, while there are no estimations on the writing performance. The unit we are going to test is SanDisk Ultra USB 3.0, in its 256 gigabytes version which, as usual, amounts to 229 GB of available space for copying files. This time, however, the tests achieved definitely higher numbers than the ones stated by the manufacturer. A Flash unit once again manufactured by SanDisk, that’s noteworthy mostly for the available storage space rather than reading and writing performances. Two of the aforementioned devices are already here ready to use, and after the 64 GB Flash drive reviewed in March it’s now time to properly test a new removable USB drive. As I was saying in the previous post, the backup strategy I intend to use in the future makes use of different storage devices where to copy different types of data in different times.
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