Sony Launches Sexy SuperSpeed USB 3.0 Flash Drive
Sony Launches Sexy SuperSpeed USB 3.0 Flash Drive
Posted 01/17/2012 at 11:39am
| by Paul Lilly
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With native SuperSpeed USB 3.0 chipsets on the horizon and a whole host of USB 3.0-capable motherboards already on the market thanks to NEC, Marvell, and other third-party chip makers, there's no reason to saddle yourself with a USB 2.0 storage device, not unless it comes down to cost. Dollars and cents aside, Sony's new Micro Vault MACH USB 3.0 flash drive is a looker and a scorcher.
Available in capacities from 8GB up to 64GB, the Micro Vault MACH whips your data to and fro at up to 120MB/s for reads and up to 90MB/s for writes. Of course it's backwards compatible with USB 2.0, so even if you can't take advantage of the added speed right away, you can still own one of the better looking thumb drives, if that matters. That's because it's housed in a sleek, solid aluminum body with a brushed design.
The Micro Vault MACH series will ship sometime this month and includes a five-year warranty. Pricing has yet to be announced.
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TechLarry
January 18, 2012 at 9:13am
Thumb Drives with Caps are Dinosaurs. There is no excuse for any MFR to still be using them.
Sony finally did something right.
Holly Golightly
January 18, 2012 at 3:04am
Wow, it is so pretty!!! I definitely like the design. Knowing Sony... I would probably have to pay the Sony price when I can get equal or better performance elsewhere... But man, what looks.
vistageek
January 18, 2012 at 7:49am
I have 8 gigs of ram and I see a big speed boost with readyboost, especially if I have 50 18 megapixel images open in photoshop or something of the like. This thing would be crazy.
smashingpumpin
January 18, 2012 at 4:39am
This!!! Gordon, I know you can hear this. A readyboost test with various/combined medias is what I wish. An article akin to your recent awesome SATA cable test. Pretty pls make it happen Oh Master Ung.
The Corrupted One
January 17, 2012 at 8:45pm
80GB of RAM here I come!!
Not, people should just learn to close programs when they are done.
Datrappert
January 17, 2012 at 4:25pm
Give me a break. It's silver, has a light, and it's HUGE. I'll wait for the nano version.
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