Corsair Flash Voyager GT USB 3.0 Flash Drive Review

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Everything USB posted a review on Corsair Flash Voyager GT USB 3.0 Flash Drive.

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USB 3.0 is finally closing in on the mark of ubiquity, appearing in even the cheapest of Dell laptops. So let it be known that Ye Olde USB 2.0 is officially boring and dead now, and so are the days of waiting for files to transfer at a snail's pace. Flash drives with USB 3.0 interfaces are available here and now, and many crank the write speeds to just under 40MB/s. But this still isn't good enough for you, is it? Still nerve-wracked by progress bars? Well, "feast" your impatient eyeballs on the second generation of USB 3.0 flash drives, starting with Corsair's Flash Voyager GT USB 3.0. An in-depth review awaits you after the jump.

Verdict:
The Corsair Flash Voyager GT USB 3.0 is still a champ of durability and overall performance, but real world write speeds have become lax and the 32GB model competes too closely with its non-GT cousin.

Pros:
+ Fast read speeds
+ Also fast write speeds (64GB)
+ Durable as ever
+ 5-year warranty

Cons:
- Synthetic writes are far from real-world performance
- 32GB writes barely faster than non-GT model
- Blocks vertically-stacked USB ports
- Lanyard, extension cable not included

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