Tough Drive Mini 2GB Flash Drive - The tough, durable, and reliable Ultra Fast USB 2.0 Drive

• Windows® ReadyBoost™ Compatible - All ATP USB drives are enhanced for use with Windows® ReadyBoost™

• Tough & Highly Durable: Tough Synthetic Polymer Housing for shock absorption and water resistance.

• High data transfer rate: Up to 30 MB/s! Speed up file transfers and multimedia streaming.

• Extremely Portable: Compact design for convenient storage and mobility.

• Compatibility: No driver needed for Windows 2000 / ME / XP, Mac. OS 8.6 or above , Linux Kernel 2.4.0 or above.

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Looking over the Tough Drive Mini, it's only about half an inch larger than the Petito. The Mini's housing comes wrapped in a black rubber cover. This drive is so well protected that it's durable enough to be dropped from just about any height. It comes with an actual locking clasp that can serve as a key chain or provide a secure way of connecting the drive to your own gear. This drive is naturally going to be the drive of choice among the guys given its rugged, yet cool look.

Rubber Covering

When it comes to USB drives, many of them tend to be assembled poorly, where as the Tough Drive's rubber cover is well made and attached. It fits on snug enough that it couldn't be pulled off without some big effort. So, the flash drive lives up to its name which is really important with today's consumer.

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Testing:

Let's take a look and see what kinds of performance you can expect with these Flash Drives. Sisoft SANDRA was used to benchmark the external storage performance. The performance tables are there to help simplify what all the data means.

Petito

Tough Drive Mini

 

ATP Petito 2GB Flash Drive ATP ToughDrive Mini 2GB Flash Drive Benchmark Results Combined Index : 9898 operation(s)/min Endurance Factor : 23.1 Results Interpretation : Higher index values are better. Performance Test Status Run ID : Virtual-Hideout on Tuesday, November 27, 2007 at 8:34:11 PM System Timer : 2.4GHz 512B Files Test Read Performance : 27321 operation(s)/min (228 kB/sec, 1x) Write Performance : 5531 operation(s)/min (46 kB/sec, 0x) Delete Performance : 14537 operation(s)/min File Fragments : 1.0 Combined Index : 12037 operation(s)/min 32kB Files Test Read Performance : 18182 operation(s)/min (9697 kB/sec, 64x) Write Performance : 6476 operation(s)/min (3454 kB/sec, 23x) Delete Performance : 15006 operation(s)/min File Fragments : 2.0 Combined Index : 11630 operation(s)/min 256kB Files Test Read Performance : 6109 operation(s)/min (26065 kB/sec, 173x) Write Performance : 2835 operation(s)/min (12096 kB/sec, 80x) Delete Performance : 13695 operation(s)/min File Fragments : 2.0 Combined Index : 4732 operation(s)/min 2MB Files Test Read Performance : 954 operation(s)/min (32563 kB/sec, 217x) Write Performance : 603 operation(s)/min (20582 kB/sec, 137x) Delete Performance : 11572 operation(s)/min File Fragments : 2.2 Combined Index : 881 operation(s)/min 64MB Files Test Read Performance : 31 operation(s)/min (33860 kB/sec, 225x) Write Performance : 22 operation(s)/min (24030 kB/sec, 160x) Delete Performance : 8159 operation(s)/min File Fragments : 2.0 Combined Index : 30 operation(s)/min Endurance Test Status Operating System Disk Cache Used : No Use Overlapped I/O : No Test File Size : 32MB Block Size : 512 byte(s) File Fragments : 1 Endurance Benchmark Breakdown Repeated Sector ReWrite : 531 kB/s Sequential Sector Write : 494 kB/s Random Sector Write : 15 kB/s Drive Total Size : 1.9GB Free Space : 1.9GB, 100% Cluster Size : 32kB Benchmark Results Combined Index : 9619 operation(s)/min Endurance Factor : 22.6 Results Interpretation : Higher index values are better. Performance Test Status Run ID : Virtual-Hideout on Tuesday, November 27, 2007 at 8:52:48 PM System Timer : 2.4GHz 512B Files Test Read Performance : 27204 operation(s)/min (227 kB/sec, 1x) Write Performance : 5484 operation(s)/min (46 kB/sec, 0x) Delete Performance : 14535 operation(s)/min File Fragments : 2.0 Combined Index : 11956 operation(s)/min 32kB Files Test Read Performance : 17635 operation(s)/min (9405 kB/sec, 62x) Write Performance : 5975 operation(s)/min (3187 kB/sec, 21x) Delete Performance : 13909 operation(s)/min File Fragments : 4.0 Combined Index : 10938 operation(s)/min 256kB Files Test Read Performance : 6114 operation(s)/min (26086 kB/sec, 173x) Write Performance : 2885 operation(s)/min (12309 kB/sec, 82x) Delete Performance : 13758 operation(s)/min File Fragments : 4.0 Combined Index : 4776 operation(s)/min 2MB Files Test Read Performance : 953 operation(s)/min (32529 kB/sec, 216x) Write Performance : 583 operation(s)/min (19900 kB/sec, 132x) Delete Performance : 16087 operation(s)/min File Fragments : 4.3 Combined Index : 869 operation(s)/min 64MB Files Test Read Performance : 31 operation(s)/min (33860 kB/sec, 225x) Write Performance : 21 operation(s)/min (22938 kB/sec, 152x) Delete Performance : 9613 operation(s)/min File Fragments : 4.0 Combined Index : 30 operation(s)/min Endurance Test Status Operating System Disk Cache Used : No Use Overlapped I/O : No Test File Size : 32MB Block Size : 512 byte(s) File Fragments : 1 Endurance Benchmark Breakdown Repeated Sector ReWrite : 523 kB/s Sequential Sector Write : 479 kB/s Random Sector Write : 15 kB/s Drive Total Size : 1.9GB Free Space : 1.9GB, 100% Cluster Size : 32kB

Conclusion:

There really isn't a quicker, easier way to transfer your files than capable USB 2.0 Flash Drives. There's no restriction on the kind of data you can store on it. They come in really handy for passing your files back and forth. One could even use it to transport a video file that can be transferred over to a compatible home theater. Audio files are a breeze as well and can be really quick on USB supportive audio systems inside your car or truck. Since car stereos have been integrating a USB port in to the decks, all one would have to do is plug and play.

Very cool, very handy!

The Petito is definitely the fastest mini USB flash drive to be tested. It's a sleek little stylish USB drive that comes in several classy colors of your choice and won't clash with your wardrobe. Who says that flash drives can't be classy? If you're looking for a bit of refinement with a artistically camouflaged flash drive for those all important meetings, consider the Petito 2GB Flash Drive.

And for those not needing to impress the board of directors, you can still appreciate the same features built in to the Tough Drive Mini 2GB Flash Drive. The Mini is a USB flash drive for the man's man. It serves its purpose well and is durable enough to keep up with you regardless of where you travel. And with built in security with ATP's Flash Drive products, you can pass it around where ever you like. We'd like to thank ATP for giving us the Petito and Tough Drive USB 2.0 Flash Drives.

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