Super Talent 2GB 200x USB Flash Drive

Introduction:

    Not too long ago, 128mb flash drives were the norm; now the norm is around 2GB or up. Well, today I'm going to be reviewing a 2GB flash drive from SuperTalent. Now keep in mind that size is not the only factor in a flash drive, but the speed in which data flows also plays a major factor. The Super Talent 2GB drive has a rated speed of 200x. 200x is extremely fast, but just for the sake of comparison, 400x is around the speed of USB2.0  Super Talent also offers other varieties of flash drives. 

About the Company:

Corporate Overview
Headquartered in San Jose, California, Super Talent Technology designs and manufactures DDR and DDR2 memory modules and Flash based storage devices for computers and consumer electronics.

Engineered in Silicon Valley
Super Talent\'s Silicon Valley based electrical, mechanical, and software Engineering teams develop leading-edge DRAM and Flash memory solutions for a multitude of applications. Our US-based engineering enables Super Talent to bring advanced new products and technologies to market well ahead of the competition. A leading innovator, Super Talent holds over 100 patents on DRAM and Flash module design and manufacturing processes, making Super Talent one of the world\'s chief patent holders in memory device categories. Super Talent is an active member of JEDEC, the association that defines future memory standards. The company is a technical leader in producing industry standard memory modules as well as in developing custom memory solutions

Specifications:

Dimension: 64.5 mm x 16.8 mm x 7.1 mm Technical Details - Full compatibility with USB 1.1 and 2.0 - Dual Channel Flash Memory Architecture - Ultra-fast 200X available with 30MB/sec Read speed - Hot plug and play; Functions like another hard drive - Supports password protection - No driver needed for most operating systems (Windows 98SE driver available online) - LED indicates power, busy - More than 10 years data retention - Limited lifetime warranty

DH_BK DH_S

A Closer Look:

Retail front

Retail back

    The DH Series comes packaged in a simple blister pack that is held closed by a friction fit. Be careful when pulling the halves apart so the flash drive doesn't go sailing across the room and into the fish tank. These particular drives come in two colors which are black and silver.

Front

Back

    The body of the flash drive is made from aluminum, which will hold up to the abuse it will see in a pocket loaded with keys and coins. The cap covering the USB plug has a nice, tight friction fit and should stay on with no issues. The back end has an eyelet for a lanyard, but a lanyard isn't included. This eyelet is also serves as a data transfer LED. The LED is on this model is red.

LED	Cap removed

    What I haven't mentioned yet is the speed of this 2GB flash drive. On the package it's rated at 200x. The 200X version delivers breath-taking data transfer speeds in excess of 30MB per second. 200x is very impressive and should boast well in the test. Some other features include password protection and support for Windows Vista Ready Boost (optional.)

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