Super Talent 16 GB USB 3.0 Express Drive ST3U16EDK

There are plenty of flash drives that are fast by USB 2.0 standard, but they hover around 30MB/s. USB 3.0 (aka SuperSpeed USB) achieves the much higher performance by way of a number of technical changes. Perhaps the most obvious change is an additional physical bus that is added in parallel with the existing USB 2.0 bus. This means that where USB 2.0 previously had 4 wires (power, ground, and a pair for differential data), USB 3.0 adds 4 more for two pairs of differential signals (receive and transmit) for a combined total of 8 connections in the connectors and cabling. These extra two pairs were necessary to support the SuperSpeed USB target bandwidth requirements, because the two wire differential signals of USB 2.0 were not enough.

Furthermore, the signaling method, while still host-directed, is now asynchronous instead of polling. USB 3.0 utilizes a bi-directional data interface rather than USB 2.0's half-duplex arrangement, where data can only flow in one direction...Read more

It was time to replace my 2GB Lexar Lightning Jumpdrive. Back when I when I obtained it the Lexar Jumpdrive was fast. Maybe still is compared to a number of flash drives. But there are also much better flash drives available now.
The SuperTalent Express 3.0 is currently the only 3.0 flash drive available other then the SuperCrypt also by SuperTalent. The SuperCrypt is supposed to be even faster then the Express and comes with built in encryption software. However the SuperCrypt is even bigger and bulkier and nearly twice as expensive. Since I don't need encryption software, I got the Express version. I sprung for the SuperTalent Express 3.0 even though I don't currently have a motherboard that supports usb 3.0. It is backwards compatible and works just fine plugged into a usb 2.0 port. It is supposed to be faster reading and writing then any 2.0 flash drive even when used at 2.0 speeds.
I have only been able to use the drive at 2.0 speeds and it is still far faster then...Read more

I was one of the first customers for this product when it came out because I recently upgraded to a new computer with a usb3.0 port. I figured why not take advantage of the latest technology on the market but boy was I proved wrong! After only a month of usage, the drive for some odd reason started disconnecting from the computer by itself when transferring files. A week after that, the speed of transfer fell to a crawl, almost usb 1.0 speeds! Finally the drive died a two days after that when I was attempting to back it up so I can return it for another one. Frustrated, I went on their forum to figure out what the problem was, and to my amazement, I wasn't the only one! Apparently the software that was prebuilt into the drive was causing issues to MAC's and older Window OS's that don't have the right drivers. One of their support staff said that they would release a new version soon that would have the optional software. I waited patiently and the new version was released, I brought...Read more