At first I would like to thank Apacer for sending me a sample of their AH130 USB 2.0 Flash Drive for testing and reviewing.

 

About Apacer:

"Apacer is the recognized name in innovative memory module supply that is widely used in digital media applications as well as reading and sharing of digital data. Apacer truly understands the importance of digital data storage and duplication, hence continues to develop optimized versions of digital storage solutions. To effectively achieve such goals, Apacer adopts the integrated approach on product design, customer service, brand value survey and actual product experience. Market studies show that Apacer offers reliable, innovative, trendy and youthful products, fully living up to its promise. Using its witty slogan “Access the Best” to represent its effort to enhance brand value, Apacer dedicates itself in providing the best products and services. “Access” literally suggests total convenience and freedom in data reading, sharing and communication, while “Best” represents unparalleled quality. Apacer in fact promises users improved digital experiences with its line of memory modules and peripherals."

 

Aluminum Alloy Toned in Three Colors

AH130 is enclosed in high-quality aluminum alloy toned in three impressive colors of fiery orange, magic red and ocean blue. The multi-colored personalized appearance gives AH130 a trendy, urban look.

Built-in Clip Design

To deliver a more easy-to-use flash drive solution, Apacer design team thinks outside the box to develop an all-in-one built-in clipof the less-than-5mm ultra-thin AH130 aluminum alloy enclosure. The clip has a similar function of a paperclip allowing easy clipping onto your pocket, notebook, badge holder and inside bag, saving users the trouble of having to fumble for their flash drives all the time!

Swivel Design for One-Hand Operation

In terms of function and style, Apacer is dedicated to providing a more ergonomic experience with flash drives. AH130 perfectly combines with a rotating swivel that enables users to quickly swivel out the USB connector with one finger. Available for one-hand operation, AH130 offers rapid data transmission complete with a compact and sleek design!

The tiny USB flash drive from Apacer, AH130, comes packed inside a small sealed plastic enclosure; right from the start we can see how the product does look, along with the total storage capacity:

 

 

 

On the back we get some information regarding supported OSes, along with some serial numbers:

 

 

 

Inside the cardboard envelope, we have some instructions on how to remove safely the device from the USB port:

 

 

 

The outside of the drive is built from aluminum alloy and on one side we can see the Apacer logo:

 

 

 

The other side comes with a built-in clip design, so the drive can be clipped onto our pocket, notebook or badge holder:

 

 

 

The USB flash drive body can be swiveled out with only one finger:

 

 

 

Size-wise, the body of the AH130 is about the same size as the previously reviewed product from Kingmax:

 

 

 

While looking on the side we can discover a product serial number:

 

 

The testbench was composed from the following hardware:

 

CPU: Intel I7 Retail @ stock

Motherboard: Foxconn BloodRage with G42 BIOS

RAM: 3x2GB Patriot PVT36G1600LLK 1600MHz

Video: Sparkle GTX 470 with stock and OMNI A.L.C.

Power Supply: Nexus RX-8500 850W modular

HDD: Seagate Barracuda 500GB 7200.11 & Patriot TorqX 64GB SSD

Case: Thermaltake Armor+ LCS, stock cooling

OS: Windows 7 Ultimate x64

ASUS U3S6

The Apacer Handy Steno AH130 USB 2.0 Flash Drive comes formatted FAT32:

 

To determine the flash drive read speeds, the HD Tune 4.60 utility was used:

 

 

HD Tune File Benchmark 64MB

 

HD Tune File Benchmark 512MB

Summary Graph (Read Performance)

 

To measure the real life performance, I have used the Total Commander application to copy to the flash drive and from the flash drive the same file and recorded the transfer speeds, when they have stabilized.

 

File Copy

File Read

Summary Graph (Real-life performance)

 

 

The AH130 USB Flash Drive from Apacer is all about style; the product can be clipped easy on our pocket, badge holder or anything else. Depending on the storage capacity, the drive can come in colors of fiery orange, magic red or ocean blue.

 

The drive performs average regarding read and write speeds, being more suitable for storing small files than for transferring multimedia content or large files.

 

The AH130 can be also used with ACE (Apacer Compression Explorer), which is a software utility for compressing data (saving flash drive storage space) and password protection.

 

 

I would like to thank again to Apacer for making this review possible!