Other by stefan @ 2013-06-27
The new Patriot Tab USB 3.0 flash drive was designed with a tiny but durable aluminum chassis for excellent portability and features good transfer speeds. The product can be found in stores with 8GB, 16GB and 32GB storage capacities and a 64GB version is in preparation too.
At first I would like to thank Patriot Memory for offering me a sample of their 16GB TAB USB 3.0 Flash Drive for reviewing.
"Mission Statement
To be the vendor of choice for the computer and consumer electronic industries with a commitment to service and quality.
Vision
Commitment, focus on innovation in technology, product quality, and customer satisfaction are the key enablers of our future success.
Company Profile
Established in 1985, Patriot Memory builds a full range of memory module and flash memory products, offering a perfect blend of quality and value. Patriot products include Extreme Performance (EP), Signature Lines (SL) and Flash Memory solutions (FM).
Sales and Distribution
Patriot has sales offices located throughout the U.S. and Asia. Patriot sells through the distribution channels throughout North America, Europe, Asia Pacific, Middle East, Africa, and Latin America.
Product Design
We understand the value of designing and responding quickly and intelligently to the rapid changes inherent in the memory module industry. This commitment to R&D enables us to deliver the best quality memory modules powered by the latest innovative technology.
Manufacturing and Operations
Patriot's development and manufacturing facility are located in Fremont, California USA and Taipei, Taiwan. Our manufacturing segment is composed of a highly skilled production staff and multiple production lines optimized for modules, giving Patriot the ability and resources necessary to provide a full line of memory module solutions.
Manufacturing Process
To meet the growing global demand for its products, Patriot manufactures its Extreme Performance (EP), Dual Channel (DC) and Signature Line (SL) products in it own state-of-the-art manufacturing facility with highly skilled staff in Fremont, California USA and Taipei, Taiwan.
Patriot is a member of JEDEC. You can feel confident that your Patriot modules are of the highest quality available.
QA/QC Testing
Patriot Memory ensures that every module meets or exceeds industry standards. The manufacturing process begins with high-quality components and ends with rigorous functional testing to ensure each module's reliability and compatibility.
Patriot Memory modules are approved by leading motherboard and system manufacturers such Intel, Tyan, Supermicro and Iwill. Patriot Memory is a member of Apple Developer Connection. Awards from such leading product review sites as XBit Labs, Anandtech, Tom's Hardware and Hot Hardware.com demonstrate Patriot EP and DC+XBLK memory modules set the standard for performance and reliability."
Hi Speed USB 3.0 (backwards compatible with USB 2.0)
Easy plug-and-play functionality
Up to 140MB/s transfer
Durable metal housing
Compatible with Windows® 8, Windows® 7, Windows Vista®, Windows XP®, Windows 2000®, Windows® ME, Linux 2.4 and later, Mac® OS9, X and later
Portable and lightweight (1.5 grams)
The Tab is one of the latest high-performance USB Flash Drives from Patriot Memory and they are offered in a similar simple packaging as we have seen before at their other models. On the front side we will be able to see how the product really looks like, along with the total storage space:
The back side of the enclosure we can find more specifications written in different languages:
The USB drive itself does not ship with extra accessories; it is really tiny, has an aluminum body and in front we can see the product name along with the capacity, laser-etched. The drive also has a small hole for attaching a lanyard:
The opposite side is identical, but this time with no other inscriptions:
The USB port comes with the familiar blue plastic color, for easy identification:
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 & OCZ Vertex 4 240GB SSD
Case: Thermaltake Armor+ LCS, stock cooling
OS: Windows 7 Ultimate x64
ASUS U3S6
The 16GB Tab USB Flash Drive comes formatted FAT32:
To determine the flash drive read speeds, the HD Tune v5 utility was used:
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
The new Patriot Tab USB 3.0 flash drive was designed with a tiny but durable aluminum chassis for excellent portability and features good transfer speeds. Also, thanks to its size we can keep it connected to our laptop when traveling if needed.
The Tab sports a 2-year warranty from Patriot Memory and is currently available in 8GB, 16GB and 32GB variants; the 64GB version is coming too, as we have seen from the Computex 2013 presentation.
The version that we have just tested can be found online for about 23 Euros.
I would like to thank again to Patriot Memory for making this article possible!