Other by stefan @ 2014-03-26
By switching to MLC NAND, the MX-LX USB 3.0 flash drives offer quite a lot of storage capacity at affordable prices while keeping the footprint to a minimum.The drive can be acquired from the well-established CaseKing.de for about 68.9 Euros in two color variants: blue and metallic grey.
At first we would like to thank CaseKing.de for offering a sample of the MX-LX 128GB USB 3.0 Flash Drive product for review.
"Mach Xtreme Technology is a newly established Company since January 2010 constructed of a combination of elite professionals who have had years of exceptional exposure and involvement in the IT industry. Our dedicated team has expert knowledge covering all aspects of the IT industry and more specifically in development of innovative products along with aggressive marketing and effective distribution.
MX-Technology achieves the highest performance possible through it's continuous research & development which ensures rapid advancements of SSD, memory and Flash drives. MX-Technology enable their customers to achieve maximum efficiency with matching performance to make time spent on work more convenient and productive.
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MX-Technology through their full dedication and commitment, it's users will be able to continually enjoy the latest high performance products with ultimate reliability at a competitive price point."
The MX-LX USB 3.0 Flash Drive from MX Technology comes packed inside a simple plastic/cardboard enclosure and through the small window we will be able to see how the product does look like without unsealing the packaging:
On the back side we will get to see a small product description along with the main technical specifications:
Despite the huge storage space the most expensive model can house (256GB), the chassis has very small dimensions and we are seeing a combination between aluminum and plastic:
The back side of the chassis is made from semi-transparent plastic so the activity LED would be more visible:
The frontal connector is protected with a small cap:
By switching the drive on the other side we will be able to see the web address of the manufacturer:
After removing the protective cover, we will be able to attach it in the back side of the unit, so we won’t lose it:
Here is a close look on the blue USB 3.0 connector of the drive:
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 MX-LX 128GB USB 3.0 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 MX-LX USB 3.0 128GB flash drive from Mach Xtreme offers great read and write speeds but also a high capacity while keeping the footprint to a minimum.
Thanks to the use of MLC NAND, the prices are going down so more and more people should be able to afford drives with higher capacities, for moving large data between locations.
The drive can be acquired from the well-established CaseKing.de for about 68.9 Euros in two color variants: blue and metallic grey.
We would like to thank again to CaseKing.de for making this review possible!