Other by stefan @ 2017-12-25
The 64GB USB 3.0 TransMemory U363 Flash Drive from Toshiba does offer good read speeds of about 90MB/s, but falls a bit short on the writes, which do hover at around 18MB/s. The product does come with an overall solid aluminum build that does not need a protective USB port cover and can be easily attached to our keychain for fast access to data.
At first we would like to thank Toshiba Corporation for offering a sample of their TransMemory U363 64GB USB 3.0 Flash Drive for testing and reviewing.
“Toshiba is a world leader and innovator in pioneering high technology, a diversified manufacturer and marketer of advanced electronic and electrical products spanning information & communications systems; digital consumer products; electronic devices and components; power systems, including nuclear energy; industrial and social infrastructure systems; and home appliances. Toshiba was founded in 1875, and today operates a global network of more than 740 companies, with 204,000 employees worldwide and annual sales surpassing 6.3 trillion yen (US$68 billion).”
A USB with a feeling of quality
Worry less about leaving it behind. Attach it easily to your house or car keys. Functionality is balanced with sleek design & a read speed of 120MB/s. The new TransMemory USB 3.0 is housed in a high quality projecting metal body and is available in three different capacities: 32GB, 64GB, and 128GB.
High Capacity
With up to 128GB Capacity, the series offers plenty of space for your documents, videos, photos and music.
5 Year Warranty
These Flash drives are covered by a five year warranty from the date of purchase.
One of the latest USB 3.0 flash drives from Toshiba is the TransMemory U363, which does feature a sleek design and good read/write transfer speeds. The product is shipped inside a simple cardboard enclosure, with a transparent plastic layer so we can see how the product looks like without unsealing it:
The back side does give us an insight on the available storage capacity, in multiple languages, along with the supported operating systems:
The aluminum body of the U363 gives it a plus on durability and also looks quite professional! On the top, the manufacturer has included the total capacity of the drive (in our case we are dealing with a 64GB sample); through the tail of the key ring, the drive can be attached to a lanyard or keychain in order to avoid accidental loss:
The back side of the device does contain an additional product code:
The usual blue color code can be seen with the USB connector, which gives us an idea of the used USB standard:
The testbench was composed from the following hardware:
CPU: Intel I5 4690K Retail @ stock
Motherboard: BIOSTAR GAMING Z97X
RAM: GeIL Black Dragon 4x4GB DDR2133 (@1600)
Video: Sparkle GTX 470 with stock and OMNI A.L.C.
Power Supply: Nexus RX-8500 850W modular
HDD: OCZ Vertex 4 240GB SSD
Case: Thermaltake Armor+ LCS, stock cooling
OS: Windows 7 Ultimate SP1 x64
The TransMemory U363 64GB USB 3.0 Flash Drive has arrived formatted FAT32:
To determine the flash drive read speeds, the HD Tune v5 utility was used:
To measure the real life performance, we 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, after they have stabilized.
File Copy
File Read
We have also performed some extra tests with this drive and the results can be checked out right here:
The 64GB USB 3.0 TransMemory U363 Flash Drive from Toshiba does offer good read speeds of about 90MB/s, but falls a bit short on the writes, which do hover at around 18MB/s. The product does come with an overall solid aluminum build that does not need a protective USB port cover and can be easily attached to our keychain for fast access to data.
The drive can be found with three different capacities: 32GB, 64GB or 128GB -> if we opt-in for the 32GB version, we will pay about 12 Euros; the 64GB version (as reviewed) can be had for about 22.64 Euros, while the 128GB version can be had for about 40 Euros.
We would like to thank again to Toshiba Corporation for making this review possible!