64gb of usb 3.0 (inc usb 2.0) flash lightning!! £24.99 @ 7dayshop

See it another way. Cheap. Big. Very fast USB2 drive. Forget the USB3 and calm down.

They're using NAND Flash memory that's much higher quality and expected to exceed the life of a drive like this. As you say it's not mission critical, but the drive in a tablet is, so they're a bit more expensive.

Good price for this though, have some heat.

Some people obviously just like to do bench tests above actually using the thing.

Gold Feet

I've been using a 500GB USB 3 hard disk for well over a year, fits in my … I've been using a 500GB USB 3 hard disk for well over a year, fits in my shirt pocket, why the hell would I look at more expensive and less reliable USB sticks for mission critical business?Read lessRead more

You're using a hard drive as it's more reliable than a USB flash drive, are you off your head?

Lets see how much of your mission critical data remains readable when the hard drive falls out your pocket onto the ground.....

jerryKNT

i would be extremely cautious of this flash drive, a price this low … i would be extremely cautious of this flash drive, a price this low would mean that the controller chip is of poor quality. i've seen flash drives like this, full capacity but you'll sit down with a cup of coffee and plug the usb in and windows wont recognize it.Read lessRead more

..and I've seen inane drivel comments like yours before.

Rubbishing things they have no personal experience with but offering their razor-sharp insightful comments nonetheless - thank the Lord we have people like jerryKNT and georgecat to keep us safe with their bounteous knowledge of all things IT!!

I just love these kind of threads with the "IT expert" opinions being thown all over the place, making hilarious comparisons with other devices and voting cold because it's "only a bit faster than USB2" and isn't the same as my "WD 500GB drive".

As for me it's quite simple really - ordered as it as an excellent deal all round.

Pedantically.....
Why the references to USB2 ?
eg "incl USB 2" and "usb 2.0 compatible, though slower"

Of course it supports USB2 - that's part of the USB3 spec, it's backward compatible

It's like advertising a car as being capable of 140mph, and adding "can also be driven at 60mph"

Pointless

Good price for a good size USB stick though ;-) Heat added

richardsim7

The read/write looks pretty slow for USB3 :\

How is this 'slow for USB3'? Up to 30MB/s write and 60MB/s read is slow? Just because the USB3.0 bus can theoretically do up to 500MB/s (5Gbit/s) doesn't mean you can expect a flash drive to do the same.

robo989

No way you will get 35mb over usb 2.0 for anything. 30mb\s absolute tops.

err..what?

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xeroc

Can't believe that someone in this thread actually dared to announce that … Can't believe that someone in this thread actually dared to announce that his mechanical hard drive was more reliable than flash memory.Read lessRead more

Mechanical drives have been used in data centers for decades, churning away 24/7, they are incredibly reliable.

On a consumer level, I've had one flash memory device fail and one mechanical in 20 years.

Doesn't surprise me at all someone "dared" to announce he's happy to rely on a mechanical drive.



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Firemountain

I have like an antique laptop think its 40 or 60gb(bring on the laughs i … I have like an antique laptop think its 40 or 60gb(bring on the laughs i know its tragic!) however could i buy this and keep it plugged in and it effectively doubles my capacity then ? bit of a novice on hard drives etc any help appreciated! cheers Read lessRead more

with usb 2 speeds yes / or see if you can get a cheap sub £10 PCMCIA usb3 / express 34/54 usb3 card which might yield you better results than usb2

It's 25 quid for christ sake.... can't believe people are quibbling over this.

dontasciime

Can someone that has usb 3 please run ATTO Disk Benchmark and post … Can someone that has usb 3 please run ATTO Disk Benchmark and post results pleaseRead lessRead more

USB 3.0 results mate, just done now for you.

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i contacted CS about my order but i got a reply from Kirsty. I wanted Mandy

anyways, she said its been dispatched - even though it doesn't say its been dispatched in 'my order history'


was it the same for everyone else?

- Write Speed Up To: 30MB/s- Read Speed Up To: 60MB/s

Looks pretty damn good to me!

35-36 minutes to fill it up hehe

OK, but how often most people likely to want to write that much data at one time?
On your estimate, that's 2.5 minutes to write a DVD's worth of info which sounds OK to me!

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plewis00

How is this 'slow for USB3'? Up to 30MB/s write and 60MB/s read is slow? … How is this 'slow for USB3'? Up to 30MB/s write and 60MB/s read is slow? Just because the USB3.0 bus can theoretically do up to 500MB/s (5Gbit/s) doesn't mean you can expect a flash drive to do the same.Read lessRead more

A few flash drives manage 25MB/s over USB2.0, so this isn't particularly quick by USB3.0 standards.

georgecat

Considering how this drive will be used by many (i.e. transferring a … Considering how this drive will be used by many (i.e. transferring a large amount of files), you will pretty much be 'bench testing' it every time you're checking how long the transfer has left. Are you saying the transfer speed doesn't matter? Read lessRead more

Yes because at work we have other things to be doing whilst changed files are backed up. At home I'll just make a cup of tea, iron couple of shirts etc.
You've got to be a complete no- lifer to sit there watching 64GB of data during it's transfer.

The only way I see a super fast 64GB stick would make a difference, if you needed to run off and leave the computer asap with 64GB of data in your hand. Which begs the question how the hell did anyone manage before.

- Write Speed Up To: 30MB/s- Read Speed Up To: 60MB/s

35-36 minutes to fill it up hehe

Surely the point is that it's slow for USB 3.0.

Ordered, thanks OP!
Hoping the USB 2.0 speeds aren't drastically slower...

Just in comparison, mymemory are trying to flog their USB2 64GB version for £29.99

mymemory.co.uk/USB…lue

Which I was considering this morning, so to save a fiver and have USB3 compatibility is a bonus!
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If the maximum theoretical transfer speed of USB 2.0 is 480 Mbit/s (60 MB/s) then should USB 2.0 suffice in order to attain the maximum speed for this drive?

This is more or less USB 2.0 price for a 64GB stick, so you can't complain about the speed too much. OK - it's not ultra-fast for a USB 3.0, but it's quicker than USB 2.0.

wouldnt you rather get a micro sd card for a similar price???

usb sticks/memory cards/ ssd drives always bring out the opinions and so often of those that just dont have a clue.

Agharta

Theoretical is the key word as in real life you will get about 35MB/sec … Theoretical is the key word as in real life you will get about 35MB/sec with USB2.So you think a greater than 70% improvement in read speed is a gimmick? 60 v 35 MB/s.Read lessRead more

your controller chip inside the chip needs to have sufficient I/O performance to realize full bandwidth. you cant just assume the maximum capability of usb2.0 is 480 and 3.0 is 5gbps

i would be extremely cautious of this flash drive, a price this low would mean that the controller chip is of poor quality. i've seen flash drives like this, full capacity but you'll sit down with a cup of coffee and plug the usb in and windows wont recognize it.

Yay! I made it 1000 degrees!

Great deal BTW!

georgecat

I think the point is that it's getting little benefit from being USB3 and … I think the point is that it's getting little benefit from being USB3 and 30mb/s write is what a very fast USB 2 drive could reach. So really, the USB3 part of it just seems like a gimmick opposed to anything useful.Read lessRead more

Can you post a link to the £25 64GB USB 2.0 as fast as this, thanks.

The version on MyMemory: mymemory.co.uk/USB…lue

only comes with 1 Years Warranty and these are the speeds and price of that drive:

- Read Speed: up to 24 MB/s
- Write Speed:up to 24 MB/s
- £29.99

The 7DayShop version has 5 Years Warranty as per the description:

- Write Speed Up To: 35MB/s
- Read Speed Up To: 80MB/s
- £24.99

No brainer at £25 - Ordered + Heat. Thanks

jerryKNT

i would be extremely cautious of this flash drive, a price this low … i would be extremely cautious of this flash drive, a price this low would mean that the controller chip is of poor quality. i've seen flash drives like this, full capacity but you'll sit down with a cup of coffee and plug the usb in and windows wont recognize it.Read lessRead more

I don't drink coffee. Will this be OK for me?

Can't believe that someone in this thread actually dared to announce that his mechanical hard drive was more reliable than flash memory.

Heed20

I don't drink coffee. Will this be OK for me?

Ludicrous statement. Unless you happen to be running Windows 98, which as I remember, never recognised anything..then you'll be fine.
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HD as he seemed to think the limit of USB 2.0 is 30mb

Buffalo Juststore 500GB USB 2.0

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dontasciime

You talking about a mechanical Hdd ? or an SLC quad channel usb pen

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richardsim7

The read/write looks pretty slow for USB3 :\

Typical hotukdeals **** response.

if you take a step back from your computer you realise people are arguing about how one "stick" is faster than another...I'm jus sayyin (_;)

3spartan

I was going to ditch USB sticks for Google Drive or whatever it's called … I was going to ditch USB sticks for Google Drive or whatever it's called until I read something reporting that in the T&Cs Google can do whatever it wants with your data - unlikely as it is that Google would pinch snaps of your family to promote itself the "fact" remains it's in the T&Cs, supposedly. This is a great price if the stick is reliable, with these things one is ALWAYS better off paying a bit more for a recognised brand from a recognised source. My use for these things is backing up family photo's - I reckon I'm better off loading up 4 / 8GB sticks rather than buying biggies in case of failure.Read lessRead more

Yay! Someone still reads what they are signing up for! And I thought I was the only one!

Firemountain

I have like an antique laptop think its 40 or 60gb(bring on the laughs i … I have like an antique laptop think its 40 or 60gb(bring on the laughs i know its tragic!) however could i buy this and keep it plugged in and it effectively doubles my capacity then ? bit of a novice on hard drives etc any help appreciated! cheers Read lessRead more

Yes you could but seen as you computer is "antique" ot may be really slow to copy stuff to and from the usb.

I haven't received mine yet but when I do I'll test it and benchmark it on a well specd machine with USB2 and USB3 if people would like.

I'm fairly confident my work I7 laptop has usb3

Qaari

Sorry to go a bit off topic but I wanted to ask why 7dayshop don't allow … Sorry to go a bit off topic but I wanted to ask why 7dayshop don't allow PayPal as a form of payment? Ive bought this USB but I feel uncomfortable as I'm sure many others do about handing over credit card details to a website, even though they have a good rep. could you let me know. ThanksRead lessRead more

I hope 7day answer your question for you Qaari, but off hand I can tell you that compaired to merchant services like Lloyds Cardnet or RBS card services or even online providers like Worldpay, Paypal charges for transactions are quite heavy. On such marginal profit products like we see in computer parts where margins are frequently under 5% profit, every penny counts.

That said you also would have to acknowledge the number of people who may buy more easily on the site with a service like paypal, I know on the consumer side of it I feel like you do, I love it when I can just use my paypal password instead of inputting credit card details.

Thanks for the comments.
Paypal users will be elated to hear that we will have this functionality on board soon.
For the record, Paypal is indeed quite an expensive platform but we are aiming to give the customer the services they request.

Thanks
The 7dayshop team

Just in case anyone needs any more affirmation, I got mine today, seems nice.

I did two tests for speed, running on the USB 3.0 port. One was an Atto Benchmark

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And the second was a more real world test, I copied a steam backup of Payday the heist to it, which has a few files, and one large one. Windows file copy speed can't tell you anything in these circumstances, it told me 111 mb/s at one point, then the progress bar froze for several seconds.

The total file size is 2331 megabytes, and I timed it, it took 77 seconds to copy, which comes out almost bang on 30mb/sec as promised by 7day.

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So I'm happy

The read/write looks pretty slow for USB3 :\

USB 2.0 compatible, might be worth adding to the title as many people will want to know