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Review on Transcend 64GB JetFlash 790 USB 3.0 πŸ” Flash Drive: Efficient Data Storage and Fast Transfer Speeds by Andrey Kunev ᠌

Revainrating 4 out of 5

Good value for money, I recommend it.

Made my decision based on online feedback and my familiarity with the brand. I thought it was a flash disk with a bootable operating system but now I'm not sure. My 16GB Transcend J780 flash drive is 5 years old, and it can only write at 33Mb/s while reading at 170Mb/s. Therefore, I suggest this one to people who want the greatest option. I don't know if the manufacturing process for flash drives changed, or if you need a USB3.1 port to get the advertised transfer rates. Keep in mind, though, that the J790 will outperform the J780 in terms of the write speed of random tiny blocks, at 1Mb/s as opposed to 0.2Mb/s. My speed is not shown, but the USB 3.1 Gen 1 interface is, and the packaging image does not match the product within. PS. A later test demonstrated a typical Windows 7 write speed of 35Mb/s. It appears that the cost of a flash drive is still relevant, with higher-priced options being of higher quality. I snagged this deal since I was in need of a cheap bootable USB flash drive and wanted to use it to transfer videos.

Pros
  • Nice form, however it's clearly made of plastic. I can only speak to its performance in laboratory conditions because I have not utilized it in practice.
Cons
  • You'll need to hold it while you slide it into the port because the retractable mechanism is so feeble. Interestingly, the test results show a very slow sequential write speed of 15MB/s, with a much higher read speed of 79MB/s, when using the USB3.0 connection. This agrees with the USB2.0 entry and contradicts the many reviews available. AliExpress will host comparative dimensions. I retook the tests on a different Win7 and got different results; the reading speed is now 85Mb/s and the writing speed is 35Mb/s, both of which are improvements. System firewood is likely involved.

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