Review on Verbatim Violet USB Flash Drive - 32GB Storage, Store 'n' Flip Design, 0.3 x 0.8 x 2.2 inches by Christopher Wells

This usb is sized for general use and has a flip design for protection (no cap) when you carry it in your pocket or purse. But the lack of an activity indicator and worse, USB2's sluggish performance (in 2019!) don't make it my top pick. The big minus is USB2. The most common generation of USB3 came out in 2013 (and the original was listed in 2008). USB3 is supported by almost all devices (with full-size USB ports) sold in recent years. I can't imagine why any manufacturer would launch a new USB2 product today if they don't have a whole bunch of legacy components that have yet to be pushed onto consumers. storage medium. In the simple test (unbuffered, 1MB blocks), the new drive delivered an incredible 23MB/s reading and 5MB/s writing. Actual performance will usually be lower than with such a test. Also notable is the lack of an activity indicator. Because of this, it's hard to tell if you've connected it correctly or if the file transfer is complete. (especially considering the slow write speed!) The activity LED is very easy to integrate and the hardware costs no more than a penny. I have no idea why manufacturers like this don't use 5c LEDs in their products. Incidentally, I haven't seen the Verbatim name since the days of magnetic media (eg, floppy disks). It is interesting to see how it is still used today. This is how the drive is identified as *nix (FreeBSD in this case, but Linux would look similar): da0: <Verbatim STORE N FLIP PMAP> Direct Access SCSI SPC-2 Removable Disk da0: 29532 MB (60481536 sectors of 512 bytes ) All in all, the folding mechanism works fairly well, the locked pane stays in place and doesn't wobble and won't open again. The color is beautiful. The drive is running. If aesthetics is your main drive, this is a great device. But for a very similar price, you can upgrade to USB3, and you should.