So an SSD is essentially a few flash drives in RAID 0. I've never thought of it that way

@thesimpsonslover6717

10 жыл бұрын

LOL, yeah, you could raid 0, 5, 10, or whatever raid come in mind : amzn.to/1tsm2ZG

'super secret important files.mkv'. Loved that.

I could totally fit an SSD in my pocket.

@xShortRangex

10 жыл бұрын

ಠ_ృ This is going places...

@voEovove

10 жыл бұрын

xShortRangex Yes... yes it is... tight, dark places *(͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)*

@05akari23

10 жыл бұрын

I think you may need the corsair survivor series. Waterproof to 200 metres....

@voEovove

10 жыл бұрын

05akari23 Ouch! I've received third degree burns ; _ ; * Tips fedora *

@05akari23

10 жыл бұрын

Oh no D:

love this little drive. awesome for moving movies over to my smart tv. really fast!!

I'm seriously expecting a competing manufacturer to come with the "R7" or "R9" version of a comparable flash drive.....

i don't like how there isn't a link to the product in the description... at least one that is very easy to see. but i love the video linus!

quick, informative and to the point. I love you Linus

Great review as usual man ! I love your reviews

At 3:13, nice cut away used to avoid showing Linus dropping the USB

Thanks for the heads up. That unit will be handy.

This made me realise the inconvenience of having only USB 2.0 ports on my laptop. Man that sucks!

Loved the intro!

Using this right now, works like a champ! Im using it as my windows 8.1 boot drive. Currently playing Watch dogs on this sucker with no problems! Drives shines on UASP...its faster than what they advertise. Adding folders with 2k+ files just dominates any USB 3.0 flash drive on the market and of course the lovely massive bluray.mkv files :)...well done Corsair.

love it ! .. waiting for the plug and run your own os on any pc feature to happen .. :)

@purekeynoob

10 жыл бұрын

that feature has been around for years just an fyi

@Siknik64

10 жыл бұрын

You should look into Linux Live DVD's and Live USB's. That is most likely what you were hoping for.

@BWTHeuSeD

10 жыл бұрын

You've been able to do that for awhile now, quite a few Linux distributions do that by default, such as mint and as an option for ubuntu.

@TheOrthodoxWaffle

10 жыл бұрын

Three people already beat me to but they forgot to mention it's called a "Bootdisc", don't let the name fool you though you can boot from USB but it's still called a Bootdisk. Ubuntu actually has that feature natively.

@OrangeLight08

10 жыл бұрын

probably should have been more clear .. I've actually ran ubuntu (installed)off one of my usb drives.What i meant is: Boot my Windows os running on my pc with all my files and programs intact on any computer. With faster internet speeds and instant driver download .. it really isn't that far off. "new hardware found" .. "ready to use" Little drives like this if kept cool could easily accommodate those types of advanced features. Instant bios recognition and stuff like that. Wait times wouldn't even be an issue.

very informative. thank you

A well placed sound fx can drive a point home.

Nice catch @0:20

For your next case review maybe do the Sharkoon T28, a budget case

I had to rewind the first 3 seconds of this video 5 times because it was that epic!

This thing was canned a while ago when it was to launch as worlds 1st native USB Thumbdrive (no SSD trickery). They brought out a GS instead AFAIR but this now launched GTX is basically a SSD with a USB 3.0 connector, same as the previous ESATA/USB ThumbDrives. Even a exact copy of the Patriot SuperSonic Magnum housing.

That intro earned a sub from me XD

This is actually really great if you have a desktop and laptop workstation. You could work straight off it remotely (while quickly backing up locally on occasion). Plug it in when you get home and your done. Standard USB 3 drives fail pretty badly for this. In the next test can u try 10bit or 16bit dpx files in 1080 and 4k instead of small 1MB files?

3:20 that usb is like that one guy in the bathroom, always going to the urinal right next to you. THERE ARE MORE SPACES THAN THIS ONE, FRIEND.

eh, it's $140 for the 128gb. It's cheaper and faster to get an SSD on a 3.0 dongle. That could cost nearly half as much (80-$90) instead of getting this flash drive, unless form factor is a super important concern.

@spartan23456789

10 жыл бұрын

if you watched the video and saw the graphs then youd see a usb 3 ssd isnt faster or is by only a second or 2...id much rather travel around with this flash drive in my pocket anyways :D

@RamyWarda

10 жыл бұрын

Depends on the SSD, really. My OCZ Vertex 4 costed me $75 last year on a 3.0 dongle that costed $8. With the dongle, I'm pulling 490mb/s read and 395mb/s write according to crystal

@914050

10 жыл бұрын

Jaydn W SSD is a lttle faster, but then this drive is only a little bit faster than a generic 3.0 drive, which is even smaller and cheaper. So, the GTX is second place for speed, second place for size, and last place for price.

Pretty cool! I've got an Intel 335 series SSD attached via a SATA3 -> Thunderbolt interface. The speeds are ridiculous.

I carry around with me a Windows 10 portable on my GTX. My school computers were too slow for me So this helped dramatically.

I got a 128gb pny drive with my 80 dollar Asus n65u router. Best thing ever. My flash drive is as fast as my raid 0. Getting 190 mb a sec off this thing is amazing. Seriously. Anyone who doesn't have a large hsb 3.0 drive needs one.

Cool product, seems like it'd only be useful to a very small niche though.

this could be useful to play games from it since it have pretty neat read speeds

That intro... I died.

linus can you do a review on the asus zenbook UX303LN whenever you get your hands on one? Thatd be amazing. Thanks

Linus the usb 3 data cap of 5Gb/s had something to do with the speed because sata is 6Gb/s which is already caping ssd performance so that's why the slower speeds.

Putting some linux distro on that thing could be cool for a secondary portable plug and play OS :)

may buy one of these for my phone...

im interested in how 4k random read/write performs on this thumb drive comparing to that of the SSD in the video.

what is the "generic usb3" drive tested here? I'm more interested in this drive.... seems relatively fast for a standard thumb drive.

Do a fast as possible on the kenzington lock

That "super fast burst mode" was probably the file being cached in ram. Did you unmount and remount the drives between tests? (for you Windows folks, unmounting a drive is the same as ejecting a drive.)

Linus, please do a video on laptop coolers. I would like to know if they work. Thanks

I hate his lack of give. I understand he reviews and thousands of products go through his fingers but he rarely gives products any sort of merit unless it is the best thing out really. :/ then again I love every single review and am a proud subscriber. Keep up the reviews and wanshow :)

I wish that EVERY USB peripheral that is large and thick and gets in the way with other USB ports had a 10 cm cable that would let me use the ports beside it.

It's not about speed to me, it's about whether it can go 1-2 years without failing on me completely. This is my problem with EXTREMELY LARGE STORAGE flash drives, they can be unreliable because of read/write errors coming out of nowhere.

@kamdynbrock2251

2 жыл бұрын

i know Im randomly asking but does anyone know of a method to get back into an Instagram account?? I somehow lost the account password. I love any tricks you can offer me!

@rogelioraiden8068

2 жыл бұрын

@Kamdyn Brock instablaster ;)

@kamdynbrock2251

2 жыл бұрын

@Rogelio Raiden i really appreciate your reply. I got to the site on google and im trying it out atm. Takes a while so I will get back to you later when my account password hopefully is recovered.

@kamdynbrock2251

2 жыл бұрын

@Rogelio Raiden it worked and I actually got access to my account again. I am so happy! Thank you so much you saved my ass!

@rogelioraiden8068

2 жыл бұрын

@Kamdyn Brock happy to help :D

How about running a VM off it? I have been considering an mSATA with a mini enclosure for this purpose but if the flash drive can handle it that would be my preference.

Everytime Linus pretends that I'm asking him questions, those are my actual questions. He's the only person ever that keeps getting them right.

Seems a bit faster then the bunch of Patriot Supersonic Magnum sticks I have. I hate how they all so wide tho, takes up like 2 USB slots.

I have that adapter. It came with a 750GB seagate usb 3 HDD

I do need a few bigger flash drives for backing up on.....

$120 for 120GB model.

@odobenus159

10 жыл бұрын

Not bad... More than I would spend and need in a flash drive, but $1/GB is not bad at all.

@mkygod

10 жыл бұрын

odobenus159 $1/GB is about twice as much as some 256gb SSD drives today.

@deadname6203

10 жыл бұрын

odobenus159 A dollar per gigabyte was a good price back in 2008.

@seanwilson7640

10 жыл бұрын

Kavo-Thizzla Lol That 64gb probably only cost 3 dollars to make. Mobile games have always been ripoffs

@nVinter

10 жыл бұрын

Kavo-Thizzla Yeah but you paid for the entire thing, not the memory only.

I love my SanDisk Extreme USB3.0 16GB. It is still overkill for general college stuff and if I have to move large files it does really good.

Kingstons ssd come with a caging to put it in to make it like a external usb powered ssd drive instead of the dongle thing you showed

Linus can you do a review for the Nzxt Guardian 921? Please

LinusTechTips Where did you get that Hard Drive USB adapter thing from, I need one of those SO BAD!

I had to laugh when to demonstrate the size of the Voyager you tried to fit a USB into the adjacent slot on a laptop with two other slots on the same side clearly available.

Amazing how technology has evolved. Now we can have an actual OS/PC in our pockets.

The price point on these are what kills them. They are stupid expensive. The 128GB model is $119 & the 256GB model is $199. (Those are MSRP, not indicative of sale prices)

@MrTVintro

10 жыл бұрын

That is still less then a dollar per gig.....

@exothermia8752

10 жыл бұрын

MrTVintro but you could also go grab a 512gb corsair mx100 for less than 250 dollars. And thats a decent speed ssd

@johngorby7603

10 жыл бұрын

Marius Brunvær what you mean is a crucial mx100 512GB. Currently it's about $215. Its just a little slower then a samsung evo 840 and about 40 bucks cheaper. it basically maxes out the 6gbps sata3 and is technically more reliable in speeds then an 840 evo because they use small caches of super high speed nand combined with large caches of low quality slower nand to achieve such awesome speeds. In reality most people probably won't fill up that higher speed buffer without finishing the task/benchmark quickly.

@exothermia8752

10 жыл бұрын

John Gorby sorry, I get my brands mixed up some times :)

Is it a bad idea to keep files that are going to be constantly accssed on an ssd or thumb drive? like video files that are being edited or converted? Will it wear it out in a noticably faster time that it would with more standard use?

this will be amazing for running a OS on a usb

"Like or dislike the video according to your feelings" I'm.. feeling.. kind of.. CRAZY! *explosion*

Whatever happened to their Flash Voyager GT Turbo (USB 3.0)? Most records have been stricken from Corsair's site, and there are only a couple of actual photos of it from French tech websites

A coolermaster ad in a corsair review lol

Awesome!

Is there an actual real life scenario where having "SSD performance" is necessary over standard "slow" usb3.0 performance in a stick? I never seen anyone not have *at least* another minute or 3 to spare, when transferring monster large files...

@Strongdocoteur

10 жыл бұрын

Necessary? No. Wanted? Yes

@JTjason896

10 жыл бұрын

It's a quality of life thing. You can live by eating horrible tasting food, but having delicious food would be good.

@SONOFAZOMBIE2025

10 жыл бұрын

JTjason896 This is like paying for a bucket of fried chicken when a 3 piece pack was already enough

@KentPhillips

10 жыл бұрын

Son of a Zombie if humans were satisfied with just enough then there wouldn't be such a need for advances in technology, and all new advances in technology starts off at a higher price. Just wanted to mention something you're already aware of.

@SONOFAZOMBIE2025

10 жыл бұрын

Kent Phillips i agree.

3:50 that face though.

They got much slower results than PCPer did because you have to use something called USB3 UASP Mode. Seems like motherboard support for it isn't very widespread. I sure hadn't heard of it.

3:22 that's me when I plug in my usbs yet I have other ports.

does any body know where i can find that dongle that connects to the ssd? thanks

How do these speeds compare to SD cards of different classes?

Hello Friend. What is the name and the brand of this SSD adapter that you are using? Where can I buy it?

hm, that speed is actually somewhat impressive. good going!

Linus what is the name from the SDD cable?

Um. What about the SanDisk cruzer extreme? It's far cheaper, smaller and also does 200mb/s. Albeit with a plastic build. And sliding USB connector rather than a lid.

This Corsair looks identical to the Patriot Supersonic Magnum USB 3.0 Same company?

Is this as good as the Kingston Digital HyperX Data Traveler 3.0?

Were those test run in USAP mode?

I need a USB Drive to install an operating system. Any recommendations?

Unless size is really a concern just buy a usb 3 adapter with a cheap SSD drive. Better reliably, similar speed and only a tiny bit bigger.

Daaang, that's cool.

I have a feeling disc media is going to be obsolete soon for PC gaming. Soon, PC games in retail stores will be stored in flash drives and the packaging box will be much smaller.

256gb Flash drive! I might just buy this and plug it in the back of my modem for a small server for movies.

i just bought the corsair 450D because i saw it on here and im using it and i fucking love it THANK YOU LINUS!!!

I think the only USB reviews on this channel in recent years have been corsair. The only other one I remember is the waterproof one.

Should've clarified in the charts that it's the voyager GTX, cos the GTX is a full sized SSD Corsair makes.

I would prefer mb/s instead of seconds for the bench.

Ummm... anyone else got the "Recommended to clean your PC" ad? Isn't that against Google's click bait policy?

I just might buy this.

@odobenus159

10 жыл бұрын

Same here, I have been wanting an SSD for a while, but I would have bought a really small one just for GIMP and a few other slow starting programs. This will fit me perfectly.

@aljowen

10 жыл бұрын

Smoking Crop I can confirm that. It's much cheaper too.

@odobenus159

10 жыл бұрын

softrockification Yes yes yes yes yes.

@thesimpsonslover6717

10 жыл бұрын

sandisk extreme 64GB is 62dollar in amazon as of this writing : amzn.to/1rlb3BV

soooo if it uses an ssd controller, then which controller does it use? marvell or sandforce?

@hk07666

10 жыл бұрын

never heard of it. is it any good? or just a marketing gimmick?

-great-

I think your editors though this was another tech quickie video. lel.

What NAND type does it use?

1:20 that voice crack

Would this be as fast in USB2.0 as in 3.0?

@spartan23456789

10 жыл бұрын

fuck no.

@StefanMaikel

10 жыл бұрын

Jaydn W i thought it was a good question since i dont know much about usb stuff. Thanks i guess

@spartan23456789

10 жыл бұрын

StefanMaikel did i say it was a bad or dumb question? If you read the graphs that they put together in the video..or just watch the video they did on USB 2 vs USB 3. then youll understand why my answer is a resounding fuck no

@StefanMaikel

10 жыл бұрын

Jaydn W TBH, i didn't really understand the graphs. thought it was just a regular USB-stick in a 2.0 and in a 3.0. Yes there is indeed a difference between that, i know. But since the corsair stick is more like a SSD i thought maybe it is different. And i still dont see why you would have to say: Fuck no. Thats jusy me i guess.

@markclayton8977

10 жыл бұрын

StefanMaikel It will be faster than most USB 2.0 flash drives because the controller is much faster, but it is bottlenecked by the USB 2.0 port and is NOT as fast as it would be on USB 3.0

900,000 sub giveaway?

When SSDs will get as small as thumbdrives, have the same storage as hard drives, and cost as much as a hard drive, I want them.

Does this flash drive have an activity light?

Dat intro tho...

Cool

What is the song at 4:20?

Tested using Win7 or Win8.1??

Good day! Im planning on building my Budget pC and these are the specs, please tell me if this is a good or bottleneck, sorry for bad english GPU: Sapphire R9-270X 2048MB 256bit DDR5 Dual-X Boost CPU:Intel Pentium G2030 3.0GHz 3MB (2Cores, HD 650MHz) HDD:WD 1TB Blue RAM: 4gb GSKILL

Do you get all that stuf for free? and can you keep it?