Patriot Memory 512GB Supersonic Magnum 2 USB 3.0 Flash Drive, Speed Up to 400MB/s Aluminum Housing Shock Resistant

Pros: Carry this in my pocket for important MP3 files over 27GB of MP3 plus family addresses copies of tax papers DD214 and other important documents I can't afford to lose, this works great for my needs along with 64GB USB drive that I also carry in my pocket.

Cons: it is slower than some of the other USB3 drives out there but if price is an issue over speed then this is the right drive to get

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CrystalDiskMark 3.0.1 x64 (C) 2007-2010 hiyohiyo
Crystal Dew World : http://crystalmark.info/
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* MB/s = 1,000,000 byte/s [SATA/300 = 300,000,000 byte/s]

Sequential Read : 95.451 MB/s
Sequential Write : 46.944 MB/s
Random Read 512KB : 81.473 MB/s
Random Write 512KB : 17.207 MB/s
Random Read 4KB (QD=1) : 3.296 MB/s [ 804.8 IOPS]
Random Write 4KB (QD=1) : 0.576 MB/s [ 140.6 IOPS]
Random Read 4KB (QD=32) : 4.733 MB/s [ 1155.5 IOPS]
Random Write 4KB (QD=32) : 0.734 MB/s [ 179.1 IOPS]

Test : 50 MB [P: 85.7% (25.2/29.4 GB)] (x1)
Date : 2013/05/26 14:54:46
OS : Windows 7 SP1 [6.1 Build 7601] (x64)

Pros: It works fast and is 32GB

Cons: I bought this at the end of May 2013. It is July. The rubber housing came off around the base and the board was exposed. I was able to get it back in but have no idea how this was even possible. It just came off around the little plastic clip on the inside that they use to secure it.

Overall Review: I own a Patriot Xporter 4GB and have been using a long time (purchased 7/2008 on the egg). I use the 4GB a lot and love the rubber housing and durability. I wanted a jump drive that could handle more data so bought this one. The base is shorter and appears to be same rubber material. Very disappointed though that the rubber around the base could come off so easily. Not even sure how but it did. Not like I haven't used a flash drive before. I was able to secure it again and it appears to work fine but be aware.