Patriot Xporter XT Boost 32GB Flash Drive (USB2.0 Portable) Model PEF32GUSB

Pros: I have had several USB 3 flash drives and none of tghem has lasted more than a month or two so I will stick with USB 2 until they get 3 right trhis is a patriot and I have had half a dozen or so of them in smaller sizes adn when I upgrade to larger capacity I give the smallest one away right now I have a 16 GB and 8GB all patriot becuaese I have not had a problem with yet this one apears to be good also the drive is buylkier than most because of tghe rubber casingnot the best drive to carry around in pocket as far as speed I tested with H2testw and I got 15.7MB/sec write and 32.1MB/sec read speed very happy with purchase

Cons: a bit bulky for carry in pocket but not enough to keep me from doing it

Pros: Large capacity of 32GB. Read speed is fast. 22 ~ 24 MB/s

Cons: Write speeds are 4 ~ 9 MB/s. The 150X thing is somewhat deceitful. I checked on the internet and after LOTS of googling I found one page that said 150X was average of 22 MB/s read AND write. That is NOT the case. I emailed Patriot to find out the exact speeds prior to ordering this drive but didn't get a responce until after I had already placed the order. I was impatient. Here is an image of the benchmark tests I ran myself:

Overall Review: Email received from Patriot: Dear Justin, Here is that information: Max Read Speed 22 ~ 24MB/s Max Write Speed 4 ~ 9MB/s We thank you for choosing Patriot memory. Josue Estrada Patriot Tech Support 47027 Benicia Street Fremont, CA 94538, USA Tel: (510)438-8573 E-mail: josue@patriotmem.com

Pros: Large capacity obviously if you are looking at this drive that is the primary reason. Rugged case. Patriot brand name. If you don't know, Patriot is one of the best for flash drives (If not the best). You really can't go wrong with their products. I just haven't tried anyone else in a while because I have been so happy with Patriot, so I am biased.

Cons: Slower than my 4 Gb flash drive I have from Patriot. I knew that when I purchased it but I really was just wishing it would come in and be 200X. I would have been willing to pay more for a 200X flash drive of this size but could not find one. Why can't they make the larger drive 200X? Is it cost or power requirements?

Overall Review: I just transfered over all my files and I will likely use this as my personal drive now. I started with 1GB and moved up to 2GB then 4GB and just made the jump to this 32GB. (Unless the speed annoys me) I have a program I want to run off the 32GB drive that is actually about 10Gb so I can't run it off the 4 GB drive that I already have. I'll write another review later to update on the speed-- if it is fast enough or not-- but it is the fastest on the market anyway.

Pros: Reasonably fast but not as fast as the price premium would suggest. See the attached benchmarks. While the write speeds are about 15% faster then a reasonable quality generic 32GB drive I would have hopped for more.

Cons: Somewhat expensive and thus not a great value. I am not a fan of the soft rubberized enclosure.

Overall Review: Sequential Read : 29.107 MB/s Sequential Write : 9.151 MB/s Random Read 512KB : 29.051 MB/s Random Write 512KB : 4.412 MB/s Random Read 4KB (QD=1) : 3.990 MB/s [ 974.2 IOPS] Random Write 4KB (QD=1) : 0.705 MB/s [ 172.1 IOPS] Random Read 4KB (QD=32) : 4.742 MB/s [ 1157.8 IOPS] Random Write 4KB (QD=32) : 0.734 MB/s [ 179.3 IOPS] Test : 100 MB [G: 0.3% (0.1/29.8 GB)] (x5) Date : 2011/02/01 16:44:01 OS : Windows 7 Enterprise Edition [6.1 Build 7600] (x64)

Pros: Its a good flash-drive comes in a rubber case so you can drop it :P the cap is a nuisance since you will lose it at least 20 times a day, and it actually holds 29.8 GB.

Cons: The price.

Pros: Extremely fast, holds all my apps for work, and then some. Rubberized housing feels very solid and the graphics are cool. Manufacturer includes a nice little dongle to attach the drive to a port in case the fit is a little tight, very nice. Can’t beat the price from Newegg, these guys rock!

Cons: Cap looks like it can easily get lost, like other reviewers said, not very tight. I like to carry drives on my keychain, so this could be a problem. That’s why the score isn’t perfect, other than that, the drive is great!

Overall Review: Had some 2lb. test Spyderwire (braided fishing line- actual strength about 6-8lbs) which is very thin, and I grabbed one of my wife’s sewing needles, ran it through the inside of the cap, tied a large knot, and connected the other end to the opposite side of the drive, where the lanyard goes. Cap problem solved, it won’t get lost!

Pros: SPEED!!! BLAZING FAST!! SPEED!!! SPEED!!! It's Rubberized, so a little better protected than most Storage space for the money, for flash-based storage Longevity - per other www reviews, it's one of the very best as far as read/write cycles, etc. Warranty - Hopefully won't have to see how their RMA process works. Had to test the RMA process twice with the Corsair Flash Voyager products (2GB and 8GB models).

Cons: Doesn't do the dishes. ;0)

Overall Review: Real-World Usage Results: Used with Windows XP and Vista, no problems either OS. Tested with HDTach, and transfers generally carried out using TeraCopy 2.0 Beta 4. I seem to have faster transfers - regardless of device when using TeraCopy as apposed to Windows Explorer Read Speeds: Max = 33MB/Sec Min = 15 to 20 MB/Sec Typical = 20 to 30MB/Sec *Larger Files transfer faster than small files, but everything transfers fast with this drive. Write Speeds Max = 20 MB/Sec - Only saw once on Vista-Based Dell PC front USB port using TeraCopy to transfer files exceeding 1GB in size. Min = 9MB/Sec I think I saw once Typical = 12 to 15 MB/Sec. I usually get 15/16+ Speeds with large files, and when it measures, 9 to 12 MB/Sec with small files.

Pros: The drive is fine and works how it should. Write speed is good, read speed is average. Lots of storage space.

Cons: None for the product, but for the company. Submitted my paperwork with everything they asked for, received a post card stating that the paperwork was incorrect. Resubmitted the paperwork and then got a message back stating that it the purchase date was not within their rebate period. That's garbage! Thanks Patriot.