Corsair 16GB USB 2.0 Flash Voyager GT Drive (CMFUSB2.0-16GBGT)

List Price: $146.45 Discount Price: $75.85

Features:

• 3X faster read - write than a standard USB drive!
• Plug and Play functionality in Windows and Macs
• Includes the True Crypt security application
• Lanyard and USB cable
• Limited 10-year warranty

Customer Reviews:

I think some people are unfair to this product [Posted on 2008-04-14]
This is a high capacity drive and is best suited for large files. For reading it's performance is outstanding, I clocked at 27-30 mbps. The write performance is disappointing and very much subpar when writing many small files in succession. However when writing larger files, it is OK and in some cases a bit better than other similarly large devices, including those made by Corsair.

I think some people have assumed that "GT" means some particular performance in smaller capacity GT drives. GT to me means a Corsair drive that is better than the non-GT corsair drive IN THE SAME CAPACITY. This is exactly that.

Performance measurement of flash drives is very difficult to do fairly. A drive can have excellent performance for some of its address range and several times poorer performance in some other. Also, it can have different performance across different file sizes and formats. Many flash manufacturers make statements of high performance that are really maximums for some limited part of the drive. This is deceptive and Corsair has not made such claims. So, when comparing this to another drive, be careful of the claims and concerns as they might not apply to your use.

I am satisfied with this drive though I think there is room for improvement too. I'd like to see a 16gb that performs as well as the 8gbgt but is 16gb. This is not that drive but it definitely performs better (overall) than the less expsensive Corsair 16GB in the non GT configuration.

If you are on a budget, or if you wish to store a very large number of small files on a large device then I would recommend the non-GT 16gb corsair. If you are storing large files and want to access them quickly (for example software installs) then this is probably the best drive for the buck you can get.

Big, not as fast as I thought [Posted on 2008-05-15]
It does what it says: holds 16GB. But I'm afraid the GT designation is meaningless, at least on the machines I've tried it - the access speed is a pretty constant 1.5 MB/s, the same as most vanilla USB flash drives I've tried. I'm pretty sure my hardware isn't the sticking point, as my relatively prehistoric 1GB Lexar JumpDrive happily transfers at over 5MB/s.
I've tried reformatting it as NTFS, and that made no difference at all. If I'd known it would be just as slow as a regular drive, I'd have saved $30 and got the non-GT version.

nice casing [Posted on 2008-05-20]
overall im satisfied with this product, but i think read/write speed is not the same as claimed... could be faster

Big disappointment -- poor write performance [Posted on 2008-06-14]
Write performance of my 16 GB GT unit is only maximum 8,9 MB/seconds with very big files. With small files, it drops to even less than 2 MB/sec. This is completely unacceptable for device of this class. Running Portable Firefox 3 off this USB disk is several times slower than off my old Kingston Elite 1 GB (the Elite writes small files in big quantities up to 10 times faster). Read speed is good at 29 MB/sec.

Looking around the net and Corsair support forum there seem to be quite lot of disappointed people. This product seems quite a rip off to me, nothing like fast 8 GB version (that used different kind of flash memory).

Corsair representative in their support forum claims that write speed of 16 GB GT device should be about 13-16 MB/sec, but I don't believe there are so many faulty devices out there, many people are reporting in 7-8 MB range as mine.

My first encounter with a Corsair product and complete disappointment.

Amazing performance from this VoyagerGT [Posted on 2008-07-08]
This memory key is, hands down, the best one I've have ever use. It works well (even with troubles some ATi chipset motherboards), has just about the fastest data read/write speeds for a this type of device, has a huge capacity and is pretty well insulated form abuse that accompanies clumsy people such as myself. The carrying strap is a nice addition but considering the high price of this key, I'm left feeling there should have been more extras. Cheaper memory keys often include an USB extension cable/hub but then again; those keys need to pack every extra they can to compensate for lack of performance and compatibility.

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