Posted on Monday, January 31 2011 @ 21:19 CET by Thomas De Maesschalck
Team Group introduced three USB 3.0 flash drives: the C101, the Color Turn and the F108. All three models are available in 8GB, 16GB and 32GB capacities. The company touts these new flash drives as the lightest USB in the industry, but unfortunately the performance isn't too exciting. The 8GB model provides a read speed of 54MB/s and a write speed of barely 15MB/s, while the 16GB and 32GB versions have the same read speed but a write speed of up to 30MB/s. Full specifications can be viewed
over here.
As the digital life era arrives, more and more consumer demand for high-resolution multimedia. Limited by the transfer rate specifications, USB2.0 no longer can handle HD media processing. With this year’s kick off of USB3, Team Group Inc. released three mainstream energy-saving USB3.0 flash drives with ultra transfer speed to satisfy the consumer’s need for HD media files process.
■ C101: Easy to use and never lose the cap
The surface was designed with link format matte etching; the push-and-pull extending design solves the cap-losing problem once and for all. It is the number one choice for busy workers.
■ Color Turn: Color rotation, fun and fashionable
The traditional design color rotation drive’s surface has a silver satin finish to avoid fingerprints; the ergonomic rotation mechanism makes it easy to store. It is a favorite among students.
■ F108: The lightest in the industry
The compact colorful flash drive sports metal sandblasting and anodizing; it is currently the most compact USB3.0 flash drive available on the market.
Compared to USB2.0’s 480Mbps transfer rate, USB3.0’s bandwidth reaches as high as 5Gbps, which is ten times more then USB2.0. Transferring a 20GB high-resolution video will only take less than 7 minutes, created convenience for user to carry and share HD videos. Team Group Inc. tailor three practical and beautiful USB3.0 flash drives to variety of users. Provide capacity choices from 8GB to 32GB, and added green energy-saving modes. With leading the industry lightest design, Team Group’s USB 3.0’s ultra speed performance and consumer friendly price can let consumer smoothly enjoy their HD media experience.
