Sharkoon Flexi-Drive Accelerate Duo USB 3.0 drive promises 110MB/s

Posted on Tuesday, February 08 2011 @ 20:16 CET by Thomas De Maesschalck
Sharkoon presents the Flexi-Drive Accelerate Duo, a new USB 3.0 flash drive with a stylish aluminium housing. The official specifications list a read speed of up to 110MB/s and write speed of 70MB/s but a CrystalDiskMark screenshot reveals the stick is capable of hitting read speeds of up to 130.5MB/s and write speeds as high as 83.76MB/s. The Sharkoon Flexi-Drive Accelerate Duo will ship in 32GB and 64GB capacities for around 70EUR and 125EUR, respectively.
With the Flexi-Drive Accelerate Duo we add to our extensive SuperSpeed product line a low priced, fast USB3.0 memory stick. Through the use of a special controller and the employment of the latest storage technology, the Flexi-Drive Accelerate Duo achieves a read rate of up to 110 MB/s and a write rate of a maximum 70 MB/s. The SuperSpeed USB3.0 stick in its high quality, dark grey aluminum housing is available in both 32 and 64 GB capacity.

Features:
* Stylish aluminum housing
* Extreme performance
* USB3.0 (downward compatible to USB2.0 and USB1.x)
* Data transfer rates:
o Read: 110 MB/s max.
o Write: 70 MB/s max.
* Capacities: 32 and 64 GB
* Dimensions: 72 x 19 x 8 mm (L x W x H)
* Weight: ~16 g

Note:
To take fully advantage of the stick's transfer speeds, please format it into NTFS.


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