USB Review: Kingston DTX/64GB
November 13, 2022 —
~rawktucc
I recently purchased some new USB drives as my existing ones are USB 2.0 only.
Here’s some testing I did for the other one of them, the Kingston Exodia USB 3.2 (DTX), 64GB model.
Specifications
- Part Number: DTX/64GB
- Dimensions (L x W x H): 67.3mm x 21.04mm x 10.14mm
- Weight: 11g
- Interface: USB 3.2 Gen 1
- Performance: Not listed on the product page
- Warranty: 5-year limited
- Local purchase price: $5.99 or $12.99 CDN (+13% HST tax)
USB Review: ADATA UV350/32GB
October 02, 2021 —
~rawktucc
I recently purchased some new USB drives as my existing ones are USB 2.0 only.
Here’s some testing I did for one of them, the ADATA UV350, 32GB model.
Specifications
- Part Number: AUV350-32G-RBK
- Dimensions (L x W x H): 42.4 x 14.95 x 5.35mm / 1.7 x 0.6 x 0.2"
- Weight: 5.9g / 0.2oz
- Interface: USB 3.2 Gen1 ( backward compatible with USB 2.0 )
- Performance: Up to 90MB/s (Read); 40MB/s (Write)
- Warranty: 5-year limited
- Local purchase price: $9.99 CDN (+13% HST tax)
Don’t trust ExFAT with your data
August 11, 2021 —
~rawktucc
I have a couple personal anecdotes on why you shouldn’t trust ExFAT as the filesystem for your valuable files. Let’s say you have a drive to share some personal files with family and friends. The files are large, and the recipients all use different systems, so ExFAT is the best choice because: