Thursday, March 18th 2021
Patriot Rolls Out Supersonic Rage Pro USB 3.1 Flash Drives
Patriot Memory today rolled out the Supersonic Rage Pro line of USB 3.1 flash drives. Successors to the Supersonic Rage series form 2013, these drives are updated with the latest 3D NAND flash, controllers, and support for the latest technologies. The drives take advantage of USB 3.1 Gen1 type-A interface (5 Gbps), and UASP (USB-attached SCSI) protocol. Its makers claim sequential transfer speeds of up to 420 MB/s, and 4K random access performance of up to 8,000 IOPS, making these drives fit for Windows-to-Go (WTG) and similar BYOD applications. The drives come in capacities of 128 GB, 256 GB, and 512 GB, and are built in a conventional 2-piece form-factor. Available now, the 128 GB variant is priced at 39.99€, the 256 GB variant at 59.99€, and the 512 GB variant at 109.99€.
13 Comments on Patriot Rolls Out Supersonic Rage Pro USB 3.1 Flash Drives
I wonder if it's possible, if going USB C, to also make the whole drive smaller/narrower. Too often USB A sticks block adjacent ports.
Product names all look like they're put together at random, I don't even pay attention to them anymore.
Back to topic. Sad to see it doesnt have type-c port. Casual look which is good, i think they could have gone with metal casing as well...
The only drawback of course is size, and the end user must make the decision on where to compromise.
With the ease of sharing online, I often opt to leave home even the drive that fits in my pocket.
Otherwise, yes, an external enclosure can be a solution for some users. You can even stick a (laptop) HDD in there if you need more capacity than SSD can offer at a reasonable price.