Mach Xtreme FX USB 3.0 Flash Drive 64 GB Review 0

Mach Xtreme FX USB 3.0 Flash Drive 64 GB Review

Value and Conclusion

  • The Mach Xtreme FX USB 3.0 Flash drive costs 46 Euro (16 GB), 84 Euro (32 GB) or 139 € (64 GB) - this makes it one of the most affordable USB 3.0 drives at this performance point
  • Excellent price for the performance
  • Sturdy Aluminum housing
  • Excellent USB 2.0 performance
  • USB 3.0 speeds as advertised
  • Compact and cool package
  • Available in 16, 32, 64 GB
  • 3 years warranty
  • Wider than other USB 3.0 offerings (but mostly shorter!)
  • 16 GB variant is slower than the larger ones
  • May block adjacent ports due to size
  • Package printed incorrectly
  • Much faster drives out there - if money is not an issue.
The flash drive market is one of the most competitive segments in the entire hardware market. While most USB 2.0 drives manage to tickle the maximum out of the required interface, there is a vast difference in price and performance when looking at USB 3.0 flash drives. In that regard the Mach Xtreme FX USB 3.0 Flash Drive with 64 GB manages to truly impress. It is faster than many competitors, but costs noticeably less. To give you an example, a competitor's product costs 10% more but only delivers 80 MB/s read and 60 MB/s write. The only real negative aspect is two fold. First off the 16 GB drive does not manage to perform as well as the 32 or 64 GB FX devices and that the size may be a larger issue for some who do not want to block any of the precious ports when using a flash drive. That said, the Mach Xtreme FX 32 or 64 GB are not only excellent USB 3.0 drives for the price, but also perform great at USB 2.0 allowing you to use it with the widespread interface now and enjoy the benefit of USB 3.0 when it finally becomes available on notebooks and gains more market share.
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