USB Flash Drives comparison
| Manufacturer | Model | Capacity | Read speed (MB/s) |
Write speed (MB/s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patriot | Xporter XT Rage | 32 GB | 27 | 25 |
| Corsair | Voyager GTR | 32 GB | 34 | 28 |
| Lexar | Echo MX | 32 GB | 30 | 17 |
| Kingston | DTR 500 | 32 GB | 30 | 20 |
| Kingston | DTIG3/32GBZ | 32 GB | 10 | 5 |
| Kingston | DT102/32GBZ | 32 GB | 10 | 5 |
| Transcend | Jet Flash 700 | 32 GB | 70 | 30 |
| Transcend | Jet Flash 600/620 | 32 GB | 32 | 12 |
I have one Corsair Voyager GT, 32Gb, USB 3. Using the “Disk” utility in Linux Mint 17 the read speed is aroung 200 mb/s and the write is less than 10 mb/s. This device is physically larger than the Voyagers and can pose a port sharing problem when connected to a port that is in close proximity to other ports.
I have two Corsair Voyagers (1@32Gb & 1@16Gb) and both read at 200+ mb/s and write at about 15 mb/s. This device can pose a port sharing problem for USB ports placed vertically, but not horizontally.
I use these to install Linux and to boot Linux utilities and have formatted and loaded software many times with no problems. Using a USB 3 port,installing to a sata3/6Gb SSD connected to a sasta3/6Gb port, I can install linux Mint 17 in a computer in five minutes or less.