Windows 10: Suggestions For a Reliable 16GB Flash Drive With Good Performance/Cost

My wife just took delivery of a new Dell laptop. The first hurdle is to create a backup on a 16GB USB flash drive.

I searched for reviews of USB 3.0 drives. An early hit suggested a drive by well known maker. I think I found the recommended product on Amazon. More than one negative review appeared to come from a qualified user who tested it and found it to be very slow.

This is a reliable community. What can other other members suggest is a decent product for the task?

Thanks,

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Corsair Launches New High Performance 16GB Flash Drive

Corsair today announced a new 16GB high performance “GT” Flash Voyager USB 2.0 drive. The new Corsair 16GB GT Flash Voyager USB drive will be debuted at the CeBIT 2008 Show next week in Hanover, Germany on Corsair’s stand.





High Performance USB Solutions for Transporting & Backing-up Critical Data

The new Flash Voyager GT USB drive provides data transfer rates that are up to 4X faster than standard USB 2.0 drives. Whether transporting office files, pictures or even full-length movies, you can “store-n-go” faster with the Corsair GT USB line. The drive has been optimized to take full advantage of its advanced flash controller technology as well as the screened and hand-selected NAND flash chips.

Performance data shows:





Corsair 16GB GT USB Drive Features:

• Maximum durability – proprietary all-rubber housing
• Drive integrity – water resistant and shock resistant
• Data security – TrueCrypt encryption software offering AES 256-bit encryption
• User warranty – 10 years with on-demand customer support

The new 16GB Flash Voyager GT utilizes Corsair’s proprietary water and shock resistant all-rubber casing, meaning that users with busy and active lifestyles can be confident that their data is secure and protected from damage.

Corsair 16GB GT USB drives are immediately available:

• Flash Voyager 16GB GT ~ $169.99 USD MSRP

Source: Corsair

 

Suggestions for Maps/Drive

Some more suggestions



- When you set a destination in drive, you should be able to set an address which is existing in the contact list

- You should be able to view all step by step navigations. right now you are not able to see complete direction steps.

 

Files keep getting corrupted on my flash drive

Hi Craig,

Thank you for posting your query in Microsoft Community.

I understand the inconvenience you are facing. Let me help you in resolving the issue.

I would suggest you to enable "Better Performance" on the flash driver from the Device manager. Follow the steps below:

• Open Device Manager (Press Windows key + letter 'X' and choose Device Manager).
• Expand Disk Drives.
• Right click on the flash drive and choose "Properties."
• Under the Policies tab, choose "Better Performance" and Apply changes.
• Restart the computer and check the issue status.

Keep us posted on Windows related queries and we will be happy to assist you further.