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Transcend 4 GB JetFlash 500 Retractable USB Flash Drive - TS4GJF530 (White).
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Looks just like the Sandisk Cruzer Micro - but a whole lot FASTER . Physically, this Transcend 16 GB JetFlash 500 Retractable USB Flash Drive looks almost identical to the SanDisk Cruzer Micro 16GB drive. The retractable USB plug on the Transcend drive also works EXACTLY the same way as the Sandisk (I'm surprised that somebody hasn't got sued yet). But that's where the similarity ends, because the Transcend JetFlash is a whole lot faster!
A bit of background information: I own both the Sandisk Cruzer Micro 4GB and 16GB versions. What I noticed is that the 16GB version is much slower than the 4GB version, especially when witting data. I even contacted Sandisk customer support, trying to find out what is the speed of Cruzer Micro. The response I got was quite useless:
"There is no guaranteed speed for SanDisk Cruzer Micro flash drives, as the speed for these flash drives have not been tested. If you need a flash drive with fast data transfer speed, we recommend SanDisk Extreme Cruzer Contour for this."
Prior to ordering this JetFlash drive, I visited the Transcend USA web site to search for information. Surprise, surprise! The data transfer speed of JetFlash 500 (under the 'V' series) is actually specified as:
"Read 15 MByte/s, Write 7 MByte/s (16GB)"
Once I received this Transcend JetFlash drive, I put it through several benchmark programs, to compare against the Sandisk Cruzer Micro:
- For typical photo files, write speed of the Transcend varies from 6.8MB/s (for 1MB file) to 11.3MB/s (for 5MB file). In contrast, the Sandisk only ranges from 2.0MB/s to 3.5MB/s. That means the Transcend is about 3x faster than the Sandisk! (See my Customer Images for details)
- For very large video files, the Transcend writes at about 7.8MB/s, while the Sandisk only reaches 5.1MB/s. The difference in smaller but still significant.
In terms of storage space: The Transcend drive reports 15.1GB of total capacity, while the Sandisk drive reports 14.9GB. Note that it is normal for a '16GB' flash drive to show only 14.9GB of storage, because 14.9GB for computer people (where 1GB = 2 to the power 30) actually translates to about 16,000,000,000 bytes. So that can be called '16GB' according to marketing people (where 1GB = 10 to the power 9).
In summary, the Transcend JetFalsh 16GB drive looks and works just like the Sandisk Cruzer Micro, but its write speed is +50% to +200% faster than the latter. As of this writing, both drives are available at similar prices, so this makes the Transcend a much better value.
[Update on Nov 3, 2010]:
- The price of this Transcend USB drive dropped further during the past two months. So now it is an even better value.
- Several reviewers have reported bad experiences using this USB drive on the Xbox 360. Right now your only safe bet is to get the Xbox 360 - 16 GB USB 2.0 Flash Drive by SanDisk, which costs twice as much.
- If you don't intend to use the software supplied by Transcend, simply rename the file "Autorun.inf" (located at the root directory of this drive) to something else, such as "Autorun._inf". Then you can use it as a simple USB storage device.
Looks just like the Sandisk Cruzer Micro - but a whole lot FASTER . Physically, this Transcend 16 GB JetFlash 500 Retractable USB Flash Drive looks almost identical to the SanDisk Cruzer Micro 16GB drive. The retractable USB plug on the Transcend drive also works EXACTLY the same way as the Sandisk (I'm surprised that somebody hasn't got sued yet). But that's where the similarity ends, because the Transcend JetFlash is a whole lot faster!
A bit of background information: I own both the Sandisk Cruzer Micro 4GB and 16GB versions. What I noticed is that the 16GB version is much slower than the 4GB version, especially when witting data. I even contacted Sandisk customer support, trying to find out what is the speed of Cruzer Micro. The response I got was quite useless:
"There is no guaranteed speed for SanDisk Cruzer Micro flash drives, as the speed for these flash drives have not been tested. If you need a flash drive with fast data transfer speed, we recommend SanDisk Extreme Cruzer Contour for this."
Prior to ordering this JetFlash drive, I visited the Transcend USA web site to search for information. Surprise, surprise! The data transfer speed of JetFlash 500 (under the 'V' series) is actually specified as:
"Read 15 MByte/s, Write 7 MByte/s (16GB)"
Once I received this Transcend JetFlash drive, I put it through several benchmark programs, to compare against the Sandisk Cruzer Micro:
- For typical photo files, write speed of the Transcend varies from 6.8MB/s (for 1MB file) to 11.3MB/s (for 5MB file). In contrast, the Sandisk only ranges from 2.0MB/s to 3.5MB/s. That means the Transcend is about 3x faster than the Sandisk! (See my Customer Images for details)
- For very large video files, the Transcend writes at about 7.8MB/s, while the Sandisk only reaches 5.1MB/s. The difference in smaller but still significant.
In terms of storage space: The Transcend drive reports 15.1GB of total capacity, while the Sandisk drive reports 14.9GB. Note that it is normal for a '16GB' flash drive to show only 14.9GB of storage, because 14.9GB for computer people (where 1GB = 2 to the power 30) actually translates to about 16,000,000,000 bytes. So that can be called '16GB' according to marketing people (where 1GB = 10 to the power 9).
In summary, the Transcend JetFalsh 16GB drive looks and works just like the Sandisk Cruzer Micro, but its write speed is +50% to +200% faster than the latter. As of this writing, both drives are available at similar prices, so this makes the Transcend a much better value.
[Update on Nov 3, 2010]:
- The price of this Transcend USB drive dropped further during the past two months. So now it is an even better value.
- Several reviewers have reported bad experiences using this USB drive on the Xbox 360. Right now your only safe bet is to get the Xbox 360 - 16 GB USB 2.0 Flash Drive by SanDisk, which costs twice as much.
- If you don't intend to use the software supplied by Transcend, simply rename the file "Autorun.inf" (located at the root directory of this drive) to something else, such as "Autorun._inf". Then you can use it as a simple USB storage device.
Transcend 4 GB JetFlash 500 Retractable USB Flash Drive - TS4GJF530 (White) Reviews
Better than Sandisk Cruzer . There's another review on here that goes into technical detail about how this flashdrive is faster and more efficient than the Sandisk competetor, it's the truth. It also comes with some software that can encrypt certain files and folders, which essentially means that it password protects them. I usually think the software that comes with a flashdrive is obnoxious and unnecessary, but this is a pretty nifty feature.
Better than Sandisk Cruzer . There's another review on here that goes into technical detail about how this flashdrive is faster and more efficient than the Sandisk competetor, it's the truth. It also comes with some software that can encrypt certain files and folders, which essentially means that it password protects them. I usually think the software that comes with a flashdrive is obnoxious and unnecessary, but this is a pretty nifty feature.
Transcend 4 GB JetFlash 500 Retractable USB Flash Drive - TS4GJF530 (White) Opinions
Good quality for the price . Bought this to replace a 4gb Transcend drive. I've been impressed with all the Transcend memory products I've owned so far (mp3 players, flash drives, flash cards) and this continues with this product. The drive is fast enough for my uses. The build quality is good, although it feels a bit flimsy at times. I've dropped it a few times (by accident, I swear!) and I've not had any data problems unlike a Kingston flash drive I own that gets corrupted files with every drop (yes, I could try to be a bit more careful). My only qualm about this flash drive is that although the slider locks into place, it's sometimes quite easily pushed back if your trying to push the drive into a tight usb port. And I was hoping that the activity LED would've lit up the majority of the drive or at least the thumb slider (like the Sandisk Cruzer) but it's a pretty tiny LED. I would buy this product again though.
Good quality for the price . Bought this to replace a 4gb Transcend drive. I've been impressed with all the Transcend memory products I've owned so far (mp3 players, flash drives, flash cards) and this continues with this product. The drive is fast enough for my uses. The build quality is good, although it feels a bit flimsy at times. I've dropped it a few times (by accident, I swear!) and I've not had any data problems unlike a Kingston flash drive I own that gets corrupted files with every drop (yes, I could try to be a bit more careful). My only qualm about this flash drive is that although the slider locks into place, it's sometimes quite easily pushed back if your trying to push the drive into a tight usb port. And I was hoping that the activity LED would've lit up the majority of the drive or at least the thumb slider (like the Sandisk Cruzer) but it's a pretty tiny LED. I would buy this product again though.
Good value but not the fastest . If you're looking for a decent flash drive, this one's it. Nice retractable feature and everything works fine. The speed is a bit slow though. I have yet to see write speeds over 1.5 MB/S.
No Cap to Lose . I really liked how this flash drive closes inside itself. There is no cap to lose. Besides that, it's a good, regular thumb drive at a good price.
An excellent product . I have been using the flash drive for several months now and am really happy with it.
It offers a very decent file transfer rate, of course, a very large number of small files will take longer.
It has so far never failed on me and never gave a problem during safe ejection.
It feels pretty sturdy in hand the plastic is of a decent quality.
There is not cap and hence one doesn't have to worry about losing it either!
A convenient button pushes the USB connector out.
Highly recommended!
It offers a very decent file transfer rate, of course, a very large number of small files will take longer.
It has so far never failed on me and never gave a problem during safe ejection.
It feels pretty sturdy in hand the plastic is of a decent quality.
There is not cap and hence one doesn't have to worry about losing it either!
A convenient button pushes the USB connector out.
Highly recommended!
GREAT FLASH DRIVE! . ok well i got this flash drive today..and the first thing i noticed is that they sent me the wrong color..which is
alright..it was the same price as the black. but overall a great product. and it looks exactly like the sandisk cruzer except for the amber light the blue retractor thing doesn't light up..thats the only difference and that it says Transcend on it
over all its wonderful! :)
alright..it was the same price as the black. but overall a great product. and it looks exactly like the sandisk cruzer except for the amber light the blue retractor thing doesn't light up..thats the only difference and that it says Transcend on it
over all its wonderful! :)
Great for the price! . I bought 5 of these for daily backups of work files. All 5 work with no problems. They are fast enough for data back ups and are almost the same design as the sandisk cruzer as mentioned in another review. I wanted a no thrills reliable inexpensive flash drive. That is these.
Cons Review
Drive failed almost immediately . The flash drive I received had unbelievably slow (as in hours to transfer 30-50MB of files) from the get-go. I worked with a number of utilities to diagnose the problem and all of them failed to complete running their tests. I was not even able to re-format the drive for use, indicating something seriously wrong.
If you receive a good quality drive I understand the transfer times are fast, however I did not, so apparently quality control is not entirely there. It's too bad - great capacity, a sharp design, and I've been pleased with other products from Transcend but not with this one.
If you receive a good quality drive I understand the transfer times are fast, however I did not, so apparently quality control is not entirely there. It's too bad - great capacity, a sharp design, and I've been pleased with other products from Transcend but not with this one.
Junk . I've never had so much inconsistency with a USB flash drive. This one tends to lose access to the data stored on the drive. It's hard to tell it's a bad drive until you try to access the information and it's gone. Although the drive shows that memory space is used, I'm unable to access the data. I've run a scan disk and hopefully that will solve some of its issues but i'm very wary of putting any data on there that I don't want to lose. I wouldn't take my chances on this product, find a different more reliable branded drive.
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Feature Transcend 4 GB JetFlash 500 Retractable USB Flash Drive - TS4GJF530 (White)
- Elegant retractable design, never worry about losing the cap
- Lifetime warranty, the data storage solution you can trust
- Easy Plug and Play installation, no fuss on data sharing
- USB powered. No external power or battery needed
- Includes JetFlash Elite Data Management Software
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Product Details
EAN : 0760557818168UPC : 760557818168
MPN : 0760557818168
Brand : Transcend
Color : White
Weight : 1 pounds
Height : 1 inches
Length : 5 inches
Width : 3 inches
Binding : Personal Computers
ItemPartNumber : TS4GJF530
Manufacturer : TRANSCEND
Model : TS4GJF530
Publisher : TRANSCEND
Size : 4 GB
SKU : 1623986
Studio : TRANSCEND
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