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Review:Buffalo RUF2-S512flash drive

Wednesday, February 27, 2008

Zip zap …. Measuring as much as your little finger, USB fl ash drives are the best devices for carrying your data wherever you go. Despite the compact form factor, these devices can hold data ranging from a few hundred megabytes up to a few Buffalo RUF2-S512 gigabytes—the credit goes to the tiny fl ash memory chips residing in the drive. The Buffalo RUF2-S512 is a USB fl ash drive which can hold half a gig of data. The drive looks simple—it has a silver and black body with a translucent back through which you can see the fl ash memory chips. The drive is sturdy and it features a cap which clicks when detached or fitted. To prevent the cap from being misplaced or lost, the tip of the drive is cleverly crafted so that you can fit the cap behind when you’re using the drive. Performance: To confirm the rated read and write speeds of 28 MB/s and 14 MB/s respectively, we used SiSoft Sandra 2005 Pro as a synthetic benchmark. The real-world test involved transferring a single 450 MB file from the RAM drive to the fl ash drive and vice-versa. Our test rig was powered by AMD Athlon FX 53 with 2 GB Kingston HyperX ULK2 memory and Western Digital Raptor 740GD hard drive. The test scores reveal clearly that the RUF2-S performed better than the rated speeds. It is a speedster requiring less than 45 seconds to fill up completely. Look no further if you need a speedy USB fl ash drive; the Buffalo RUF2-S is one of the fastest USB fl ash drives available around. SCORES: SiSoft Sandra 2005 Pro Drive index: 26 MB/s Sequential read: 28 MB/s Random read: 28 MB/s Sequential write: 19 MB/s Random write: 18 MB/s Real world Read: 30 MB/s Write: 18 MB/s For: Tremendous transfer speeds; very good build quality. Against: The package doesn’t include any software or USB extension cable

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