Corsair 64GB USB 3.0 Flash Voyager Mini

First, I am now on my 4th drive, and the second RMA drive from Corsair. Drive # 5 (with updated packaging) is waiting on standby right now. Average life of these so far, from daily use, is about a year. I now have a daily backup ritual for important files, monthly for all data on the drive, and pruning every few months.I do love the physical size of the drive, and the keyring by default is nice.As others have said, durability (both physical and storage) are lacking a bit for this drive. After my first RMA drive was delivered, I put a couple drops of super glue on the sides of the drive (plastic tabs on the narrowest sides) and the end of the actual 'drive' where the plastic/rubber pieces connect. That makes it more able to handle repeated use, physically.Write speeds are below average, but for this kind of compact size, I think it's a decent (but unwelcome) trade-off. Read speeds are almost never a problem. I've watched 720/1080p videos direct from the drive, no issues.As for my RMA experience, the first time I went through it I made an account with their Support site. I generally like Corsair stuff, and I was thinking 'If I ever have any problems with future stuff I buy, might as well make it easier on me'. My symptoms didn't 'develop', they just one minute were working fine, transferring files, syncing my password db, and then all of a sudden, no computer makes a single mention of the drive when plugged in.Now, I understand this is a 'mainstream' type of drive, and the price generally shows that. But for improvements (if they are listening) would be:- More durable construction; either thicker aluminum, or some other form of enhanced internal bracing, or carbon fiber (actual CF, not plastic made to look the part *crosses fingers*); even some superglue as a final step in manufacturing would help greatly. Doesn't have to live up to Survivor standards, but it's barely living up to its own unassuming name (Voyager).- Maybe integrate the keyring into the drive itself, a la  Kingston Digital DataTraveler SE9 32GB USB 2.0 Flash Drive, Silver (DTSE9H/32GBZET)  or  Samsung 32GB BAR USB 3.0 Flash Drive (MUF-32BC/AM) ? I would take a slightly heavier drive with enhanced durability any day. It could even act secondarily as a better heatsink!- Better memory/controllers - Again, given the price, this isn't a terrible deal. But I would love a super fast, super durable (wear levelling and everything!) drive that will last a long time in actual use.- Price increase to make up for the added materials or R&D on the above? Please do! I would pay double, on the spot, should these suggestions help craft a newer, faster, sturdier drive!Attached is a run of Crystal Disk Mark as I wrote this review. Good mix of files, only ~10GB used so far.

When I purchased this drive there weren't any reviews on it, anyways I took took the plunge anyways since everything I purchased from them so far ( M95, K70, MM600) are all of high quality.Anyways I received the drive and the first thing I notice was compact it was. The packaging itself was minimalistic and easily ripped apart without getting out the kitchen knife or a pair of titanium scissors. I immediately extracted the drive and plugged it into my desktop. It was formatted as FAT32 with 28.8GB of usable storage.Benchmarking Test PlatformMB=Asrock Z87E-ITXCPU=E3-1230 V3Ram=4GB 1600 RamStorage=120GB Samsung 840 SSD (No Hard drive as bottleneck)GPU=EVGA GTX 760I ran ATTO Disk Benchmark on it and results are in the product pics. I then tried writing a 2GB file to it. It started at 70MB/s which stabilized to 17-20MB/s. I then read the same file to my desktop and it stabilized at about 70MB/s. Speeds are quite good for the size.The flash drive itself feels almost weightless in hand if it weren't for the key ring and rubber connecting the two. The body of the drive is made of brushed aluminum in a gunmetal like color. The logo seems to be etched on, and the bottom contains your typical certification logos (FCC), along with your serial number and capacity. The drive is made in Taiwan, which is a pretty nice departure from your typical made in China drives. The rubber attaching the drive to the key ring seems to be of high quality. I tried touching it, stretching it, bending it, twisting it, and licking it, but it just laughed in my face and went back to its original form (It seemed to have cringed as I was slowly moving my tongue towards it though). It felt like tough rubber and it was hard to stretch so it'll probably hold up in your pocket as long as you don't have razor blades in there. It didn't have any flavors though which was a let down, so I tried licking the body of the drive, but it didn't have any flavor either D:, but it was certainly made of aluminum, anyways I was bored so I continued licking and the only part that didn't taste like rubber or metal was the plastic "hands" holding the pole to the flash drive. So build quality and materials are all solid.Anyways, in conclusion this is an excellent flash drive for those who want a reliable flash drive that's not only stylish, but exudes quality along with decent transfer speeds all backed by a five year limited warranty obviously there are alternatives if you want faster speeds at the cost of portability or cheaper prices at the cost of build quality, but if you want something that's portable and fast that just works without the casing falling apart, then this is the one to get. I'll report back if it ever fails, but it might take a few decades. Well worth the price.

I bought the 32GB version mostly to install drivers when I’m finished building a client’s computer. When you get it, I would highly recommend formatting it as exFAT because not only is it then OSX compatible, but it can fit files on it over 4GB, a real asset when dealing with large video files (which I also do). I use this thing daily, and it’s plenty fast enough to do anything I want to within reason. The write speeds aren’t great, but who’s expecting them to be so? The price is low and it’s tiny, don’t expect the world from a £15 USB drive. I get outstanding reads however; 155 Megabytes per second (yes, megaBYTES, not megabits) and a rather modest 21MB/s write, which is great for a driver installation pen.Of course, there are bad points, the first one being that the casing gets a little bowed after spending the month in my pocket, so I have had to go in there with a screwdriver at one point to bend it back, but it’s not as if it couldn’t fit into a USB port. Clearly the people with those experiences work in a bear sanctuary and are being mauled every waking second of the day. Rather more unfortunate than a slight bend in the casing is the fact that the grey paint gets scratched off after plugging it into a USB slot. Of course, we knew it would happen eventually, but just not after the first insertion.

I bought this USB stick based on the Corsair reputation for quality, and its size and style. It is smaller than I expected, a couple of cmlong if that. It is brilliant for keeping handy on a keyring. The downside is the speed. I have a Kingston 3.0 usb stick that gives me transfer speeds of 80+ MB/s, this one tops out at about 12. It is still 3times faster than a USB 2.0 memory stick, but there are faster sticks out there. Small files and documents are fine at this speed, but large video files still take a while to transfer.I would recommend this if speed isnt all important to you, and you want a nice, smart, small memory stick to carry around conveniently.

I have so many (smaller capacity) USB keys taking up space in drawers, I decided I'd spring for the 32gb in an attempt to future-proof. THe additional space is working out fine, and it's more than enough to carry plenty of music and moives around on the go. The build is good, an all metal body houses the memory, and it attaches to a keyring with a rubber gromit. Read/Write speeds are lower than I anticipted (even with single large files), even connected to a dedicated USB 3 port on several computers, and while it would be nice to be faster it hasn't bothered me too much.

This is a great key, but it isn't built to last. After a few months of use, the chip inside the aluminium case keeps 'detaching' itself and getting stuck inside the USB ports - particularly in newer machines which have a pretty firm grip. There are better USB keys out there of a similar size for a similar price, and in fact I've just bought a solid (single cut) USB key from Samsung that doesn't have this problem.Functionally, though, the key works and works well - it's just not packaged very intelligently.

As a storage device, it works very well. Transfer speeds are very fast, and it works without issue, and the brushed metal enclosure feels very nice and - surprisingly - doesn't get hot through use.The compact form factor is also a bonus, as it can fit between practically any other USB cables nearby thanks to being no bigger than the insides of the USB port.The keyring on the end of it, too, is very handy, as you can keep it with you anywhere and it won't come off (which makes sense; you don't want keys randomly dropping off the ring, eh?).However, it isn't the most sturdy thing ever. At one point I accidentally wrenched it out of the USB port and the circuitry was pulled out of the enclosure, and I had no adhesive to stick it back together, so it was a matter of time till it refused to stay on and eventually fell off at one point.The drive still works, fortunately, but use in an upright USB slot is practically impossible because the weight of it holds it down and the pins don't align.Had the enclosure not come off, I would have given this four stars, but because of what happened, I have to bump my mark down.