Lexar JumpDrive Triton 64GB USB 3.0 Flash Drive LJDNV64GCRBNA

Please go to my blog to view the full review with pictures and performance screenshots here: [...]I recently purchased some USB 3.0 Flash Drives.The Lexar JumpDrive Triton 64 GB USB 3.0 Flash Drive LJDNV64GCRBNA I bought for $115.14 at Amazon, and the same day, the SanDisk Extreme 64 GB USB 3.0 Flash Drive up to 190 MB/sSDCZ80-064G-AFFP went on sale for $58.99.Instead of cancelling the Lexar JumpDrive Triton, I figured I'd stick with it and see how it compares. I always have uses for it, and I'm sure a few relatives wouldn't mind it as a holiday gift.I'm not much for appearances, but I took a few photos of the retail package and a comparison of the USB sticks compacted and extended.Physical details:The Lexar JumpDrive Triton is a little shorter, about 9/10th of a centimeter shorter, to be exact. It's also quite a bit heavier. The SanDisk Extreme is made pretty much entirely of plastic, whereas the Lexar JumpDrive Triton is made out of glossy plastic and a metal alloy base on the other side.The Lexar JumpDrive definitely feels much sturdier, but I'd much prefer carrying something lighter. I'd also prefer carrying something smaller than the SanDisk Extreme. At any rate, there's some tradeoffs, and the purchaser can make the decision on what matters most to them.Performance:Well, it always boils down to performance. I only took performance benchmarks based off of USB 3.0 ports and not USB 2.0. If you don't have USB 3.0, I don't recommend getting USB 3.0 flash drives. :)With CrystalDiskMark 3.0.1 x64, the SanDisk Extreme beats the Lexar JumpDrive Triton in every comparison.However, when we run a Read benchmark of the same type in HD Tune Pro 4.6.1, we see the steadiness of the Lexar JumpDrive Triton. While Access Time is twice as slow as the SanDisk Extreme, the Burst rate is twice as fast. The SanDisk Extreme starts slowly during the initial read. I tested it multiple times, along with the 32GB and 16GB versions, and the results were the same.With the Extra Read Tests, we can see that the seek times for the SanDisk Extreme is definitely nearly twice as fast. What this means is that when smaller and more numerous files are being transferred, the SanDisk Extreme will perform much faster than the Lexar JumpDrive Triton. If you're only transferring large files, like say, HD quality videos, the peformance difference between the flash drives won't be as noticeable.Temperatures:Right after the benchmarks were run, I took the temperatures of each flash drive with an infrared thermometer pointed to the middle of the casing.Lexar JumpDrive Triton = 28.4CSanDisk Extreme = 24.8CThe Lexar JumpDrive Triton was definitely much warmer when holding it right after use. The more compact design probably doesn't dissipate heat as well as the larger and lighter SanDisk Extreme.UPDATE: I decided to run a real-world scenario. In my Downloads folder, I have 8,924 Files with 731 Folders that accumulated to 22.7GB's worth of space. I moved that to my RAMDisk, then proceeded to move my Downloads folder to each of the USB 3.0 Flash drives.Real-World Benchmark Results:Lexar JumpDrive Triton = 7 minutes and 43 seconds, or roughly 51MB's per secondSanDisk Extreme = 3 minutes and 42 seconds, or roughly 102MB's per secondNot to mention that when I deleted the folder afterwards, the SanDisk Extreme deleted it within mere seconds at over 1000 items per second. When deleting it on the Lexar JumpDrive Triton, it took a few minutes, starting at 150 items per second, down to near 30 items per second after a while.Conclusion:If you're looking for price per performance, the 64GB SanDisk Extreme USB 3.0 wins hands down. However, if you're looking for something more durable and smaller while having just as good performance, the 64GB Lexar JumpDrive Triton USB 3.0 is a solid choice, though you'll have to pay the difference in price.

Drive failed after a year and a half. It wasn't ever used a lot, I picked it up to copy some files and when I plugged it in it was only showing 29MB of space available. I formatted it and nothing changed. The formatting tool was only showing 27MB of space on it. I am in the proces of RMAing it, we will see how that process goes. It is already irritating that I have to pay to ship it back.

I just wish they would stop overstating the capacity. It's getting a little ridicules at these drive sizes. Every OS I've used over the last 30 years says 1024KB = 1MB of RAM or HD space not 1000KB! When I buy 8GB of motherboard RAM I get 8192MB of RAM.Manufactures and venders with influence over IEC and SI standers decided that one GB is no longer 1073741824 bytes its 100000000 bytes and that the GB that everyone is using and is used to as 1073741824 bytes is not really a GB it's a GiB. So they can continue to use misleading numbers when advertising the drive sizes. They even try to say that after a certain size of storage a MB becomes a MiB or some such nonsense. It's funny that none of the operating systems have changed. Maybe that's because it makes no sense to base some of your computer storage on one sizing convention and some on another. Hey, when I move this file from RAM (data storage) to HD (still data storage) the file size increases. Well, that's because it not a GiB any more, now it's a GB. Give me a break!The drive manufactures are the ones that should be using GiB and TiB when listing their drive sizes. Even then it's still misleading and everyone that reads up on this knows exactly why they are doing it. It makes their drives sound lager than they are.When you knowing mislead people about the products you sell, its wrong. The storage industry knows what everyone that buys their storage devices wants know and they give them incorrect information anyway.Sorry about the rant and as most of you already know, you are getting a 29GB flash drive not a 32GB flash drive.With a 1GB file I get about 100MB/s copying the file in about 11 seconds.With 188 small files totaling a little of 1MB I get about 1MB/s copied in about 2 seconds.It is much faster and a little smaller than my old SanDisk 16GB drive. I like the build quality, nice weight and feel. I'd like the top to be metal too but can't have everything I guess. I also like that it's at least assembled in the US with packaging from Mexico but I'm sure the chips are from China.