It is the largest-capacity model in the FX USB 3.0 series

May 8, 2013 07:46 GMT  ·  By

A new flash drive has been released by Mach Xtreme, one that is bigger and badder than all the others in its particular product collection, which happens to be known worldwide as FX.

We cannot help but note that FX is being used quite extensively as part of product names all around the world.

Advanced Micro Devices has a whole series of high-end CPUs called FX, lots of other companies us those letters in their part numbers and brands, etc.

Now, Mach Xtreme is expanding the FX UB 3.0 flash drive series. The newest addition is also the best member made yet, with a capacity of 256 GB.

The ultra-compact size of 78 x 27 x 9.3mm (3.07 x 1.06 x 0.36 inches) is impressive. Doubly so when taking into account that many SSDs have trouble matching it, even in their much larger 2.5-inch form factors.

Thanks to the USB 3.0 SuperSpeed connectivity standard, the transfer speeds are of 300 MB/s when reading and 185 MB/s when writing.

The rates are higher than on the previously existing 32 GB, 64 GB and 128 GB drives, due to performance being dependent on the number of NAND chips.

Backwards compatibility with USB 2.0 ports is ensured as well, not that it's a surprise. Without it, no one would buy the thing. While PCs and consumer electronics sold over the past two years all have USB 3.0 support (with some exceptions), that cannot be said for the items sold previously.

Fortunately, the USB Implementers Forum (USB-IF) included backwards compatibility in the specification.

Moving on, the Mach Xtreme FX flash drive series comes in shock-resistant cases that also withstand vibrations, though the solid-state memory contributes to this endurance as well. There are, after all, no moving parts, unlike in HDDs (or SSHDs) that spin platters and have a needle-like head that reads from them and could leave scratches should the HDD suffer a fall.