Corsair Flash Voyager Ship, USB 3.0 Goes Out in Force

Corsair, being the maker of PSUs and memory solutions that it is, isn't about to stay silent for any extended period of time, in this case having started to sell a certain flash drive that was more or less overdue.

Flash drives generally have the same function, which is to act as a compact, easy to carry means of storing data, as well as copy it to and from a PC.

Then, of course, there are variations in storage capacity, transfer speeds, physical size, endurance, data protection, etc.

Corsair is one of the better known makers of this sort of devices, having even prepared the Flash Voyager line a while ago.

Unfortunately, even though availability was supposed to ramp up in April, they ended up delayed, sales having only now commenced.

Their main asset, over their predecessors, is that they boast support for the SuperSpeed USB 3.0 interface, not just USB 2.0

The plural is used because there are three capacity options, namely 8 GB, 16 GB and 32 GB, each priced at $19.99, $29.99 and $69.99, respectively (a 10-year warranty is offered with each of them).

For those that need a reminder, the SuperSpeed USB 3.0 standard is so popular because it has a maximum theoretical transfer speed of 5 Gbps, which is ten times that of USB 2.0.

Granted, today's hardware can't fully leverage that, but the speed bonuses are always significant, hence the rate at which USB 3.0 storage devices sprout.

"The boost in read speed provided by the Flash Voyager USB 3.0 family makes accessing video, images, and other large files significantly faster," said Thi La, Vice President of Memory Products at Corsair.

"The shipment of more and more USB 3.0-enabled systems makes it clear that the market is rapidly adopting the new standard. The latest Flash Voyager models are ideal for getting the most performance from the latest PC gear."