Real world copy tests

We will now conduct a few real world copy tests. These tests simulate what real people do with their drives. We will conduct both read and write tests, using one large single file and a multiple file copy of various file sizes.

We should point out that this is not a scientific way of measuring performance. These timings were taken with a stop watch and, we have also found after testing flash drives on many PC configurations and operating systems that these timings have more to do with differences in operating systems and setup than they do with the flash drive itself.

Because of the nature of these tests, we will not be comparing the results with other flash drives, as these results could be very inaccurate. They are presented only as a guide.

Multiple file copy writing test

For this test we copied the “My Pictures” folder from our review PC’s C: drive to the Corsair Flash Voyager Mini 4GB

Our test copy contained 1,520 files, varying in size, with a combined capacity of 375MB.

Our result is below.

Single large file writing test

For this test we used a single CD ISO file which had been copied to the C: drive of our review PC. The file was then copied to the Corsair Flash Voyager Mini 4GB.

Our test file was a 701MB ISO file

Our result is below.

Multiple file copy reading test

Before starting these tests, our review PC was rebooted to make sure the PC’s cache was cleared. We also allowed Windows Vista to idle for 10 minutes after booting to conduct the tests.

For this test, we copied the multiple files we had previously copied to the Corsair Flash Voyager Mini 4GB to the desktop of our review PC.

Our result is below.

Single large file reading test

For this test, we copied the single CD ISO file we had previously copied to the Corsair Flash Voyager Mini 4GB to the desktop of review PC.

Our result is below.

Summary

According to our obtained results, the Corsair Flash Voyager Mini 4GB achieved some pretty good reading times, with writing times being somewhat slower.

Durability tests  

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In these tests we decided to test the durability of the Corsair Flash Voyager Mini 4GB.

These tests are simple and non scientific, they merely mimic some of the silly things that users tend to do with these types of devices sometimes. Like, accidentally put them through a wash cycle in the washing machine, and drop the device.

Drop test

For this test, we dropped the Corsair Flash Voyager Mini 4GB from carry height to a concrete garden slab and repeated this 25 times.

The Corsair Flash Voyager Mini 4GB was then connected to our review PC once more and we can confirm that the drive still worked perfectly.

Wash cycle test

For this test, we placed the Corsair Flash Voyager Mini 4GB into a pocket of a coat and then inserted the coat into the washing machine. The coat was then washed on a 1 hour 15 minutes wash cycle at 40c, rinsed, and then spun at 1100RPM.

The Corsair Flash Voyager Mini 4GB was then allowed to dry out naturally, and then connected back up to our review PC. We can confirm that the Corsair Flash Voyager Mini 4GB was still working perfectly after this ordeal.

We decided to check the Corsair Flash Voyager Mini 4GB after conducting these durability tests with HD Tune Pro’s error checking test.

The result is below.

As we can see in the above screenshot, the Corsair Flash Voyager Mini 4GB has survived both our review testing procedures and our durability tests with flying colours. There are no errors on the device at all.

To round off our look at the Corsair Flash Voyager Mini 4GB, we took a comparison photo with another flash drive, to show how compact the drive is:

This concludes our Corsair Flash Voyager Mini 4GB review. Click the link below to read the conclusion…

   

• File Transfer Performance
• Conclusion