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Review: 7DayShop |
Over the past few months, 7DayShop has been
selling an unusually cheap 64GB USB flash drive. What caught our attention is
its USB3 capability, usually only available on premium branded flash drives.
This drive claims read performance of up to 80MB/s and write performance of up
to 35MB/s, both when operating on a USB3 SuperSpeed interface.
USB flash drives have come on a long way
since the very first flash drives that held just 64MB of data. This model also
makes even Blu-ray rewritable media look outdated, as not only does this carry
more capacity than a 50GB BD-RE, it also fits on a keychain and doesn’t need
any special reader, let alone a writer to use it. As with other USB3 flash
drives, this is also backwards compatible with USB2 ports.
In this review, we will take a look at the
performance and how it handles with various file systems such as exFAT and
NTFS.
7DayShop Company Information
7DayShop a well-known supplier photographic
equipment and memory products in the UK. While 7DayShop does not manufacture
its own products, it does sell a variety of products with its own branding,
including this flash drive we are reviewing.
The company was founded in 1998 and has
become an established online seller of photography, digital and computer
products.
Further information on the 7DayShop Company
Profile can be found on their
website.
Retail packaging
Unlike most retail products, this flash
drive was supplied in little other than a padded envelope along with the
invoice. The flash drive had no outer packaging, so no annoying hard plastic
to tear apart.
Like most removable media products, this
did not come with any operating instructions or any other information about the
product other than its artwork, but then again like the vast majority of USB
flash drives, it’s just matter of plugging it in and it’s ready to use.
Product photos
Now, let’s take a look at the product:
Front
Reverse side
Opened up
USB3 connector
The flash drive itself is fairly light and
compact, about the length of a door key. The twistable cap cover is also a
nice feature that avoids the issue of losing the cap and includes a loop to attach
to a ring of a keychain.
Operation mode indication
Like most flash drives, this one has an LED
that serves to indicate power and activity. When powered up, it flashes white
at the tail end to indicate activity and remains solidly lit when idle. The
twistable cover needs to be positioned off to the side to avoid covering up the
LED.
The following image shows it lit while
plugged in my desktop PC:
Product Specifications
The following are the specifications, as
provided on the 7DayShop website:
- Nice rubber feel
- Quality swivel action
- Red LED on Light
- Keyring attachable
- Write Speed Up To: 35MB/s
- Read Speed Up To: 80MB/s
- Backwards compatible with USB 2.0
- Please note: speeds on USB 2.0 will be
slower compared to USB 3.0 standards
Now let’s head to the next page where we
will look at our test PC and testing procedures…
