Final Statements...

As you can see, the performance of the Voyager is average at best. It manages to generate impressive results in certain tasks, but it falls behind in others.  While we are secure of our performance numbers in all scenarios, we just can't figure out the performance hit in buffered write tests.   After testing substantially on the test system and possibly removing all immature variables from the test bed, we were still presented with the rather confusing numbers. Transcend leads the pack of all flash drives, but that's to be expected, since StoreJet is not marketed as a flash drive, but more as an external drive option.  Regardless, Trancend's StoreJet uses USB 2.0 interface and basically has all properties of a regular flash drive, which is why we decided to include it in our comparison.  We must also point out that StoreJet costs $125.00, but supports 40GB of storage, which makes it an appealing choice in itself. The second place trophy goes out to Verbatim, as it is the best performer in its target market. Corsair's Voyager fought for the third place with X-Micro for the most part and the competition was fairly close. Although not the best performer, Corsair deserves credit to produce a drive that is not only durable, but also performs fairly well. 

While there isn’t much to comment otherwise, there is still one thing that is critically important in the decision making process ?the price. Unlike Verbatim Store ‘n?Go series, Corsair’s Voyager 512MB version is priced around $57.00, which makes it 22.8 percent affordable than the Store ‘n?Go Pro, which retails for $70.00. You may find another flash drive that is less than the aforementioned price, but with Corsair’s 10-year warranty and their reputation in the industry, $57.00 is a superb price. Of course, if you are usually careful with flash drives, feel free to invest in a less costing model, since failure rates of flash drives are practically unheard of.

Being a newcomer in the storage market, Corsair has truly released a product that performs well in its category. Add that to the durability of the drive and Corsair has a successful product in its product line. If you are looking for something that is affordable, performs healthily and sets a great example in durability, there is nothing better than Corsair’s Voyager. However, if you are willing to spend another $20.00, Verbatim's Store 'n' Go Pro may be the fastest performing flash drive of its kind. 

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