The stick that doesn't keep you waiting
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A new SanDisk flash drive guarantees you'll never hang around waiting for files to copy again
A flash drive guaranteed to please anyone fed up with waiting for large media files to back up, the SanDisk Extreme Pro USB3.0 128 GB is designed to be a perfect match with the MacBook Air or any Ultrabook computer.
Extremely portable at 11.0 x 21.0 x 71.0 mm and lightweight, it boasts a massive 128 GB of storage, allowing you to keep a large quantity of document files, photos or music files as well as video clips.
The flash drive looks sleek with an aluminium casing that also adds its durability. It is designed to have its USB connector slide out.
And since it uses USB 3.0 connection, copying files to and from the Extreme Pro flash drive is very fast – 60 times faster, in fact, than standard USB 2.0 drives.
It has a maximum read speed of up to 260MB/s and a write speed of up to 240MB/s. According to SanDisk, you can transfer a full-length movie to the SanDisk Extreme PRO USB 3.0 Flash Drive in seconds, or 1,000 photos in less than 35 seconds.
I tested it with a MacBook Air, and I found that it took 33 seconds to copy four folders with a combined size of 7.75 GB from the computer to the drive. And it took 30 seconds to copy the same folders to the MacBook Air.
Included with the SanDisk Extreme PRO USB 3.0 Flash Drive is SanDisk SecureAccess software that provides 128-bit AES file encryption and password protection for securing private files and allows you to leave your remaining files available on the drive for sharing.
The SanDisk Extreme PRO USB 3.0 Flash Drive is compatible with USB 3.0 and backward compatible with USB 2.0 and is supported by Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8, and Mac OS X v10.5+.
The SanDisk Extreme PRO USB 3.0 flash drive with 128 GB storage retails for Bt7,200.
Key specs:
Available capacity: 128GB
Performance/Speed: Up to 240MB/s write; Up to 260MB/s read
Dimensions: 11.0 x 21.0 x 71.0 mm
Operating Temperature: 0 C to 45 C
Storage Temperature: -10 C to 70 C
Compatibility: USB 3.0 and USB 2.
