voodoo_child Posted February 19, 2009 Share Posted February 19, 2009 Hi, Ive just gotten my 16Gb Voyager GT today. I bought it on the basis that it was a 'high-speed' drive, but it doesnt seem very fast in use. I have done a full format in FAT32 (default allocation size) and then used HDBench as recommended in some other threads here. Here is the result: http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a170/vairish/HDBenchFlashVoyagerGT16Gb.jpg Can you tell me if the drive is performing within specification? Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
voodoo_child Posted February 19, 2009 Author Share Posted February 19, 2009 *Update* Some follow-up information: After reading some more threads (there seems to be a lot about the bad performance of this drive :roll:) I have tried the SD-CARD to format it, and it is now a little better. ~12Mb write. Although the read is now a little slower. http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a170/vairish/HDBenchFlashVoyagerGT16Gb_2.jpg Are my recent results within specification? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wired Posted February 19, 2009 Share Posted February 19, 2009 The store should not be advertising specs that Corsair does not advertise. I think their info is way off. Wait for an official Corsair response. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoundEmporium Posted February 23, 2009 Share Posted February 23, 2009 *Update* It was advertised at 27/34 in the store that I bought it. Yeah, don't expect CORSAIR to stand behind your store's advertisement. They are likely referencing some ficitious results sponsored by...who knows. Your SD CARD results look nice, however. I think most of us 16GB Flash Voyager users would like to achieve near 12MB/s Write Speeds. My 16GB FV peaked at 10335. What magic SD CARD settings did you emply to achieve 11889? Sound Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
voodoo_child Posted February 23, 2009 Author Share Posted February 23, 2009 Yeah, don't expect CORSAIR to stand behind your store's advertisement. They are likely referencing some ficitious results sponsored by...who knows. Your SD CARD results look nice, however. I think most of us 16GB Flash Voyager users would like to achieve near 12MB/s Write Speeds. My 16GB FV peaked at 10335. What magic SD CARD settings did you emply to achieve 11889? Sound Yeah, I have since contacted the store, and they have now changed the specs to 17/31. I guess it was just a mistake/typo. I used thePanasonic SD-CARD utility that the staff here are recommending to re-format the card. The settings I used were: full reformat with auto-size adjustment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsair Employees RAM GUY Posted February 23, 2009 Corsair Employees Share Posted February 23, 2009 If it is the "GT" Version it should write at about 14-17 MBps, I would see if the store can replace it for you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
voodoo_child Posted February 23, 2009 Author Share Posted February 23, 2009 If it is the "GT" Version it should write at about 14-17 MBps, I would see if the store can replace it for you. Yes, it is the GT version, but i'm not going to bother getting a replacement. Im getting ~12Mb/s and I bet if I get a replacement it will be about the same. It will just be a waste of time and postage costs. Thanks for the reply. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsair Employees RAM GUY Posted February 23, 2009 Corsair Employees Share Posted February 23, 2009 We do not offer the GT version any more so If you just purchased it I would see if the store can replace it, other wise we can only replace it for the non GT Version. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
culinarykitchen Posted February 24, 2009 Share Posted February 24, 2009 Yes, it is the GT version, but i'm not going to bother getting a replacement. Im getting ~12Mb/s and I bet if I get a replacement it will be about the same. It will just be a waste of time and postage costs. Thanks for the reply. Eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeekkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk only 12MBps with the GT version? How awful. I would get my money back from that store immediately. It seems reasonable to conclude that you must be running a non-Windows O.S. since my 16 GB non-GT F.V. does not recognize the SD Card ERASE on/off setting under Windows XP. Reasonable because I get the same error message whenever I attempt to use the ERASE on, or ERASE off, option. What O.S. are you running there, voodoo_child? Cul Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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