Seems to be the best Team USB3 drive out there - a NewEgg review:
Great flash drive - Constant speed 12/1/2019 4:40:35 AM
Pros: The cheapest flash drive I can find that holds a solid transfer speed. Keeps a solid 40-50MB/s. Every other cheap 128gb drive will drop to zero transfer constantly (Even teamgroups other 128gb USB3 Drive on Newegg).
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Seems to be the best Team USB3 drive out there - a NewEgg review:
Great flash drive - Constant speed 12/1/2019 4:40:35 AM
Pros: The cheapest flash drive I can find that holds a solid transfer speed. Keeps a solid 40-50MB/s. Every other cheap 128gb drive will drop to zero transfer constantly (Even teamgroups other 128gb USB3 Drive on Newegg).
Model: TEAM 128GB C175 USB 3.2 Gen 1 Flash Drive, Speed Up to 100MB/s
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I have one of these. Made in Taiwan. Works fine so far, one year with sparse, backup usage.
Kind of slow, but the OP review comment is correct. Real world usage, it can sustain around 40MB/s writes, with no drop outs. Unlike crappy PNY Turbo drives, which it replaces, which does that repeat 10-12 second freezes during sustained, heavy writing.
I'll post my CrystalDiskMark bench, but I've never seen it write that fast. Reads are probably correct.
I have one of these. Made in Taiwan. Works fine so far, one year with sparse, backup usage.
Kind of slow, but the OP review comment is correct. Real world usage, it can sustain around 40MB/s writes, with no drop outs. Unlike crappy PNY Turbo drives, which it replaces, which does that repeat 10-12 second freezes during sustained, heavy writing.
I'll post my CrystalDiskMark bench, but I've never seen it write that fast. Reads are probably correct.
Your numbers look great for a USB drive - even if the real performance is 2/3rd of that. Although, I've come to realize that flash drives get the worst quality flash these days, and should only be used with great care. SSDs & micro SD cards are far more important markets.
I shared this deal around the office, but I didn't jump on it. I tend to use at a maximum 8GB of a flash drive, usually under 4GB as I usually put installer DVD ISO's on them, but I do recognize the awesome of this deal.
Instead I did some searching and I found 16GB Team Group drives for under $4. I bought five of those, they fit the way i work better, but still, this deal inspired me to find that one.
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$19.99 now for 2pack. the "Gentleman" C211 is $17.99 at Amazon. they're all the same performance?
TEAMGROUP C211 128GB 2 Pack USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1/3.0) Metal & Made of Aluminum Alloy USB Flash Thumb Drive, External Data Storage Memory Stick Compatible with Computer/Laptop (Navy Blue) TC2113128GL22 https://www.amazon.com/dp/B093ZHG...3H17?psc=1
Amazon has many different Team Group flash drives. Many are about the same price. Where can I find specs on read/write speeds. I found none on Team Group's website. Is one of theme better than the other?
I have some of a different model that the one in this thread. It's slow but OK. The one in this thread was said to be better than that one for some reason.
hmm, I just read this review: I cannot recommend the C188 or the C186 Drives from team group as they cannot transfer large files quickly. 80GB will take about 1.5 hours to transfer with this drive. Find a better drive and the same transfer will take 20 minutes. I recommend the C175 as it can hold a constant speed
Does having a cap, no cap, LED, no LED, place to attache a lanyard or not indicate they wasted money and the guts of the thing isn't as good as it should be or that they did right by the insides and splurged on outside looks and features?
The C175 in the picture is USB 3.0 but the text title of it says it's 3.2.
I've seen two up votes for C175, one each on two different websites.
I don't see a C188. It and the C186 has a down vote.
What about the C183 and C145?
-EDIT-
I logged into Amazon and the pictures for the C175 changed to show USB 3.2 on them.
Last edited by Parato Optimal February 9, 2022 at 01:47 PM.
I shared this deal around the office, but I didn't jump on it. I tend to use at a maximum 8GB of a flash drive, usually under 4GB as I usually put installer DVD ISO's on them, but I do recognize the awesome of this deal.
Instead I did some searching and I found 16GB Team Group drives for under $4. I bought five of those, they fit the way i work better, but still, this deal inspired me to find that one.
They will spit out a bit of info about the internals. I'd like to know which controller C175 has. Here is a C186 Team drive that I have:
PID: 2000
Manufacturer: SMI Corporation
Product: USB DISK
Query Vendor ID: SMI
Query Product ID: USB DISK
Query Product Revision: 1100
Physical Disk Capacity: 62329454592 Bytes
Windows Disk Capacity: 62326177792 Bytes
Internal Tags: JB4F-QABJ
File System: EXFAT
Relative Offset: 96 KB
USB Version: 3.00 in 2.00 port
Declared Power: 500 mA
ContMeas ID: 5950-21-00
Microsoft Windows 7 SP1 Build 7601
------------------------------------ http://www.antspec.com/usbflashinfo/
Program Version: 9.4.0.645
Description: [F:]USB Mass Storage Device(SMI USB DISK)
Device Type: Mass Storage Device
Protocal Version: USB 2.10 <- Hint: This device can run faster when plugged to a USB3.0 port
Current Speed: High Speed
Max Current: 500mA
USB Device ID: VID = 090C PID = 2000
Serial Number: CCYYMMDDHHMMSS1G24BB
Device Vendor: SMI Corporation
Device Name: USB DISK
Device Revision: 1100
Manufacturer: SMI
Product Model: USB DISK
Product Revision: 1100
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Kind of slow, but the OP review comment is correct. Real world usage, it can sustain around 40MB/s writes, with no drop outs. Unlike crappy PNY Turbo drives, which it replaces, which does that repeat 10-12 second freezes during sustained, heavy writing.
I'll post my CrystalDiskMark bench, but I've never seen it write that fast. Reads are probably correct.
Kind of slow, but the OP review comment is correct. Real world usage, it can sustain around 40MB/s writes, with no drop outs. Unlike crappy PNY Turbo drives, which it replaces, which does that repeat 10-12 second freezes during sustained, heavy writing.
I'll post my CrystalDiskMark bench, but I've never seen it write that fast. Reads are probably correct.
Instead I did some searching and I found 16GB Team Group drives for under $4. I bought five of those, they fit the way i work better, but still, this deal inspired me to find that one.
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TEAMGROUP C211 128GB 2 Pack USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1/3.0) Metal & Made of Aluminum Alloy USB Flash Thumb Drive, External Data Storage Memory Stick Compatible with Computer/Laptop (Navy Blue) TC2113128GL22 https://www.amazon.com/dp/B093ZHG...3H17?
I have some of a different model that the one in this thread. It's slow but OK. The one in this thread was said to be better than that one for some reason.
I cannot recommend the C188 or the C186 Drives from team group as they cannot transfer large files quickly. 80GB will take about 1.5 hours to transfer with this drive. Find a better drive and the same transfer will take 20 minutes. I recommend the C175 as it can hold a constant speed
maybe they are different...
I've seen two up votes for C175, one each on two different websites.
I don't see a C188. It and the C186 has a down vote.
What about the C183 and C145?
-EDIT-
I logged into Amazon and the pictures for the C175 changed to show USB 3.2 on them.
Instead I did some searching and I found 16GB Team Group drives for under $4. I bought five of those, they fit the way i work better, but still, this deal inspired me to find that one.
https://slickdeals.net/f/15590704-team-c171-64gb-usb-2-0-flash-drive-model-tc17164gb01-4-99?src=SiteSear
These are not the greatest, but should be good for boot disks. And they cost like they are only 16Gb in size.
https://slickdeals.net/f/15590704-team-c171-64gb-usb-2-0-flash-drive-model-tc17164gb01-4-99?src=Site...
These are not the greatest, but should be good for boot disks. And they cost like they are only 16Gb in size.
I bought that once and one of two was a dud, and those ones definitely feel like $5, even the plug is plastic.
These ones passed chkflash, maybe luck.
Still a bit too wide to fit side to side on some hubs.
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I bought that once and one of two was a dud, and those ones definitely feel like $5, even the plug is plastic.
These ones passed chkflash, maybe luck.
Still a bit too wide to fit side to side on some hubs.
These 2:
https://www.usbdev.ru/files/chipgenius/ - version v4.21.0701
https://www.usbdev.ru/files/usbflashinfo/ v9.4.0.645
They will spit out a bit of info about the internals. I'd like to know which controller C175 has. Here is a C186 Team drive that I have:
PID: 2000
Manufacturer: SMI Corporation
Product: USB DISK
Query Vendor ID: SMI
Query Product ID: USB DISK
Query Product Revision: 1100
Physical Disk Capacity: 62329454592 Bytes
Windows Disk Capacity: 62326177792 Bytes
Internal Tags: JB4F-QABJ
File System: EXFAT
Relative Offset: 96 KB
USB Version: 3.00 in 2.00 port
Declared Power: 500 mA
ContMeas ID: 5950-21-00
Microsoft Windows 7 SP1 Build 7601
------------------------------------
http://www.antspec.com/usbflashinfo/
Program Version: 9.4.0.645
Description: [F:]USB Mass Storage Device(SMI USB DISK)
Device Type: Mass Storage Device
Protocal Version: USB 2.10 <- Hint: This device can run faster when plugged to a USB3.0 port
Current Speed: High Speed
Max Current: 500mA
USB Device ID: VID = 090C PID = 2000
Serial Number: CCYYMMDDHHMMSS1G24BB
Device Vendor: SMI Corporation
Device Name: USB DISK
Device Revision: 1100
Manufacturer: SMI
Product Model: USB DISK
Product Revision: 1100
Controller Vendor: SMI
Controller Part-Number: SM3280AB - ISP 210415-C01
Flash ID code: 453E98B3766B - SanDisk - 1CE/Single Channel [TLC] -> Total Capacity = 64GB
Tools on web: http://dl.mydigit.net/special/up/smi.html
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