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timta2 · May 20, 2011, 12:53 AM

My USB 2.0 Corsair Voyager (8GB) maxes out about 30MB/sec (240Mbit/sec = half of USB 2.0's theoretical speed limit) on a good day. These better be internally a lot faster! Otherwise it's just marketing hype/gimmick.

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May 20, 2011, 12:53 AM	#4
timta2 Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA Posts: 786 (0.40/day) Thanks: 94 Thanked 106 Times in 97 Posts System Specs	My USB 2.0 Corsair Voyager (8GB) maxes out about 30MB/sec (240Mbit/sec = half of USB 2.0's theoretical speed limit) on a good day. These better be internally a lot faster! Otherwise it's just marketing hype/gimmick.