Review: Transcend JetFlash 700 16GB Reviewed by: Vroom Manufactured: in Taiwan

Transcend has kindly sent us their latest flash
drive, the JetFlash 700, which is a USB3 drive and comes in three
different sizes (8GB/16GB/32GB). The Jetflash 700 is a flash drive that
will bring you one step closer in to the fast lane of the USB3 world.
The flash drive can reach speeds up to 70MB/Sec. But we will take a closer look
at that later.

USB3 is now
the fastest and more efficient way to connect your external HDD or flash drive.
Most modern Notebooks and PCs come with USB3 ports, and the only way
that you will be able to get the best of your hardware will be to accompany it
with a USB3 flash drive or a USB3 external HDD. You can always
push the limits and have a USB3
portable SSD to get the maximum performance.

The question now is... How fast is a USB3
flash drive?

So before we continue with the review, here
is some information about Transcend.

Company Information

Transcend is a well-known manufacturer of
memory products, including USB flash drives, flash memory cards, card readers,
computer RAM and a variety of consumer electronics goods. 

The company was founded in 1988 with its
headquarters in Taipei, Taiwan and claim to be the first memory module
manufacturer in Taiwan and also the second in the world to receive ISO 9001
certification.  Their products are marketed around the world, serving all the
major markets. 

Further information on the Transcend
Company Profile can be found on
their website.

 

Packaging and drive specifications

Let's start our review by taking a close
look at the package of the JetFlash 700.

The
front side of the box.

The
back has all the details about the product.

Here are all the contents of the Transcend
JetFlash 7000 16GB. Inside we find two brochures, one for multimedia
products and another for USB flash drives. There is a card that has all the
info on how to register your drive, and also where you can download the JetFlash
Elite software.

Here is a picture of the drive, shown on
all sides, along with all the manufacturer info.

One more closer look on the JetFlash700,
and before moving on, we can say that the overall build quality is very good,
and the black/gold add more to the looks of the drive.

Test equipment

• CPU: Intel i7 750 @ 3.3GHz
• Motherboard: Gigabyte P55A-UD4
• RAM: Corsair Dominator 2x2GB
• HDD: Western Digital Black 1TB (OS)
• ODD: LG GGW-H20L
• PSU: Chieftec GPS-500-AS A (500 Watt)
• Monitor: Fujitsu Siemens 22”
• OS: Windows 7 64x professional (Last updated on 9 May
  2011)

Test Software

• ATTO
• HD Tune pro
• CrystalDiskMark x64

Now let's move on to the next page and
start our tests...