PQI Portable Storage Drives
Punit Lodaya, Feb 15, 2007 1537 hrs IST
Today, we take a look at some of portable storage drives from PQI.
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The Best of :
- Mobiles
- Laptops
- MP3 Players
- Digital Cameras
- Games
- Downloads
- Mobile Downloads
With the recent drop in prices for flash-based storage drives, it has become very tempting to buy one. The average price of 1GB thumb drives is almost around Rs.600.
Today, we take a look at some of portable storage drives from PQI. All of these drives have a storage capacity of 1GB, but they are still different from each other especially in their physical form. Read on to find more.
PQI U330 1GB Thumbdrive
This is one of the most basic and ordinary-looking drive from PQI. However, PQI advertises the U330 to be one of the fastest thumb drives in read/write tests. That we will conclude only after we are done with our benchmarks. The drive is plug-n-play and doesn't require any drivers to be installed when used with any OS after Windows 2000 or Mac OS 10.x.
The bundle didn't have any driver CD bundled along; so it won't be possible to use the drive with Win98/Me/NT. A USB extension cable has been bundled along.
Specifications
Interface: USB 1.1 & 2.0
Capacity: 512MB~4GB
OS Supported: Windows ME, 2000, XP, Mac 10.1 or above
Power Supply: DC 3.3/5V " 10%
Power Consumption: Read <100mA, Write <100mA, Standby <70mA, Unconfiguration <70mA, Suspend <0.5mA
Dimensions: 67 x 17 x 2.5 mm (2.64 x 0.67 x 0.1 in)
Weight: 10 g (0.02 lb)
Benchmark
Performance
We transferred our standard test folder, which contains hundreds of smaller files to and from the drive, after which we transferred a single large file in both directions. Following are the results:
Single File Read (700 MB)
Time Taken: 35 Seconds
Speed: 20 MBps
Single File Write (700 MB)
Time Taken: 50 Seconds
Speed: 14 MBps
Multiple File Read (584 MB/173 Files/8 Folders)
Time Taken: 28 Seconds
Speed: 20.85 MBps
Multiple File Write (584 MB/173 Files/8 Folders)
Time Taken: 58 Seconds
Speed: 10.06 MBps
As you see, this drive has excellent write speeds and read speeds. Let's see if SiSoft Sandra 2007 has anything different to say.
SiSoft Sandra 2007
Conclusion
The PQI U330 1GB sells for Rs. 1175, which make it a pricy option. But if you are looking for a drive with excellent build quality and superb transfer speed, this may be the one. However, there are better options; one of them is here.
USER COMMENTS
an u send me the price tag of c-gat 200 gb drive
by bobby, delhi, on Apr 07, 2007 01:25 PM, Report abuse Reply
where in kerala can i buy one of these????? and what is the actual price list in india????????
by subhashis, vagamon, on Mar 29, 2007 02:43 PM, Report abuse Reply
you contact NOVAE SYSTEMS, KOTTAYAM
by ANIL, DUBAI, on Apr 02, 2007 02:14 PM, Report abuse
by sunil, chennai, on Mar 24, 2007 12:22 PM, Report abuse Reply
Can u send me the price tag of this pen drive
by Prem Kumar LAde, Visakhapatnam, on Mar 16, 2007 06:39 PM, Report abuse Reply
CAN U PLEASE SEND ME ALL THE BRAND PRICING LIST FOR 2 & 4 GB
by SACHIN, SAUDI ARABIA, on Mar 15, 2007 09:15 AM, Report abuse Reply
Where can i buy it in new DELHI????????????????????????????
by ashish, New Delhi, on Mar 13, 2007 10:07 PM, Report abuse Reply
by Raviraj, Pune, on Feb 15, 2007 10:06 PM, Report abuse Reply
by Rajesh Gulati, New Delhi, on Mar 11, 2007 06:19 PM, Report abuse
by aman, LUDHIANA, on Mar 04, 2007 08:13 PM, Report abuse Reply
by dilip, anand, on Mar 02, 2007 06:01 PM, Report abuse Reply
How to order this & what is the actual price.
by rajiv kumar, gurgaon, on Feb 23, 2007 07:55 PM, Report abuse Reply
good report for an excelent product.i need info as to where in karnataka i can buy it and how much will it cost??plz do reply soon..
by Rohan, Mangalore, on Feb 22, 2007 09:01 AM, Report abuse Reply
by pev, Chennai, on Feb 22, 2007 07:40 AM, Report abuse Reply
is it not compatible to windows 98? where shall i get it in kerala,
by N.Vijayan, KOCHI, on Feb 21, 2007 08:17 PM, Report abuse Reply
by sachin singh, lucknow, on Feb 21, 2007 09:21 AM, Report abuse Reply
please mention kolkata address.
by zinchack, kolkata, on Feb 18, 2007 08:01 PM, Report abuse Reply
This is one of the coolest flash drives. I have a couple of them with me all the time. They are really thin and used to come with a credit card sized holder where you can slide in the flash drives. The holder itself will nice fit in the credit card holder section of a wallet. They no longer sell it witht he credit card sized holder.
by Srikanth, Hyderabad, on Feb 16, 2007 04:37 PM, Report abuse Reply
yea...put it in the card slot of your wallet and put it in your back pocket..see wat happns after that..!
by stupid products, bangalore, on Feb 17, 2007 04:43 PM, Report abuse
where can i purchase this in bangalore
by vensgal, Bangalore, on Feb 16, 2007 02:12 PM, Report abuse Reply
Mediatech India - Bangalore 080-32513212
by Ghanshyam Soni, Mumbai, on Feb 16, 2007 03:45 PM, Report abuse
Where I can buy PQI Pro 220 4GB in Delhi??
by Robin, Delhi, on Feb 15, 2007 11:16 PM, Report abuse Reply
by coward, delhi, on Feb 16, 2007 03:08 PM, Report abuse
Mediatech India - delhi office 011-32578081
by Ghanshyam Soni, Mumbai, on Feb 16, 2007 03:42 PM, Report abuse
i bought a pen drive last month..its a little slow..i also have a transcend but the speed is a litle faster on thhat..how come? pls let me know why this is...
by sid, mumbai, on Feb 16, 2007 03:39 PM, Report abuse Reply
PQI U350 1GB page has photo of 4GB drive... what abt it???
by VARAD, GZB, on Feb 16, 2007 02:53 PM, Report abuse Reply
by VKNigum, Delhi, on Feb 16, 2007 02:56 PM, Report abuse
hey i just got one of these card drives from hong kong..2 gb capacity..the featuers looked pretty good but as soon as I started to use it, most of them dont wrk that well..there are IP conflicts everytime u want to send/receive emails from the card drive. the main function of this product is storage...for that u can just get a regular pen drive.! even a biometric one will increase ure security...these fancy products only look good with very limited utility..
by danny, pune, on Feb 16, 2007 02:24 PM, Report abuse Reply
could you pls elaborate on the interface specs for PQI Pro 220 1GB. Looking at the pic, it would seem to me that I would need a card reader to access this drive. I hope this isn't the case and it does support a std USB interface. Hoping to buy one soon, so looking fwd to a clarification on this at the earliest pls.
by prashrash, Secunderabad, on Feb 16, 2007 10:37 AM, Report abuse Reply
you wont need a card reader...the drive interface slides in the usb port...just that it's built in a different way :)
by sam, mumbai, on Feb 16, 2007 11:23 AM, Report abuse
cant wait to get my hands on it...
by vibhu2006, Delhi, on Feb 16, 2007 06:38 AM, Report abuse Reply
Nice one! http://craftsindiaonline.googlepages.com/index.htm
by Kairav Shah, Mumbai, on Feb 16, 2007 03:39 AM, Report abuse Reply
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by Executive Train, Los Angeles, on Jun 11, 2007 10:17 PM, Report abuse Reply