Corsair Announces 16 GB Flash Voyager GT

[jacky]

Corsair, a worldwide leader in high-performance computer and flash memory products, today announced a new 16GB high-performance “GT” Flash Voyager USB drive. The new MLC-based Corsair 16GB Flash Voyager GT has been designed to deliver best-in-class performance for a high-capacity USB flash drive.

“People expect Corsair to deliver the highest performing products,” said Jim Carlton, VP of Marketing at Corsair. “That’s why our latest Flash Voyager GT offers both higher speeds and higher capacities than standard USB drives, making them ideal for discerning customers for whom high performance is a key criteria” added Carlton.

The new 16GB Flash Voyager GT uses specially-selected, hand-screened MLC NAND flash memory in a dual-channel configuration, combined with a high-speed controller IC to deliver rapid data reading and writing speeds significantly faster than most USB flash drives. Whether you’re backing up data or transporting office files, pictures, music or even full-length movies, you can “store-and-go” faster with the 16GB Corsair Flash Voyager GT.

The new 16GB Flash Voyager GT also utilizes Corsair’s proprietary water- and shock-resistant, all-rubber casing so that users with busy and active lifestyles can be confident that their data is secure and protected from damage. Independent reviews of Flash Voyager products have demonstrated their ruggedness, durability, and reliability. Flash Voyager drives have been laundered, baked, frozen, boiled, dropped, and even run over by a SUV! After all the punishment they receive the drives continue to work.

Corsair also announced today that it is expanding its best-selling Flash Voyager Mini product family with a new 16GB model. The increased capacity is possible due to the latest Chip-on-board technology, which allows for a huge number of movies, music, photos and personal documents to be stored in a format that’s 1/3 the size of typical USB Flash drives.

The Flash Voyager Mini utilizes a cap-less retractable USB connector, which easily opens with the flick of the thumb, and its ergonomic rubberized housing makes it easy to connect and disconnect from any computer. The rubberized housing is also durable, making it an ideal flash drive for users with busy and active lifestyles. “The 16GB Voyager Mini offers an outrageous amount of storage in a format that’s both ultra-compact and rugged,” stated John Beekley, VP of Applications at Corsair. “The 16GB Flash Voyager Mini is the perfect synergy of size looks and function.”Both the 16GB Flash Voyager GT and the 16GB Flash Voyager Mini are available immediately from Corsair’s authorized distributors and resellers worldwide. All Corsair flash products are backed by a 10-year Limited Warranty. Complete customer support via telephone, email, forum and Tech Support Xpress is also available.

[jacky]

The Corsair Flash Voyager family of USB drives is durable, stylish, compact, and reliable, making them ideal for transporting MP3s, digital images, presentations and more. Flash Voyager drives are fully Plug and Play with most operating systems and are backward compatible with USB 1.1. The Corsair Flash Voyager family now comprises of two outstanding lines of products. The Flash Voyager GT is designed from the ground up for speed, optimizing transfer rates of both reads and writes. Flash Voyager now moves down into the price/performance segment and is available in capacities ranging up to 16GB! Both the original Flash Voyager and Flash Voyager GT product line are enclosed in the Corsair proprietary all-rubber Flash Voyager housing boasting durable properties. Several reviews of the Flash Voyager products have demonstrated the ruggedness, durability, and reliability of the Flash Voyager family. The Flash Voyager has been shown laundered, baked, frozen, boiled, dropped, and even run over by a SUV in many third party reviews. After all the punishment it receives, the drive continues to work.

Main Features

• Plug & Play functionality in Windows Vista, XP, 2000, ME, Linux 2.4 and later, Mac OS 9, X and later
• Includes the True Crypt security application (Windows Vista/XP/2000 compatible only) allowing for a virtual encrypted drive using AES-256 encryption (not preloaded on 512MB, 1GB, and 2GB models)
• Lanyard, USB cable (not available on 512MB and 1GB models)
• ReadyBoost compatible
• Limited 10-year warranty

[Andrew]

Hello, The Voyager GT is usually the high-end USB sticks Corsair. The 16GB version is, from a design point of view, identical to the 8 GB version also present in this comparison. Double the capacity, but is it-that performance remains stable? Not so sure.

[spookshow]

The shell of the Voyager is made of a soft enough rubber to the touch, but waterproof shockproof. It is therefore ideal for people who leave their key drag to the bottom of their bag and / or tend to forget in their pocket before moving to the washing machine ...