Patriot 8GB USB 3.0 flash drive potentially ~$9 AR AC FS

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http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820220610

Patriot Supersonic Xpress 8GB USB 3.0 Flash Drive Model PSF8GXPUSB

50Mbps reads
20Mbps writes

rebate exp 10/17

10% off coupon code BTEJKJC33 expires 10/19

Not a speed demon, but the reads are faster than USB 2.0.

 

[wirednuts]

at those speeds, whats the point of usb3?

 

[formulav8]

Marketing....

Still 50mb/s reads is about 15mb/s higher than what usb2.0 can do. The 20mb/s writes are outright pathetic. Patriot could have done much better than that. :\

 

[jrichrds]

at those speeds, whats the point of usb3?

Well, it's way faster than all of the 8GB USB 2.0 flash drives that have ever been under $10, so I'll take 2x the write speed any day.