Here Is the Toshiba TransMemory U363 USB Drive 128GB Review

Toshiba TransMemory U363 USB Drive

The Toshiba U363 USB drive features a sleek and brushed metal body, which can pair with design-conscious notebook PCs. This USB flash drive is approximately 6g in weight and its dimensions is 39 mm (L) x 12.2 mm (W) x 4.5 mm (H). It includes a keyring attachment, which makes it attach easily to your house or car keys.

As to the interface, it uses super speed USB3.0 and hi-speed USB 2.0 interface. And this Toshiba TransMemory U363 USB drive can be used in Windows 7/8.1/10, as well as OS X v10.6.6 – v10.11, macOS X v10.12. And it can operate well at 0° to +40°C temperature and the Storage Temperature can be -20° to +60°C.

For capacity, it is available in three models, including 32GB, 64GB, and 128GB. And all these drives are covered by a 5-year warranty from the date of purchase. According to Toshiba, the read speed of this flash drive can reach up to 120MB/s.

In the following part, we will make a review to Toshiba TransMemory U363 128GB USB flash drive.

Toshiba U363 USB Review: Focus on Speed

As mentioned above, this drive has a read speed of 120MB/s. According to Toshiba, there is no indication of write speed. But after testing, we have a verdict.

In CrystalDiskMark, the read speed is closer to 100MB/s whereas write speed is around 18MB/s. As with all storage drives, the speed drops off considerably after small file transfers are done, especially the write speed is quite slow. But this is standard and Toshiba TransMemory U365 also has a similar drop-off.

When using ATTO Disk Benchmarks to test the U363 drive, the results are mostly the same. This tool allows you to view the read and write speeds across a range of block sizes. With it, you can find the transfer rate starts to peak at about the 32KB size for reading and over 256KB for writing.

To sum up, this USB flash drive is not sold as a high-performance drive.

Summary

Toshiba TransMemory U363 USB drive is a better performing drive for around the same price. Currently, 128GB is priced £25.99 on Amazon which has got 3,675 reviews and 73% of these give a 5-star review.

In conclusion, it is always convenient to have a USB flash drive with you and its metal keyring design facilitate that. Thus, it is easy to keep on you. If you want to get one to back up files or store photos or documents, just go to eBay stores or Amazon.