32GB Part I
Today I will present you with a 3 part series on 32GB flash drives. Previously we had covered 256GB, 128GB and 64GB USB Flash Drives. So that means 32GB is the 4th biggest memory capacity available. At the bottom you can find the usual chart telling you how many files you can store with that. But for now let’s get an overview of most of the 32GB models out there.
Corsair Flash Voyager (GT)
Rubber Docks: 32GB Corsair Flash Voyager (@ )
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- Rugged rubber body with cap
- Black with blue rims
- Black with red rims (GT)
- Water & shock resistant
- Up to 30MB/s read, up to 16MB/s write
- Up to 34MB/s read, up to 28MB/s write (GT)
- Other capacities: 4 - 128GB
- True Crypt security
- Vista compatible
- ReadyBoost (GT only)
- Blue indicator light
- Key loop
- Blue lanyard & USB cable included
- 100 mm x 23.2 mm x 14 mm
- 18.3 g
- More than 10 years data retention (dynamic writing)
- 10 years warranty
Corsair Flash Survivor
Drive & Survive: Corsair Flash Survivor (@ )
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- Flashlight shaped housing, extremely rugged
- Aircraft-grade aluminum, water & shock resistant
- Black shock dampening collars
- Screw-on cap/housing
- Blue or red Survivor logo
- Other capacities: 8 - 64GB
- Up to 30MB/s read, up to 16MB/s write
- Up to 34MB/s read, up to 28MB/s write (GT)
- min. 34MB/s read, min. 28MB/s write (GTR)
- True Crypt security
- Vista & ReadyBoost compatible
- Blue indicator light
- Key chain hole
- Dog tags & USB cable included
- 8.5″ x 5″ x 1.25″
- 0.22 lb
- More than 10 years data retention (dynamic writing)
- 10 years warranty
EDGE DiskGO
Party Fever: Edge Tech DiskGO 32GB (@ ) or (
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- Silver plastic body
- Cap with pen clip
- 32GB
- High Speed USB
- CryptArchiver Lite:
- Secure up to 25MB with 128-bit AES encryption
- Password protection
- Write-protection switch
- Lanyard grommet
- 3″ x 0.75″ x 0.4″
- 0.5 oz
- 10 year data retention
- Lifetime warranty
DiskGo Secure Edition:
- CryptArchiver Full:
- 256-bit AES encryption
- or 448-bit Blowfish encryption
Imation Swivel
In strict Rotation: Imation Swivel (@ )
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- Silver plastic body with black swivel
- Golden USB interface
- Other capacities: 128MB - 16GB
- Read: 8 MB/s, Write: 7 MB/s
- Downloadable software
- Password protection
- Drive partitioning
- Enhanced for Vista ReadyBoost
- Blue LED light
- External write protect switch
- Attachment hole
- Lanyard included
- 2.17″ x 0.67″ x 0.55″
- 9g
- 10 year data retention
- 5 year warranty
Kanguru FlashBlu
Happy Hopping: 32GB Kanguru FlashBlu (@ ) or (
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- Silver, high impact plastic body
- Transparent cap
- Wedge shaped or rectangular
- Up to 20 MB/s read
- Up to 5 MB/s write
- Other capacities: 2 - 64GB
- Carry It Easy software
- (Mobile E-mail, No Trace Browsing,
- File Synchronization, 128-bit AES encryption)
- Read-only switch (write protection)
- ReadyBoost compatible
- USB extension cable included
- 1.97″ Length x 0.98″ Width x 0.39″ Height
- 0.46 oz
- 10 year data retention
- 3 year Warranty
Kanguru e-Flash
Two-Face Value: Kanguru e-Flash (@ )
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Durable, black aluminium body
Caps
eSATA connector (powered)
USB connector
Other capacities: 8 - 16GB
Up to 75 MB/s read (on eSata)
Up to 45 MB/s write (on eSata)
Up to 30 MB/s read (on USB)
Up to 20 MB/s write (on USB)
HotSwap! software
(add & remove eSata devices)
Power & eSATA PC bracket included
Power & eSATA extension cable included
3.5″ Length x 0.94″ Width x 0.28″ Height
0.78 oz
10 year data retention
3 year Warranty
Kingston DataTraveler (G1 + G2)
Generations: 32GB Kingston DT (@ ) or (
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- White plastic body
- Cap, fits on grommet (Generation 1)
- Retractable USB Connector (Generation 2)
- Orange label (G1) or green label (G2)
- Hi-Speed USB 2.0
- Other capacities: 512MB - 16GB
- Green LED (on Kingston logo)
- Customizable (Co-Logo Program)
- No ReadyBoost, but Vista compatible
- Length x width x height: 2.64″ x 0.80″ x 0.35″ (G1)
- Length x width x height: 2.30″ x 0.93″ x 0.35″ (G2)
- Weight: 0.4 oz
- 5 years warranty
- 10 years data retention
Kingston DataTraveler 100
Maximum per-cent: 32GB Kingston DT 100 (@ )
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- Black plastic body with retractable USB connector
- Other capacities: 1 - 16GB
- Hi-Speed USB 2.0
- Green LED (on Kingston logo)
- Keychain ring
- No ReadyBoost, but Vista compatible
- Length x width x height: 2.35″ x 0.88″ x 0.37″
- (59.7mm x 22.3mm x 9.5mm)
- Weight: 0.48 oz
- Warranty: 5 years
- Data retention: 10 years
Kingston’s, not Davy Jones’: 32GB DT (@ )
- Black plastic body with gray swivel
- Swivel-protected USB connector
- Other capacities: 4 -16GB
- Hi-Speed USB 2.0
- Two partitions (one public, one secure)
- Secure zone features hardware encryption (DT encryptor)
- No ReadyBoost, but Vista compatible
- Customizable (Co-Logo Program)
- LED ?
- Keychain hole
- Length x width x height: 2.58″ x 0.71″ x 0.41″
- (65.76mm x 17.98mm x 10.7mm)
- Weight: 0.48 oz
- Warranty: 5 years
- Data retention: 10 years
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Kingston DataTraveler 120
120 straight: 32GB Kingston DT 120 (@ )
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- White plastic body with gray label
- Retractable USB connector (via grey sliding button)
- Other capacities: 4 - 16GB
- Hi-Speed USB 2.0
- LED
- Keychain hole
- No ReadyBoost, but Vista compatible
- Customizable (Co-Logo Program)
- Length x width x height: 2.31″ x 0.93″ x 0.37″
- Weight: ?
- 5 years warranty
- 10 years data retention
Kingston DataTraveler Vault
Safe Keeping: 32GB Kingston DT Vault (@ )
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- Blue durable aluminium casing
- Cap fits on rear (ideal during use)
- Other capacities: 2 – 16GB
- Fast: 24MB/s read, 10MB/s write
- Two partitions (one public, one secure)
- Secure zone features 256-bit-AES hardware encryption
- (with DTVaultLock access software)
- Secure zone blocks after 10 intrusion attempts and reformats
- ReadyBoost compatible
- Customizable (Co-Logo Program)
- Blue LED
- Keychain hole
- Length x width x height: 3.06″ x 0.9″ x 0.47″
- (77.9 mm x 22 mm x 12.05 mm)
- Weight: 0.4 oz
- Warranty: 5 years
- Data retention: 10 years
DataTraveler Vault Privacy Edition:
- Same as above except:
- Fully encrypted and secure (no partitions)
- Enforced complex password protection
- Waterproof
Kingston DataTraveler 200
Saved by Two Zeros: 32GB Kingston DT 200 (@ )
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- Blue & black plastic body (durable)
- Concealable USB connector via sliding mechanism
- 20MB/s read, 10MB/s write
- Other capacities: 64GB (yellow)
- Password protection (Password Traveler)
- ReadyBoost compatible
- LED
- Keychain hole
- Length x width x height: 2.77″ x 0.49″ x 0.89″ (70.39 x 12.52 x 22.78 mm)
- Weight: ?
- Warranty: 5 years
- Data retention: 10 years
In part II we will continue with the DT 102.
So how much stuff can you actually put on a 32GB flash drive? If you’re talking images, ca. 128000 with a resolution of 1280 x 960. Music-wise you can store about 8333 regular mp3s. As for video, try 45 movies in avi-format or 7 DVDs. Not bad for a memory that’s basically in the middle of the spectrum! For more details see the following list.
Jpg-files
Megapixel type | File size (approx.) | File amount (approx.) |
0.2 (ca 480 x 360) | 40 Kilobytes | 800000 |
0.3 (ca 640 x 480) | 75 Kilobytes | 426666 |
0.8 (ca 1024 x 768) | 150 Kilobytes | 213333 |
1 (ca 1280 x 960) | 250 Kilobytes | 128000 |
2 (ca 1600 x 1200) | 850 Kilobytes | 37209 |
3 (ca 2048 x 1536) | 1.2 Megabytes | 26666 |
4 (ca 2372 x 1804) | 1.9 Megabytes | 16842 |
5 (ca 2560 x 1920) | 2.5 Megabytes | 12800 |
6 (ca 3264 x 1836) | 3 Megabytes | 10666 |
Mp3-files
File type | Minutes (approx.) | File amount (aprox.) |
128 kilobits per sec. | 33333 (555 hours 33 minutes) | 8333 x 4 minutes mp3s |
160 kilobits per sec. | 26666 (444 hours 26 minutes) | 6666 x 4 minutes mp3s |
192 kilobits per sec. | 22222 (370h 22min) | 5555 x 4 minutes mp3s |
Avi-files
File type | File amount (approx.) | Minutes (approx.) |
100 Megabytes | 320 | 3840 (64hours) |
175 Megabytes | 182 | 4095 |
350 Megabytes | 91 | 4095 – 4550 |
700 Megabytes | 45 | 4050 – 5400 |
1,4 Gigabytes | 22 | 3960 – 5280 |
2,1 Gigabytes | 15 | 3600 – 4500 |
4,5 GB (whole DVD (vob-files)) | 7 | 1260 – 1680 |
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Other 32GB posts:
Part 2 – Part 3 – Part 4 – Part 5
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January 29th, 2011 at 4:17 am
I got one of walmart for $45.00 and it’s hi speed