Small And Light, Continued
The I-Sticks fulfill a very important criterion for today's data volumes, because the interface complies with the USB 2.0 standard, thus enabling decent data transfer rates of up to 480 MBit/s. The Flash memory used in all other memory sticks is not capable of such bandwidths. But the performance is still top notch: just under 8 MB/s read speed and around 7 MB/s write speeds are good results.
The access times depend on the storage capacity of the respective I-Stick. The 128 MB version allows faster access, since it has to search a smaller storage area. The I-Stick, like other comparable memory sticks, requires no special drivers with Windows ME, 2000, XP or 2003 as well as MAC OS 9 or later.
| h2benchw Read (kB/s) | Max | Avg | Min |
|---|---|---|---|
| 512 MB | 7878 | 7828 | 7804 |
| 128 MB | 7878 | 7864 | 7847 |
| h2benchw Write (kB/s) | Max | Avg | Min |
|---|---|---|---|
| 512 MB | 7251 | 7090 | 6974 |
| 128 MB | 7292 | 7265 | 7235 |
| h2benchw Read Access Time | ms |
|---|---|
| 512 MB | 0.8 |
| 128 MB | 0.5 |
| h2benchw Write Access Time | ms |
|---|---|
| 512 MB | 20.3 |
| 128 MB | 17.6 |
Conclusion: Mobility Rules
The I-Stick is fascinating above all thanks to its size and its unbeatably light weight of three grams. Its performance is respectable. However, we expect its diminutive design to command a premium price.
