Three More External USB 3.0 Drives Benchmarked

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By Patrick Schmid and Achim Roos
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Another trio of SuperSpeed USB 3.0 drives landed in our German lab recently. As some of the contenders we've benchmarked underperform compared to our expectations, it’s quite clear that hard drive speed matters again, now that we've moved beyond USB 2.0.

Benchmark Results: Access Time And I/O Performance

Access time is less relevant for external or portable storage products; the same applies to I/O performance. These specs tend to be more helpful if you’re looking for a drive destined for more demanding work than basic data storage.

Patrick Schmid and Achim Roos