But not all USB drives are created equal and only some deliver on all the promises of speedy transfer times, ease of use and rugged build quality. Today I have the Corsair Voyager GT 2GB to evaluate, and we will see if it lives up to the expectation as the new standard for a portable data storage...

Fast read and write speeds; very rugged build quality; unique styling; ReadyBoost support

Unique styling makes the drive a bit bulky

Durability & Appearance: The Corsair Flash Voyager GT 16GB is covered in a protective water resistant rubber coating.  Although I didn't throw the drive at wall or any other extreme activity it is obviously very durable for everyday use.

The price for the drive is Rs 2,200. That's not very expensive for the performance and the sturdy build quality that you get. Even though this is supposed to be one of the higher-end flash drives, it makes good value for money.

We have already ran a number of benchmarks against Corsair's Flash Voyager GT 32GB flash drive, which can be found in Testing Out Linux File-Systems On A USB Flash Drive . In that article we benchmarked the FAT32, EXT3, EXT4, XFS, Btrfs, and ReiserFS file-systems on this very flash drive.

Corsair designed the Flash Voyager GTR with best in class performance in mind and we can they achieved this goal. Except for the odd Flash Memory Toolkit write benchmark, which was promptly discredited by the actual real-world performance test, the GTR was constantly faster than every other drives...

USB flash drives have been around for quite some time now. Out of all the drives I've ever reviewed my favorite line of drives has to be the Flash Voyager series from Corsair. The main reason is because they are basically indestructible.

As always a great design; Very durable; Faster than previous versions

Write speeds were a little off

It's hard to get through a checkout line at even the grocery store nowadays without seeing some rendition of flash drive for sale. There are a dizzying array of sizes, colors and shapes with performance that generally runs from downright atrocious to decent.

With the storage market expanding at a breakneck pace and solid state drives taking center space, people's focus has very much been on internal storage solutions. There has been very little news regarding one of the mainstays of many users' daily file transfer needs: the ubiquitous flash drive.

What do you get when you combine USB 3.0 speeds, 32GB of storage space, and rugged construction that is both water-resistant and shockproof? You get the Corsair Flash Voyager GT ($64.99 direct for 32GB), a rough-and-tumble flash drive that outpaces its slower cousin, the Corsair Flash Voyager USB...

Rugged rubber body seals out moisture and protects against bumps; High capacity and decent speeds with a low price per gigabyte

Bulky design; Easy to lose cap

For a USB 2.0 16gigs with 10 years of warranty+ extension cable and a lanyard and which is "shockproof" and durable, you got yourself one of those drives which will be with you for many years to come. Corsair also comes with a good replacement track record as well.