Mach Xtreme Technology MX-FX

USB Key Reviews

The MF-FX is the flash drive of the future. Although it's basically the same as the flash drives we all currently use, this particular model uses the new USB 3.0 standard for boosted performances. In fact, the 32 GB Mach Xtreme Technology MX-FX is the first USB 3.0 flash drive we've tested here at DigitalVersus. Note that it's also available with capacities of 16 GB and 64 GB. Tech Specs MXT announces impressive data transfer speeds of 125 MBps in read mode and 80 MBps in write mode on its 32 GB and 64 GB flash drives. The 16 GB model is capped at 50 MBps in write mode. All the drives use MLC memory, like in the brand's SSD range, making the MF-FX a real pocket SSD, but with a USB 3.0 connection and no SATA interface. Before checking its performances, we wanted to quickly point out this product's rather imposing design. This flash drive is actually quite chunky compared with the average USB 2.0 flash drive currently on the market. It measures 7.9 x 2.1 x 1 cm—making it 21 cm3—while USB 2.0 drives are rarely larger than 14 cm3 these days. This larger size is due to the USB 3.0 controller.