Lexar JumpDrive P10 review

Lexar JumpDrive P10 review



A light, small and fast way to transport your various files

 As our storage needs grow with regards to the data we cannot manage without when on our travels, so does the need for increased speed to handle the extra data. To satisfy this dual need, Lexar has come up with its JumpDrive solution with support for the latest USB 3.0 technology. Along with its JumpDrive S23 flash stick product line-up, Lexar has also developed a JumpDrive P10 product. Available in 16, 32 and 64GB capacities, this JumpDrive series comes with the promise of providing some of the fastest USB flash stick performance that's currently available.

With this particular retractable flash drive, Lexar is aiming it at a business user who requires capacity, speed and a more professional appearance. This more business-like approach can be seen with the decision to stick with a single colour scheme for all the range. You get a black lacquered front with a shiny silver backing. A slider bar, with a centrally mounted button on the front of the flash drive, needs to be depressed slightly in order to extend and retract the USB contact element that slots into the appropriate port on a computer. A pair of holes near the base of this device allows you to attach a supplied keyring lanyard to help secure this JumpDrive when in transit. A steady hand and good vision will be required when attaching this lanyard.

With dimensions of 64 x 22 x 10 mm (H x W x D) and weighing 123g, the JumpDrive P10 is eminently portable. The outer casing is constructed from metal alloy, which gives the device a reassuring and substantial feel to it that will appeal to its targeted market user. According to Lexar, the 32GB model that is under review should be capable of delivering a read speed of up to 265MB/s and a write speed of up to 245MB/s. Not unnaturally, this was a claim that I needed to put to the test with various collections of files.

I gathered together four groups of files that were classified as documents, images, MP3 tracks and videos. I then used the standard copy-and-paste procedure to transfer these files between the JumpDrive P10 and a Windows system running 64-bit Windows 7 Professional on a 3.07GHz processor with 3GB of RAM and vice versa using a USB 3.0 port. The results I achieved can be seen in the table below.

Generally, I was satisfied with the results achieved apart from the read times for MP3 tracks, which were stored in individual folders under a master folder, and videos. Both these times were slightly slower than those I achieved with the JumpDrive S23. I have no idea why this discrepancy in the results occurred, as the files being transferred and the host system was exactly the same apart from the Lexar element of the equation.

Details:

• Price: £60
 • Manufacturer: Lexar
Website: www.lexar.com
Required spec: Windows XP or later, Mac OS X, USB 3.0 port

Scores:

Quality: 8/10
Value: 7/10
Overall: 8/10

FREE ANALYSIS TOOLS

Analysis Tools:

This section contains links to some useful free analysis tools that can be used to diagnose installation related problems on a target PC.



PE Analyzer:

PE Analyzer is a tool that shows missing references within DLLs, OCXs and EXEs. We recommend the use of Dependency Walker below, which is a similar, free program that provides this information and more

Dependency Walker:

Dependency Walker is a free utility that scans any 32-bit or 64-bit Windows module (EXE, DLL, OCX, SYS, etc.) and builds a hierarchical tree diagram of all dependent modules. For each module found, it lists all the functions that are exported by that module, and which of those functions are actually being called by other modules. Another view displays the minimum set of required files, along with detailed information about each file including a full path to the file, base address, version numbers, machine type, debug information, and more.
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32 bit Dependency Walker
64 bit Dependency Walker

Regshot:

Regshot is an open-source (GPL) registry compare utility that allows you to quickly take a snapshot of your registry and then compare it with a second one - done after doing system changes or installing a new software product.
The resultant report can be produced in either text or HTML format and contains a list of all the modifications that have taken place between the first and second snapshot. In addition, folders with sub folders can be specified for scanning for changes.
Regshot

UndoReg:

UNDOReg analyzes the report generated by RegShot and deletes referenced registry keys
UndoReg

Process Monitor:

Process Monitor is an excellent monitoring tool for Windows that shows real-time file system, Registry and process/thread activity. It combines the features of two legacy Sysinternals utilities, Filemon and Regmon, and adds an extensive list of enhancements including rich and non-destructive filtering, comprehensive event properties such session IDs and user names, reliable process information, full thread stacks with integrated symbol support for each operation, simultaneous logging to a file, and much more.
Process Monitor

No Cost Development Tools

Text Crawler:

TextCrawler is a great tool for anyone who works with text files. This utility enables you to find and replace words and phrases across multiple files and folders. It utilises a powerful Regular Expression engine to enable you to create sophisticated searches, preview replace, perform batch operations, extract text from files and more...
Text Crawler

MZ-Tools:

MZ-Tools is programmers helper toolkit for managing and editing code. There are versions available for DotNet, VB6 and MsAccess (the VBA Version). It will do things like add or remove line numbers to complete projects ( great for reporting the line number an error occurred on for VB6 and MsAccess Add standard error handling to functions, and much much more. The VBA and VB6 versions are free.
MZ-Tools

MS Accesss Find & Replace:

Find and Replace is an add-in utility for Microsoft Access 97 thru to 2010. It provides a "Find and Replace" function for Tables attributes, Queries, Forms, Reports, Macros and Modules. Find And Replace can be used to change names of objects through the entire database. In addition to facilitating name changes it has other uses, such as: a) changing the path in the connect string for attached tables and b) searching for occurrences of a given function to enable you to change the parameters. Additional features, available to registered users, include a cross-reference report and set property wizard.
Find & Replace