However, TLC products seem to be more and more popular as users are cost sensitive. It seems to have been made with a Micron/Intel Triple Level Cell part, which implies “low cost” and limited performance, retention and reliability. Knowing the drive is a Phison product, I decided to use Phison’s GetInfo to find out more about it. Removing the files leaves you about 31.6 “weasel” GB of storage in the provided format. This is just so the drive has the Emtec logo when plugged in – a waste of space really. The drive comes pre-loaded with icon files, but no software. The firmware version is PMAP, indicating a Phison controller.
Plugging the drive in reveals a very “generic” configuration, with the vendor name shown above. The connector itself is laser etched with the brand, which suggests this is a low-cost OEM product from Taiwan. Sliding it further in releases the latch and springs the drive back to the “closed” configuration as is shown above.
The drive features a “click” mechanism whereby the light grey portion slides through the black portion and “clicks” into place to push out the USB connector. A hole is provided for a lanyard, or to thread the drive through a keyring. The drive itself doesn’t really have any clear branding on it.Īpprovals are printed on the rear, and the drive can’t be taken apart easily from what I can tell. Inside, all you get is the drive, with no fancy manuals, lanyards or anything. The drive itself is packaged in a plastic “bubble” sealed between two glossy colour printed cards, and nothing about it “shouts” premium-ness, so it’s probably a value oriented drive. The branding, along with the logo, was synonymous as a byword for quality, but has very much faded away much like Kodak, as the one relevant magnetic media fades into obscurity. It was probably the least exciting buy from the bunch, but I suppose I should give it a test.Įmtec is a branding which emerged out of the parent company of BASF, a German company famous for their high quality magnetic tape formulations. Within the bin, I managed to grab a Logitech K400r for $10, a Logitech m353 for $5 and this Emtec Click 3.0 32Gb USB 3.0 flash drive for $10. The other day, when collecting a parcel from the post office, I came across a $10 or less “bargain bin” clearance.
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