Remember the grizzled time when important documents had no vehicle except being piggybacked in those zaftig shoulder strapped bags? Well, we’d definitely be lying if we say no and Silicon Power is one of the several makers who sensed the need to own reliable storage solutions with handy enclosures. From instituting flash memory cards to USB flash drives and solid state drives, the widely celebrated Silicon Power has certainly gained a niche in the storage segment. We thought of picking up the Unique 530 16GB flash drive from the company’s collection and put it to our examination process. Find out what really happened in our all-inclusive review.
Quite a lot minuscule in size, the unit features a sporty style which may look weird to many. The device comes covered in an eco-friendly silica gel which adds up to the clean, natural look. We undeniably liked the soft silica gel material that the drive comes with and how it makes it look durable. As light as 9 grams, the Unique 530 defines comfort level by providing a convenient yet firm grip.
The unique infusion of metallic accessories and the nature-friendly silica gel material appears as another wise combination. From the outer appearance, we liked the subtle look of the drive which has pure prevailing white and natural green stretched out all across the framework. Silicon’s idea behind gracing the drive with a non-slip ripple design gets another positive point from us.
Extremely small once rested on a palm, the model gave us a soft feel and impressed with neat edges and clean curves. We couldn’t help but praise it for possessing a layout that goes hand in hand with good looks and mobility. The drive unit gently listens to our commands and doesn’t mind performing exceptionally great at the same time. Slipping the flash drive into our bantam pockets or space-gulping corners was easier too courtesy its wee-sized chassis, as aforementioned.
We found downloading our content convenient by taking advantage of the intelligent integration of SP Widget that accommodates seven powerful backup and security functions. The employment of chip on board packaging technology for waterproof, shockproof and dustproof characteristics makes the drive even more desirable for users who happen to accidentally drop their sensitive solution in water or dusty environments.
We appreciate the drive’s lidless push-out design. We definitely felt at ease by plugging it directly to our PCs and setting it to motion. This indeed saved our time from ferreting out some external power or messing up our desk with the clutter left behind.
The USB 2.0 flash drive offers backward compatibility with USB 1.1. The most important part ‘transfer rate’ now comes into the picture. Our examination observed the drive consuming around 50 seconds to transfer nearly 850 megabytes to our laptop running on Intel Core i7 and 4GB RAM. The drive features a transfer rate of 19Mb/s, which was observed slipping back to 17Mb/s.
Putting all the cards back into the box, the Silicon Power Unique 530 is unquestionably a decent storage solution for users who place high value to portability partnered with decent looks and performance. With a price tag of Rs. 1,800 carried by the 16GB Unique 530 and fulfilling the promise of delivering a decent user experience, we give it a rating of 8 out of 10. It can also be picked in 2GB, 4GB and 8GB storage capacities.
