THE HYPERX SAVAGE 128GB

Kingston has outdone themselves with the Savage USB flash drive since it looks and feels great (soft touch coating). Size-wise the drive measures 76.3mm in length, 23.48mm in width, and 12.17mm in height/thickness and weighs just 26g.

To showcase its size we placed the HyperX Savage right next to some of the USB drives we have here in the lab currently.

Although the drive capacity and HyperX logo are clearly visible at the front the rear only has some certification logos which are not very easy to spot (right next to the lanyard area).

The HyperX Savage line of USB flash drives features a removable cap design but worry not since you can mount the cap at the rear when you're using the drive.

If you’re worried about getting a fake product you can always check the top of the USB connector to check the capacity of the drive and its serial.

The HyperX Savage line may not be USB 3.1 Gen 2 but regardless we got our hands on a PCIe USB 3.1 card from our friends over at Lycom to test our sample with.

This card is based on the asmedia ASM1142 chipset (Gen 2/10Gbps compatible) and as expected it requires a SATA power connector to work at full speed.

So the time has come to check and see just how fast the Savage 128GB USB 3.1 Gen 1 flash drive really is.