CONCLUSION

     Mach Xtreme may not be the most popular name in the storage industry but they are behind some very decent products which have won quite a few awards from media around the world. Of course in the case of the MX-ES ULTRA series of USB 3.0 flash drives although their performance levels are on par with some of the fastest drives we've ever received we can't say the same about their design since it reminds us of casual every day models released over a decade ago. Now some say not to judge a book solely by its cover and i tend to agree since no one would ever expect such performance levels by a USB flash drive that looks like the MX-ES ULTRA does (nor would they expect to find SLC synchronous NAND under the hood) but still it's not bad if both the cover and the interior are equally good right? The good news is that quality-wise the housing is quite good so combined with its performance levels we all agree that the MX-ES ULTRA line delivers on everything Mach Xtreme promises.

     It's no secret that SLC based SSDs and USB flash drives cost more than MLC based ones so we didn't expect the MX-ES ULTRA 32GB USB 3.0 flash drive (MXUB3SESU-32G) by Mach Xtreme to compete directly with similar capacity models and with a current price tag set at USD62.97 inside the USA (Newegg.com) and 56.01Euros inside the EU (Amazon.de) it doesn't since it costs almost twice as much as some 32GB USB 3.0 drives. The good news is that you're not paying more for nothing since the MX-ES ULTRA line is indeed faster than most of the drives mentioned so if you happen to need the extra performance then the price difference is well justified. On the other hand if performance is not what you're after than you're obviously not looking for the MX-ES ULTRA series. Overall however performance is right up there with the best USB 3.0 flash drives we've ever tested and that's why the MX-ES ULTRA 32GB USB 3.0 flash drive gets our Golden Award.

PROS

- Overall Quality
- Excellent Read/Write Performance
- Size & Weight
- SLC Synchronous NAND Flash (Durability & Performance)
- Optimized For ASUS Mainboards
- 5 Years Warranty

CONS

- Design
- Price (For Some)