{"id":2734,"date":"2025-01-20T15:21:20","date_gmt":"2025-01-20T06:21:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rageworx.info\/?p=2734"},"modified":"2025-01-20T15:21:20","modified_gmt":"2025-01-20T06:21:20","slug":"imation-nano-pro-ii-128gb-usb3-0","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rageworx.info\/?p=2734","title":{"rendered":"Imation Nano Pro II 128GB USB3.0"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Introduction<\/h2>\n<p>I was unaware of Imation&#8217;s presence in the USB drive market until I acquired their Nano Pro II 128GB model. This review examines its performance and build quality.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2736\" src=\"https:\/\/rageworx.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/preview_01.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"687\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rageworx.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/preview_01.jpg 800w, https:\/\/rageworx.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/preview_01-768x660.jpg 768w, https:\/\/rageworx.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/preview_01-624x536.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>Specifications<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Interface: USB 3.0 (USB 3.2 Gen 1)<\/li>\n<li>Read Speed: Up to 100MB\/s (as per Imation<\/li>\n<li>Connector: Metal USB-A<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2735\" src=\"https:\/\/rageworx.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/preview_02.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"723\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rageworx.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/preview_02.jpg 800w, https:\/\/rageworx.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/preview_02-768x694.jpg 768w, https:\/\/rageworx.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/preview_02-624x564.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>Testing Methodology<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Platform: Windows 11<\/li>\n<li>Benchmark: CrystalDiskMark v8.0.5<\/li>\n<li>Test Port: USB 3.0 10Gbps (USB 3.2 Gen 2)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2737\" src=\"https:\/\/rageworx.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/preview_03.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"798\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rageworx.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/preview_03.jpg 800w, https:\/\/rageworx.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/preview_03-410x410.jpg 410w, https:\/\/rageworx.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/preview_03-768x766.jpg 768w, https:\/\/rageworx.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/preview_03-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/rageworx.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/preview_03-624x622.jpg 624w, https:\/\/rageworx.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/preview_03-176x176.jpg 176w, https:\/\/rageworx.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/preview_03-60x60.jpg 60w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>Performance<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Sequential Read: ~110MB\/s (32MB block size)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2738\" src=\"https:\/\/rageworx.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/cbench01.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"482\" height=\"352\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>4K Random Read: ~8MB\/s<\/li>\n<li>Sequential Write: ~50MB\/s<\/li>\n<li>4K Random Write: ~1-2MB\/s<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Conclusion<\/h2>\n<p>While performance expectations for small USB drives are typically modest, the Imation Nano Pro II exceeded my expectations in terms of read speeds, particularly considering its likely cost-effective manufacturing. 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Specifications Interface: USB 3.0 (USB 3.2 Gen 1) Read Speed: Up to 100MB\/s (as per Imation Connector: Metal USB-A Testing Methodology&#8230; <a href=\"https:\/\/rageworx.info\/?p=2734\">Read more &raquo;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2735,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3,9],"tags":[810,808,809,189,140,256],"class_list":["post-2734","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-raphs","category-review","tag-810","tag-imaation","tag-nano","tag-pro","tag-review","tag-usb"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/rageworx.info\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2734","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/rageworx.info\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/rageworx.info\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rageworx.info\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rageworx.info\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2734"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/rageworx.info\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2734\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2740,"href":"https:\/\/rageworx.info\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2734\/revisions\/2740"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rageworx.info\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/2735"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/rageworx.info\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2734"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rageworx.info\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2734"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rageworx.info\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2734"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}