| Now you can store, carry and transfer large files in an affordable, convenient device. DataTraveler from Kingston helps budget-conscious users break storage barriers, allowing them to easily store and move large files in a device no bigger than a pocketknife. As easy as click and drag, DataTraveler can hold just about any file you can think of ¿ term papers, theses, digital images, spreadsheets or other important documents. It works with virtually any computer with a USB port. DataTraveler is also a great promotional item for businesses; your company logo can appear on it to increase your brand recognition, and it comes in multiple colors based on capacity. Backed by a five-year warranty and Kingston¿s legendary service and support, DataTraveler is a reliable, inexpensive solution for carrying digital files with you wherever you go. |
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 Exactly what I wanted |
| Review Date: November 21, 2007 |
| Reviewer: Tyler Forge, Sunnydale, CA |
This thumb drive is exactly what I wanted. Cheap, reliable, and without some kind of vendor supplied crapware that automatically runs when you insert the drive.
I use truecrypt for creating/using an encrypted partition. Works fine, but one word of warning. Format the encrypted partition as FAT. An NTFS partition running on a thumb drive can have dismount issues. Eventually, those issues will trash the partition.
I've run this drive for a month now and it has been fine even though it bangs around in a pocket with phone, knife, change, etc. A corsair drive failed after a few days of this treatment. |
Excellent Thumb Drive
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| Review Date: May 12, 2007 |
| Reviewer: R. McElveen, Tallahassee, Fl. USA |
| I found this thumb drive to be a very good one. It is 4GB, so it holds a large amount of data, and software. It is relatively tough, I have carried it in my backpack and have had NO problems with it. Also, I just bought a new laptop with Vista, and it works wonderfully! However, I also bought a Sandisk 4GB Titanium Drive and it was not compatible with my new laptop. Overall, I love this Kingston drive! |
Handy
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| Review Date: May 12, 2007 |
| Reviewer: Jonathan A. Kanner, Raiwaqa, Suva, Fiji |
| Good capacity, compact, cheap, from a known company with a reputation for reliability. I bought this as a backup device. It will fit easily not only into a pocket, but also into someone else's fire-resistant offsite file space. Data retention on these devices is supposed to be good, and with a batch of these, I never have to worry about where to keep an extensive backup set - they'll slip into a safe deposit box (unlike a stack of CD's) or into spaces between papers in a fire-proof cabinet. Unlike DVD-R's they have an establshed track-record on long-term data retention and will not be damaged by laying up against other objects in a drawer that may cause minor but destructive warps to a DVD. |
I normally don't bother reviewing stuff like this...
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| Review Date: December 22, 2008 |
| Reviewer: Jack's Dad, Rochester, New York |
But after reading some of what is here, I felt the need to chime in and give this item the credit it is due and the positive rating it has earned.
Do I care about color schemes? No. Do I care about the possibility of cap loss? No; I tend to take good care of devices that contain sensitive or personal data. Do I care that a supplier may have delivery issues? Well, yes; but I'm not going to penalize an item and skew perceptions just so I can vent.
I own two drives of this same design and have nothing negative to say about them. Of these drives I ask very little - provide a bunch of storage space and don't lose my data. They do both of these very well.
One last word on the cap-less design: it may be a great choice for those who lose parts to stuff, but I have a hunch that the 'catch' that prevents unintended retraction will become worn after a time, rendering it difficult to use. A drive of this design that I have been borrowing from a friend is starting to show signs of this behavior and it's only a few months old. I could be wrong about this prediction, but I do know that the capped design will never experience this. |
Plenty of room, plenty simple, and just plain works!
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| Review Date: June 26, 2007 |
| Reviewer: Steve Lawson, Aliso Viejo, CA United States |
Lots of room for my stuff, connects without a problem, data transfer is zippy, and I don't miss the U3 (my SanDisk microCruzer with U3 crapped out) -- this one just works and works and works! Love it!! And though it has a cap, no worries about it getting lost, because it snaps onto the back -- how cool is that?!? And BECAUSE it has a cap, I can carry it around in my pocket without worrying about lint getting jammed up in the USB connector. Let's see, what else -
* It's nice and slim so it rides in my pocket quite sweetly
* It's a heck of a lot more convenient than messing with CDs or DVDs
* It's even kind of pretty ;)
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US $36.99
