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Written by Mikhail Ivanenkov
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Saturday, 16 June 2007 |
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Thanks to Kingston for the product sample.
Having reviewed a couple USB drives in the not so distant past, Kingston's DataTraveler seems just like any other offering out there and, well, it pretty much is. The past few months more and more USB2.0 varieties have entered the scene and prices have all but bottomed out. You can now purchase 128mb, USB2.0 style, for about the same price as a sizable spindle of CD-Rs. In other words, if you found no use for your floppy then, you really won't find one for it now. Especially if your drive/motherboard allows for booting off USB devices, in which case the only plausible use for an FDD (startup disk) is eliminated.
Moving along, the package was nothing more than a brown cardboard box sealed with the obligatory "evaluation" sticker. Just like Crucial, Kingston never skimped on proper packaging and I'll admit that yes, the box is a bit large for something as small as a USB drive and a few extras. The drive is available in 32, 64, 128, and now 256mb capacities. To my knowledge the largest size to date is 2GB, but for that price you could build yourself a pretty fast machine.
Opening the box reveals a couple foam pieces for added protection along with the included accessories. Drive aside, you get a nylon keychain (which I'm sure no one really uses, or at least wears around their neck), a foldout installation guide (if you're really new to computers) and a driver CD for Windows 98 users. On the back of the booklet is warranty information with a comforting 5 year replacement period. Now, the specs:
Features
- Pocket-sized for easy transportability
- Protective plug-in cap
- Plug-and-play USB technology
- Works on latest operating systems supporting USB except Windows NT (drivers are included for Windows 98)
- Support for File/Drive Compression on compatible operating systems
Software supported
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- Windows 98*
- Windows ME
- Windows 2000
- Windows XP
- Mac OS 9.XX, 10.XX
* Drivers included for Windows 98
The DataTraveler is about the size of a stick of gum and 3-4 sticks thick. Mac users will be delighted to know that they too can use this in their computer. Which also makes it handy for transferring files between platforms. 10 years of listed data retention means you'll probably lose it before it dies. But of all the specs, the most important (at least to me) is the transfer rate: 950k/s read and 925k/s write. This is in tune with most USB1.1 drives, though it really depends on the individual model. Some may have 1.25mb/s read speeds while only chugging along at 500k/s in writing. The idea is to get as close to 1mb/s as possible.
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