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| Brand: Kingston
List Price: $28.99
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Rating:  848 reviews
Format: Cd
Platforms: Macintosh, Windows
Media: Electronics
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Batteries Included: No
Operating System: Windows & Macintosh
Free Memory Slots: GB
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0
Dimensions (in): 0.4 x 0.4 x 0.4
Memory Size - 4GB, Write Speed - USB 2.0
Warranty: 5 years warranty
MPN: DTI4GB
Model: DTI4GB
UPC: 740617109702
EAN: 0740617109702
ASIN: B000M2GYF6
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Condition: Brand New in original packaing! Discount for orders of 5 or more.
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 Kingston 8GB Data Traveler - Good USB Drive with Nice Capacity April 13, 2008
Mark (East Coast)
82 out of 84 found this review helpful
Kingston 8GB DataTraveler USB flash drive - High Speed USB
In terms of meeting it's function, this Kingston Data Traveler seems very good so far, certainly as good as the other smaller capacity ones I own. And the 8 GB capacity on this guy makes it very useful for a lot of large file backups or USB storage and transfer. There are a few things to keep in mind but overall this is a solid product.
Pros:
+ Kingston brand is well deserved
+ Reliable performance
+ Nice capacity of 8 GB has you future proofed as smaller USB drives start to disappear
+ Durable body and NAND memory stands up to a lot of abuse
+ Compatible with old and new Mac and PC Operating Systems (XP, Vista, OS X)
+ Very light
+ Rear bar to connect a lanyard or keychain
+ USB 2.0 connection is backwards compatible for older computers
+ Very quickly mounts and stops
+ Less scum-ware and needless apps than some other drives
+ Easy to format and enable encryption to protect your data
Cons:
- Cap comes off easily and can be lost; inferior to retractable designs
- Lanyard or extender accessories not included
- Doesn't have the good looks of some drives like the Sandisk Cruzer Micro
- Still somewhat slow speed in copying large files, limited by USB transfer rate
- Same old body is larger than it has to be
- Keychain / lanyard attachment bar is too easily broken
- Pricing here doesn't change to reflect when this item goes on sale elsewhere
This is the same design that Kingston has used for these Data Traveler USB drives since the 1 GB I got quite a while ago.
Transfer speeds are comparable to other drives, but still slower than one would like. Load ups are fast and stops are only a little slower.
In order to enable encryption, there are a few ways but the best may be to use another tool to encrypt the drive after re-formatting it. This way you can test the drive as well as use the encryption you prefer.
The main real competition is from Sandisk, whose Cruzer Micro has a tab to retract the USB connector SanDisk 8 GB Cruzer Micro USB 2.0 Drive with U3 SDCZ6-8192-A11 (retail packaging). That way there's no risk of losing the cap, but there is more chance of getting dust in it. It is more expensive though.
Kingston produces some retractable ones as well.
Kingston DataTraveler 100 - USB flash drive - 8 GB - Hi-Speed USB - black
Kingston DT100/8GB Data Traveler 100 8 GB USB 2.0 Drive
Conclusion
This is a nice capacity in a small USB drive. Just watch the price and make sure you're getting it on par with prevailing prices
Enjoy!
 Bad odds: 28 out of 40 work great; the other 12 do not work at all July 21, 2007
John Bartelt (L.A., CA USA)
55 out of 59 found this review helpful
To be fair, I did not purchase these particular items from Amazon, but rather through the university where I work, for my department. But they were all brand new Kingston Data Traveler 2GB in the original individual hard plastic packaging. I noticed that some of the other readers who purchased several of these items commented on the terrible failure rate, and thought I'd throw in more data. The 28 that do work are great, but the odds of getting a good one are absolutely unacceptable IMHO.
 Great value November 10, 2006
Christoph (Austin, TX)
44 out of 52 found this review helpful
What's to say about it. It works, great size, and one of the more competitively priced ones at the time. 2 gigs of storage for this price is about as good as it gets.
Very Cheap 2GB portable storage device January 1, 2007
S. King (Ephrata, PA USA)
30 out of 33 found this review helpful
I have about a half dozen "thumbdrives" (Lexar and SanDisk) the largest of which is a half gigabyte (512MB).
I found this device is slightly slower than some other of my thumbdrives, using large (10MB+) files in the tests. But, given the large storage capacity, the price is very compelling.
I highly recommend this product.
 Not Window Vista ReadyBoost Compatible! October 15, 2007
HSLee (Asia-USA-UK)
25 out of 39 found this review helpful
I wanted a flash drive for a Window Vista RAM ReadyBoost. As it says "works with Window Vista," I thought it would be used to serve the purpose, but I was wrong. This is the writing I found from Kingston FAQ;
' ReadyBoost is a Windows Vista feature which has the ability to utilize USB flash drive storage space to improve system performance. DT1 DataTraveler High Speed does not support Windows ReadyBoost. '
It is simply an inexpensive slow secondary back up tools. It is handy to own a flash drive for everyone. But it has shown a slower file transfer rate than my other media like Memorex 4Gb flash drive sold at $70+, and ultra 2Gb Sandisk memory card, that is almost several months old now.
The reason I give 2 star is because it is low-priced.
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