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USB Flash Drive Roundup - 10/2005

 by Anand Lal Shimpi on October 4, 2005 11:28 AM EST
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Kingston DataTraveler

Kingston's entire DataTraveler line is very well built, and we start off looking at them with the entry level DataTraveler drive.

The regular DataTraveler drive is a bit dated now in terms of performance, but it is still functional and looks quite stylish. The color of the insert varies based on the capacity. Our 512MB sample was blue, 128MB drives are red, 256MB drives are green and 1GB drives are gray.

As we mentioned above, the entire DataTraveler line is very well built and this drive itself feels no less solid. The cap is very secure and actually takes quite a bit of force to pull off, and the plastic casing is reasonably thick.


Kingston's DataTraveler uses a Toshiba flash controller, and only a single NAND flash device due to its small size.

Since the vanilla DataTraveler is Kingston's entry level drive, it doesn't have any additional features. The drive comes with no software and no accessories like a lanyard or USB extension cable. The drive is priced competitively with Crucial's Gizmo!.

 Kingston DataTraveler
Sizes Available 128MB - 2GB
Lanyard Included No
USB Extension Cable Included No
Data Encryption No
Password Protection No
Secure + Public Partitions Simultaneously Accessible N/A
Flash Controller Toshiba TC58NC6682G1F
Flash Memory Toshiba
Warranty 5 years

Crucial Gizmo! Kingston DataTraveler II
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  • LightRider - Tuesday, October 4, 2005 - link

    Page 22 Shikatronics Manhattan

    quote:
    The drive ships with a lanyard and a USB extension cable, which makes the cap issue less of a hindrance
    USB Extension Cable Included No
    Data Encryption No

  • LightRider - Tuesday, October 4, 2005 - link

    Of course I make an error in my post pointing out an error...
    quote:
    Lanyard Included No
    USB Extension Cable Included No

  • phisrow - Tuesday, October 4, 2005 - link

    I'm glad to have some idea about real world performance specs, to the degree that the volatility of the market allows that, of these drives. Any chance that this, or future, reviews of this kind could test making the drives bootable. Some are easy, some are impossible, and some need some real voodoo to get them working. I'd love to know which is which these days.

  • johnsonx - Tuesday, October 4, 2005 - link

    Page 13:

    "although, neither is obviously full-proof."

  • yacoub - Tuesday, October 4, 2005 - link

    "From top to bottom, a AA battery, Kingston DataTraveler II drive, Kingston DataTraveler Elite."

    No, not even close.
    Elite is on top, DT2 is next, AA battery next, and 9-volt battery on the bottom.

  • TheInvincibleMustard - Tuesday, October 4, 2005 - link

    C'mon, I soooo posted that before you!

    :p

    -TIM

  • yacoub - Tuesday, October 4, 2005 - link

    What's with all the scratches on the Corsair Flash Voyager's USB connector?

  • TheInvincibleMustard - Tuesday, October 4, 2005 - link

    I was actually wondering that, too ... what did you do to that poor thing to take the cover off???

    All in the name of science, eh?

    TYPO: Pg 13 ... the caption for the "battery" picture doesn't correspond to the actual picture ... oh ... and just how OLD is that 9V Eveready? It looks like something out of the stonage in comparison to the other things in the picture ...

    -TIM

  • SpaceRanger - Tuesday, October 4, 2005 - link

    Stonage?? Sorry.. Couldn't help pointing out a typo in a "typo informative" post..

    /em hides now.

  • TheInvincibleMustard - Tuesday, October 4, 2005 - link

    :p

    And that's all I hafta say about that.

    -TIM
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