Kingston's family of DataTraveler USB Flash drives are among the most recognized around the world and are always being updated. Last summer Kingston announced the DataTraveler 101, a stylish capless swivel design USB 2.0 drive that is available in a variety of colors (cyan, pink and yellow) and in...

($1.62/GB). Excluding rebates, that's tied with an expired mention from last week as the best deal we've seen for any full-size 8GB DataTraveler flash drive this year. (It's also a current price low by $4.) It supports read and write speeds of up to 10MB/s and 5MB/s, respectively.

I used it to transfer MP3 files from one PC to another after my hard drive crashed. Thank God I backed up my data the night before! I temporarily had a second PC ready to go, and the drive was there to transfer the info. It copied everything over, including my IE Favorites.

For the value and physical size, great item. Can take of protective cover very easily for lighter weight. More than enough storage for my linux device. Compare anywhere.

Great little size physically but large capacity, best for its value range; Low profile, does not look obtrusive on device

better visible access light

Good for large video files, not for use as an audio player. Antivir shows Autorun feature as a virus.

Computer formatted quick; Lots of storage

Antivir autorun as virus; Audio reader took forever

Best method for portable storage. Size small enough to drop and lose without carry box/ key ring.

Key ring attachment small

8 gigabyte flash drive

Very cheap - good design except for.

....loop-hole not big enough for a key ring or strong string

I purchased this flash drive last week and received it last Saturday. This drive's capless design is very nice and it even has an indicator light on the drive where the shield rotates on the drive itself (so you can tell if the drive is being actively accessed).

It was selected as part of "7 Hi-Speed and Professional Flash Drives for 2010" by HardwareInsight.com, and a detailed unboxing and review video by video blogger Linus Tech Tips does a competent job of walking through the DT 101 G2 drive's features.

Great value for price; Swivel cap impossible to lose; Optional urDrive Software loads browser; apps on board; Multiple colors available

Slow; Design is old; Not a bootable drive (even with urDrive

I ordered one yesterday afternoon and received it this morning. Very fast service and would recommend to anyone. The product is fantastic and at a fantastic price, so much so that I am ordering 2 more as spares. Thank you very much!