Kingston, a leading memory vendor has just announced their first USB 3.0 flash drive almost a year later than the world first USB 3.0 flash drive in Nov 2009. This is understandable as it takes time for the market to accept and acknowledge all the new technologies before they go into mass production...

+ Greater speeds than USB2.0 devices; + Strong & durable Aluminum housing; + Minimal overheated problem; + Comes with 5 years warranty

- A bit bulky; - Not cheap

The Kingston DataTraveler Ultimate 3.0 Generation 2 (32GB, $80 street) represents the latest incarnation of the humble flash drive, but it ramps up the possibilities with 32GB of space, a fast USB 3.0 connection, and a chunky plastic enclosure protecting the drive against bumps, bangs, and crushing.

Fast USB 3.0 performance; 32GB capacity; Chunky design should weather bumps and spills easily

Pricey; Bulky design will crowd surrounding ports; Runs hot.

Performance: The test system used in this review was an HP dc7900. The computer came equipped with an Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 3.0GHz CPU, 2GB of DDR2 800MHz memory, Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 ST3250310AS 250GB SATA hard drive, NVIDIA Quadro FX570 256MB PCIe graphics card and Intel 82567LM-3 gigabit...

Excellent read and write speeds; Backwards compatible with USB 2.0; Powered off the USB bus; Compatible with Windows 2000/XP/Vista/7; Well constructed; Five year warranty

May block adjacent USB ports; Pricey

Kingston DataTraveler Ultimate 3.0 Generation 2 Review – Last year, Kingston released the DataTraveler Ultimate 3.0 USB flash drive, the fastest USB flash drive with a native USB 3.0 controller and comes in a whooping huge space, up to 64 GB (check Craving Tech's DataTraveler Ultimate 3.0 review ).

Even faster than the first generation model; Large capacity; USB 2 compatible; Can be attached to a keyring

Size a bit bulky; Apart from the speed; nothing else is new in the Generation 2 model

As USB 3.0 is slowly becoming integrated into more products such as the latest generation of PC motherboards more companies are releasing products to take advantage of this technology's speed gains.

+Lightning fast read/write speeds; +Well constructed; +Speeds actually exceed the specs listed by Kingston; +Backwards compatible with USB 2.0

-Bulky and may block USB ports

Back in Q2 2011 the marketing team over at Kingston Technology announced that the company had begun shipping its first second generation of USB 3.0 enabled DataTraveler Ultimate 3.0 Flash drives.

The Kingston DT Ultimate 32GB G2 is a fantastic USB drive that surpasses even our and Kingston's expectations for the drive. Although the drive itself may be on the pricey side, the performance and quality that you get from this drive are nearly worth every penny.

Data is becoming a aspect of people's lives more and more as of late with users needing more space than ever before and with flash drives dropping down in price as more manufacturers are developing them and speeds increasing, there is an abundance of choice out there.

Large capacity; USB 3.0 functionality; Well known manufacturer; Stylish; Solid build quality; Fantastic value; Cap can be snapped onto the end; Bright blue activity LED; Quite large unit

A lot has happened in the USB 3.0 world since we took a look at Kingston's first ‘Ultimate 3.0′ drive this past fall, and thanks to some progressions, the company has just released a ‘G2′ variant of the drive.

Slightly bigger and more expensive than a standard USB flash drive, but with many times