The description states a speed of 480Mbps. The packaging clearly states 10Mbps to read data and only 5Mbps to write data. Please be aware of this before deciding whether or not to buy one.

For today's review Kingston has sent over their latest USB 3.0 flash drive – the DataTraveler Ultimate 3.0 Generation 3 (G3). This model is Kingston's latest USB 3.0 portable drive, which features data transfer speeds of up 250 MB/s read and 70 Mb/s write.

Sleek style; Excellent performer; Portable; Capless Design

Bulky; USB connector exposed to dust

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

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 G3 64GB USB 3.0 flash drive is the third generation product in the company's lineup, packing 64GB of capacity onto a form factor that can fit onto your key ring. But what about performance?

Fast speeds; capless design; durable; large capacity; good price

No encryption; could block adjacent USB ports

Most of us use a USB pen drive on some level or another, whether it is to keep offline document backups or to move files between work and home machines. Today we are looking at the new Kingston Data Traveler Ultimate 64GB drive which is the first USB 3.0 pen drive we have tested.

The Kingston Ultimate 3.0 G3 flash drive is a third-generation unit for professional business users demanding high performance and a solid, understated, stylish, and cap-less design. With capacities of up to 64 GB, it also offers the storage required by some.

Excellent build quality; Great USB 3.0 read performance; Very good USB 3.0 write speeds; Excellent USB 2.0 performance; Solid metal ring to use on key chain; Slide back protecting cover for connector; Blue LED included; Lifetime warranty; Available with 32 and 64 GB capacity

Quite bulky; Heavier than other sticks of similar performance; Packaging is not user-friendly

this pen drive do have only 4 GB of memory space in it and the data transmission rate of this pen drive is also average. this pen drive do have looks but the hardware of this pen drive do lacks in storage space. with only 4 GB of memory this is not a recommended purchase by me.

This device will work perfectly for anyone that needs a USB thumbdrive with a large amount of space but isn't willing to drop alot of cash. With the 8gb iteration going for under $20, what better could there be?

Price; Lots of space; Convenient Size; Durable

Speed

very nice quality backed by kingston factory warranty. RMA awesome with kingston i wont worry too much.

very solid build USB drive fast speed for 2.0