They say size doesn't matter, but I think it does… at least when it comes to a USB drives, and I'll leave it at that… I've got an exclusive review for you, our friends over at Kingston have sent me a rather expensive USB drive, coming in at about $1100 it's not one that most people will be running...

Well made; Faster than spec speeds; Largest USB drive on the market

Expensive

If you need to have your portable data safe, then this is it. Just make sure your not using a weak password.

Yes, that's 8Gb of SDHC storage for under £15. That's cheap. There had to be a catch... Speed... pretty good actually. Sure there are faster cards, but they're a lot more expensive. It certainly stored 3 pictures per second at 5 megapixels from the digital camera without complaining.

The Kingston DataTraveler Locker+ series of USB flash drives provide the expected level of performance for a USB memory stick, with the added security of password protected access and 256-bit AES Hardware Based Encryption, for a slight premium in cost over non-secure storage.

Secure storage

Not usable as boot device; not compatible with Linux

This USB 3.0 reader feels really nice, and seems like a really good quality product - unlike some previous card readers I have had. The logo lights up in red when you plug it into the pc, and flashes when it is accessing the cards.

Kingston's Card Reader has Micro memory card slots! This means you don't need a converting enclosure, eventually slowing down your card performance. CR works in a USB2 port as well, without really any difference in speed.

Maybe I got a rear duff one, maybe I didn't

It would be very good if it hadn't have stopped working

Got it from 'TechNextDay' to plug into my stereo so it could play mp3 files of it; I filled it up quite a bit; Was working fine doing this; Then I decided to put an an extra album on there; This sort of worked fine; The tracks were mixed up in there order for some strange reason.

The Kingston DataTraveler Locker+ puts government-grade security onto a flash drive for the masses, with 256-bit AES hardware-based encryption for an extremely reasonable price ($14 street for 8GB).

Professional-grade encryption in a consumer flash drive; Low price per GB.

Not Linux compatibile

Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

Easy To Setup; Easy To Use; Fast; High Capacity; Portable; Reliable

None

The most basic form of memory storage today is the flash drive. Since the preponderance of USB flash drives, I've forgotten and lost many. Their small size is to blame for that, but it's hard to deny they're essentially indispensable.