Back in 2002, Legit Reviews was one of the first publications to look at the Kingston HyperX memory series and it seems now in 2008 the HyperX series has expanded into USB Flash Drives.  With the success of the HyperX series it would only make sense to keep the branding the same across different

Have used variety of flashdrives over the years. This one looked promising for durability, but the plastic insert fell out. Had it on my keychain and went to use it and the cavity was empty.

price

insert fell out

My other Kingston drives have a connector cover that swivels out of the way. I've been reluctant to put them in my pocket, for fear that the cover would catch on my keys or something. This drive doesn't have that problem; you push the 2 ends of the housing together to expose the connector.

difficult to use

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

The Kingston DataTraveler Generation 3 (G3) has several practical features going for it. The loop is sturdy and can be attached to a key ring, it works with Linux-based systems and it has a cap that fully encloses the USB connector.

This USB flash drive's loop is sturdy, so you can attach it to a key ring; the drive can be co-branded with your logo

The Kingston DataTraveler does not include pre-installed security software and does not have an indicator light

In taking a close look at the Kingston DataTraveler Hyper X Predator 512GB USB 3.0 flash drive, a number of thoughts come into play and the first deals with performance.  I will admit that I am an absolute lover of the ‘LSI SandForce Driven' SuperTalent Express RC8 and it is with me always.  It was

The still-new Kingston DataTraveler HyperX ($131 list), announced at CES in January, builds on memory-maker Kingston's HyperX brand for high-speed memory. It doesn't disappoint. It had the fastest read time among these USB flash drives. If only it didn't cost so much!

Easily retractable USB plug; fast

High price even through Amazon exclusive

Kingston attaches its ‘HyperX' brand name to its top performing products and after testing the 32Gbyte DataTraveler, we can safely say the name is well deserved.

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While the Kingston doesn't offer much in the way of extras, it's aggressively priced and super quick.