Kingston DataTraveler HyperX Predator 512GB USB 3.0 Flash Drive Review

The Kingston DataTraveler HyperX Predator USB 3.0 512GB Flash drive is big, fast and expensive, but it does exactly what it is supposed to do!

Kingston DataTraveler HyperX Predator 512GB Review

USB sticks, thumb drives, pen drives, call them what you will their usefulness cannot be overstated. In these times when most of us have at the least a computer and a console, but far more likely we have a couple of computers, a laptop, maybe one or two consoles, a TV with USB in etc.

Kingston DataTraveler HyperX PREDATOR 512GB USB 3.0 Flash Drive

Although during this year's CES many manufacturers presented impressive and innovative products there's no doubt that the most impressive storage product unveiled was the DataTraveler HyperX Predator 512GB USB 3.0 flash drive by Kingston.

- Build Quality (Zinc Metal Alloy Casing/Toshiba 19nm Toggle NAND Flash; - Read/Write Speeds (280MBs/180MBs; - Massive Storage Space (512GB; - SSD Type USB Flash Drive; - USB 3.0 Extension Cable

- Price (For Most People; - Drive Thickness (For Some

Kingston DataTraveler HyperX 64GB DTHX30/64GB USB 3.0 Flash Drive Review

As long as you are stuck with a single operation (read/write), writes won't be affected. If you do both, there will be some slow performance. I would have liked to see this drive to be much quicker on all counts though.