The Kingston DataTraveler HyperX is one of the fastest flash drives from the memory manufacturer. It advertises speeds of more than 200 MB/s write and 100 MB/s read. Too good to be true? We take a close look to find out.

Incredible read performance; Awesome write performance; Great USB 2.0 performance; Sturdy shell; Hook to chain for key ring; Bright; blue activity LED; Lifetime warranty; Available with up to 256 GB; Excellent price in the EU

For some reason expensive in the US; Gets pretty warm when moving loads of data; Bulky size compared to other drives

Kingston's HyperX brand originally garnered its reputation making high-speed memory for PC enthusiasts. During this past year Kingston has been branching the HyperX labeling into other products; most recently with their SSD drives and now with today's review item – the DataTraveler HyperX 3.0.

Fast; Solid build; HyperX branding and style

Price

As the world's largest independent manufacturer of memory products, Kingston Technology doesn't need much of an introduction. The company got its start in 1987, when the computer industry was suffering from a severe shortage of surface-mount memory chips.

Available in 64GB; 128GB and 256GB capacities; Excellent read and write speeds; Backwards compatible with USB 2.0; Compatible with Windows XP/Vista/7 and Mac; Good looking and well constructed design; Five year warranty

May block adjacent USB ports; Pricey

If transfer speeds are important to you, this is certainly the drive to purchase. Our tests show you can write a 1GB file in less than ten seconds and read that same 1GB file in six seconds.

Exceeds rated read speeds and tests within 10% of advertised write speeds in real-world tests; Enables users to write a 1GB file in; Allows 1GB of data to be read in; @60GB of usable storage on a tiny stick; Competitive price compared other 64GB USB 3.0 flash drives; especially considering...

Roughly 38% larger in volume compared to the average 64GB competing USB 3.0 flash drive; Removable cap could be lost; Cap only fits onto the drive in one orientation; Cap will not fit on the backside of the drive if the lanyard is tied on

Today we are looking at the Kingston DataTraveler HyperX 3.0 64GB, which is the company's fastest USB flash drive to date. By utilizing an eight-channel architecture Kingston claims that this new drive can achieved transfer rates of up to 225MB/s read and 135MB/s write, while capacities will range...

Kingston adds their top performance label to this very fast thumb drive.

Recently we published a huge group test of 32 USB 3.0 sticks with capacities of 32 GB and 64 GB. If that doesn't float your boat, you could always get a USB storage device with no less than 512 GB, called the HyperX Predator.

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!

From our experiences with the Kingston DataTraveler HyperX 64GB USB 3.0 drive, we can safely say that this drive deserves the HyperX naming. The drive has both the looks and performance to back up the HyperX name as well as coming in with pretty reasonable pricing which can make this drive...

this is the reply from Kingston...... Based on the information that you provided, the part that you described as a DTHX30/256GB was determined to be counterfeit given that the markings on the device were inconsistent with genuine Kingston product markings.