As the description states, this product worked for me for about 2 weeks before internal components overheated and broke. This product was fast while it lasted , but I would not recommend it due to a bad design, and very short life.

Kingston sent a HyperX Datatraveler 64GB USB 3.0 Drive for evaluation. HyperX is meant to be a series to give an all round better than mainstream/value series hardware of any kind- memory kit, SSD and flash drives- and much better quality.

(at time of review) If you've taken any more than a passing interest in the NAND Flash or RAM market the name Kingston Technology will have come up time and again. In the DRAM market Kingston supply 46% of memory modules, a staggering figure when you stop to consider it, and also hold a significant...

+ Speed; + Durability; + 5 Year Manufacturer Warranty

Kingston's HyperX brand has a good reputation in memory components, such as the Kingston HyperX Genesis 2,133MHZ 16GB RAM , and in solid state hard drives such as the Kingston HyperX 240GB SSD .

Large capacity for a USB thumb drive; Very fast; Robust design

Bulky case can make plugging it in tricky; Cap could be easily lost

The DataTraveler HyperX USB 3.0 isn't actually the first Kingston drive to be touted by the company as an SSD-like Flash drive as that "honor" belongs to the DataTraveler Ultimate 3.0, launched back in September of 2010.

High sequential transfer speeds - High capacity - Great looking - Five-year warranty

- $149 base price - Low random 4K performance

Price matched this item for a great deal. The reads on the specs may not be as fast as other usb 3.0, but the write compensates for that as it is one of the highest ones out there with ~ 30mb/s good overall product, and I like the blue and black finish.

Portable; Fast; nice color finish

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Almost everyone reading this review is likely to have a small USB 2.0 flash drive at home or work. They can be used for transferring files between machines, flashing the BIOS of a motherboard and for offline mirroring of sensitive data.

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

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!

This was a terrific USB drive until it stops working. Now it's just a piece of rubber with useless electronics inside.

Fast; High Capacity; Portable

Unreliable