For today's review Kingston has sent over their latest USB 3.0 flash drive – the DataTraveler Ultimate 3.0 Generation 3 (G3). This model is Kingston's latest USB 3.0 portable drive, which features data transfer speeds of up 250 MB/s read and 70 Mb/s write.

Sleek style; Excellent performer; Portable; Capless Design

Bulky; USB connector exposed to dust

The Kingston Ultimate 3.0 G3 flash drive is a third-generation unit for professional business users demanding high performance and a solid, understated, stylish, and cap-less design. With capacities of up to 64 GB, it also offers the storage required by some.

Transferring files between 2 computers has been made extremely easy for a while now with flash

– Outperformed listed specifications; – Tough metal casing; – Retractable design; – 5 year warranty

– None that I found

Made for professionals and consumers alike, the Kingston DataTraveler Ultimate 3.0 G3 (64GB) is a stylish drive that puts sizeable storage and speedy performance in your pocket. The drive has a couple of odd design quirks, but if you want a quick drive that holds a ton, the Kingston DataTraveler...

Large capacity and USB 3.0 connection; Stylish, rugged design with no cap to lose; No preinstalled software cluttering the drive

Sliding design sacrifices durability; Key ring attachment looks odd

As USB 3.0 is slowly becoming integrated into more products such as the latest generation of PC motherboards more companies are releasing products to take advantage of this technology's speed gains.

+Lightning fast read/write speeds; +Well constructed; +Speeds actually exceed the specs listed by Kingston; +Backwards compatible with USB 2.0

-Bulky and may block USB ports

While not the fastest USB 3.0 drive, Kingston DT Ultimate 3.0 is very tempting with killer warranty and enough speed to satisfy most customers' needs. If you don't mind giving up some read speed for longevity, then it may just be right up your alley.

Stylish good looks in a retro chic kinda way; Decent read performance with good write performance; LED indicator is not annoyingly bright; Great 5 year warranty; No software needed to get the most from it; Uses default MS drivers; Y adapter included for increased compatibility with USB 2.0 systems

Pricey for the speed it offers; May block USB ports to either side of it; Requires USB 3.0 to get the most from it; Will more than likely NEED the Y adapter for hassle-free USB 2.0 connectivity

Performance: The test system used in this review was an HP dc7900. The computer came equipped with an Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 3.0GHz CPU, 2GB of DDR2 800MHz memory, Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 ST3250310AS 250GB SATA hard drive, NVIDIA Quadro FX570 256MB PCIe graphics card and Intel 82567LM-3 gigabit...

Excellent read and write speeds; Backwards compatible with USB 2.0; Powered off the USB bus; Compatible with Windows 2000/XP/Vista/7; Well constructed; Five year warranty

May block adjacent USB ports; Pricey

The Kingston 64GB Data Traveler Ultimate 3.0 pen-drive is available to purchase from ebuyer.co.uk . At HEXUS, we invite the companies whose products we test to comment on our articles.

The DataTraveler Ultimate 3.0 is Kingston's latest USB memory stick and it is also the first USB3.0 flash drive that Windows Middle East has reviewed.

The Kingston DT Ultimate 32GB G2 is a fantastic USB drive that surpasses even our and Kingston's expectations for the drive. Although the drive itself may be on the pricey side, the performance and quality that you get from this drive are nearly worth every penny.