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

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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

I'm happy with its speed and capacity but I'm a little bit disappointed about its size and weight.

Price; capacity

Weight; size

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Bought this for movies straight PC to TV (tv uses 2.0 usb) works a treat Althought not listed can be use with Windows 8 and as stated from/to 3.0/2.0 USB.

The Kingston DataTraveler Ultimate 3.0 G3 is a worthy successor to the DataTraveler Ultimate 3.0 G2 and we like the new stylish looks and improved read speeds!

So there you have it tested against two other USB drives, the OCZ drive is rather old and the Kingston is the generation before and this G3 shows some rather slow read and write speeds overall. Normally you expect to see larger drives running slower, but here it isn't the case obviously.

The Kingston DataTraveler Ultimate 3.0 G3 is best used in a USB 3.0 port but is of course compatible with USB 2.0. When used in a USB 2.0 port you do get the advantage of optimized data transfer at full USB 2.0 speeds of 30MB/s Read and 20MB/s Write.

Very Satisfied with quality of the product

This drive was exactly what i was looking for. It is affordable, fast, stylish, and works perfect on my Macbook Air Laptop. The transfer speeds are so much faster on USB 3.0 vs. the old usb 2.0 technology. I transferred an 1.6 GB video file from my laptop to this drive in under 30 seconds.

Easy To Use; Fast; Faster; High Capacity; Portable; Reliable

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