Today I will be taking a look at one of their latest USB products by way of the DataTraveler microDuo 3.0. This USB is designed to be used not only as a storage device for PCs and laptops but to also allow users to connect it to compatible android devices for a bit of extra storage and to be able to...

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

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.

Slightly bigger and more expensive than a standard USB flash drive, but with many times

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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The speed of transfer with usb 3.0 to usb 3.0 is very fast. I transferred a 12GB file under 5 minutes. I also used this flash drive to watch movies on my smart TV. When streaming videos, it may lag at times, but on this flash drive, it worked without any lag, but that may also depend on your smart...

Convenient Interface; Fast; Fast readwrite speeds; Fast Read Write Speeds; Reliable; Well built

Design; Price; Size

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.

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.

While the security features offered by the DataTraveler Secure offering are useful, they do come at a price premium.  So, unless security is a paramount issue, I would recommend the DataTraveler ReadyFlash for most users.  It is one third the price and performed slightly better in my tests.

This USB drive is of a metal construction and is extremely small and sleek. The performance is fast for day to day use, including transferring work documents. It is also extremely fast for transferring larger video and photo files. This USB is easy to carry and looks great!

excellent design; fast; compact; well priced

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