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- Inexpensive
- Fast, except on large files
- Five-year warranty
- Plastic case
- Retractable plug (no cap)
Reviews suggest the Kingston DataTraveler DT1 is a good choice for a USB flash drive if your needs are basically just at-home storage of text or music files. While the speed for transferring files is not especially fast, experts say that's generally a major issue only with large files, and most user reviews are positive. The case is made of plastic, but there's a five-year warranty. There's also no cap; the USB plug retracts inside the body.
Most professional reviews focus on more expensive flash drives, but Kingston gets good reviews in general. We found the best coverage of the Kingston DataTraveler DT1 at Amazon.com, where more than 1,000 owner reviews weigh in. ExtremeOverclocking.com has decent coverage, but testing methods aren't very detailed. Testing is more apparent at TomsHardware.com, TrustedReviews.com and the Scot's Newsletter blog, but they review only more expensive Kingstons.
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1. Amazon.com
Although the headline suggests that it's the 8 GB version of the Kingston DataTraveler DT1 that is being reviewed, various drive sizes are included among the more than 1,300 owner reviews. The average score is very high, with a small percentage of users -- most of who cite bugs or slow drives -- giving it fewer than 4 out of 5 stars.
Review: Kingston DataTraveler 1 -- 8 GB USB 2.0 Flash Drive DT1, Contributors to Amazon.com
This website is commercial enough to raise suspicion, but this review is honest and calls the Kingston DataTraveler a "no-frills drive" that looks good and is good value for the money.
Review: Kingston 4 GB DataTraveler USB 2.0 Flash Drive, Jason Rabel, Oct. 17, 2007
Reviewers Patrick Schmid and Sebastian Veltze test 12 drives, assessing access time, read-transfer and write-transfer capabilities. The Kingston DataTraveler 1 GB version finishes last in access time and in the middle of the pack otherwise; the model reviewed is a U3-capable version.
Review: Kingston Data Traveler (1 GB), Patrick Schmid and Sebastian Veltze, Aug. 16, 2006
The British website TrustedReviews.com covers lots of flash drives, although the closest it comes to the Kingston DataTraveler DT1 4 GB is this review of a discontinued and expensive Kingston DataTraveler Secure. In general, Kingston products overall are praised.
Review: Kingston Technology DataTraveler Secure 4 GB Review, Riyad Emeran, Oct. 27, 2006
This blog is a side project of the editor of IT trade journal Computerworld. Although this is primarily a review of the Lexar 4 GB JumpDrive Lightning, four products are tested for speed, and the Kingston DataTraveler Secure is rated second in data-transfer rate.
Review: Lexar's 4 GB JumpDrive Lightning USB Drive Excels -- Top Product!, Scot Finnie, Nov. 27, 2007
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