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USB Flash Drives Roundup with 1GB Storage Capacity. Part II (page 4)

Category: Memory

by Andrey Kuznetcov

[ 01/05/2007 | 10:45 AM ]

Kingston Data Traveler Secure 1GB

This is an example of a classic flash drive design. The case is made of gray metal with a black edging. The surface of the case is rough so that the drive didn’t slip off your fingers. There’s a blue LED indicator of operation mode on the case. The hole at the reverse side of the case is for a cord to carry the drive about. The manufacturer declares maximum read and write speeds of 24MB/s and 10MB/s, respectively, for this device. The drive supports USB 2.0 and its key features are a waterproof case and support for 256-bit AES encryption. The dimensions of the device are 78x23x12mm.

With this drive you also get software (on the drive itself) and a transportation cord. The MyDataZone program is for formatting and partitioning the drive. One partition can be protected with a password. The MyTraveler utility provides an interface to the drive’s functions such as data synchronization, protection of the drive against writing, entering a password for the private area, etc.

The average retail price of this drive is $55.