Kingston 4GB Data Traveler 101 USB Flash Drive
Kingston’s family of Data Traveler USB Flash drives are among the most familiar around the world and are always being updated. Last summer Kingston announced the Data Traveler 101, a stylish capless swivel design USB 2.0 drive that is available in a variety of colors (cyan, pink and yellow) and in capacities of up to 16GB. With capacities up to 16GB, the Data Traveler 101 contains room for high-definition photos, graphics-intensive documents, videos, spreadsheets, presentations, term papers, and music that can be stored and retrieved quickly.
One of the things that make the Data Traveler 101 interesting is that the Flash drive was built with ease in mind, which helps keep the price low. The 4GB version of the Data Traveler 101 that we are taking a look at today runs just $11.99 shipped, which is more than a fair price as the Data Traveler 101 is backed by a five-year warranty and free tech support. Other companies like Crucial, Transcend, and RiDATA offer just two year warranties, so be sure to keep the warranty length in mind when pricing USB 2.0 Flash Drives.
The dimensions on the Data Traveler 101 are 55.65mm x 17.3mm x 9.05mm with a weight of just 12g, which makes it a fairly small USB 2.0 Flash drive. The swivel housing is made from steel and the drive feels like it should be able to handle daily use without any issues.
As mentioned previously, the Data Traveler 101 USB 2.0 Flash drive has a swivel design, and by just rotating the metal housing the drive is ready to be used. The capless swivel design also offers some protection for the USB connector, but more than anything there is no cap to lose. The plastic pivot point that the swivel uses has a Kingston Red Head logo on it, which is pretty slick looking. The Data Traveler 101 also features a green LED activity light, so you can see when the drive is active.
Features
Capacities 4GB
Convenient Pocket-sized for easy transportability
Simple Just plug and play into a USB port
Practical capless swivel design protects USB connector; no cap to lose
Fashionable Available in cyan, pink & yellow
Tech Specs
Dimensions 2.19 x 0.68 x 0.36 (55.65mm x 17.3mm x 9.05mm)
Weight 0.42 oz (12 g)
Operating Temperature 0 to 60 C / 32 to 140 F
Storage Temperature -20 - 85 C / -4 to 185 F
Guaranteed Five-year warranty
This flash drive is a great value, good price and plenty of space. It's fancy looking and feels well constructed. It includes the "Secure Traveler" program which allows you to define an amount of memory to be destined for private use (which can only be accessed by using a password). You might like to know that this is not a one time deal as you can change the amount of memory intended for that purpose whenever you want. As far as compatibility, I took a big possibility because nowhere in the explanation did it say it worked with Windows ME, however it does!! Performance is not as fast as with other operating systems but it is good enough considering how old that OS is.
The only problems I could find with this flash drive are:
a) It does not include a lanyard
b) it's easy to leave fingerprints on the metal part
c) The swiveling metal part does not provide 100% protection to the connecting part
Kingston’s family of Data Traveler USB Flash drives are among the most familiar around the world and are always being updated. Last summer Kingston announced the Data Traveler 101, a stylish capless swivel design USB 2.0 drive that is available in a variety of colors (cyan, pink and yellow) and in capacities of up to 16GB. With capacities up to 16GB, the Data Traveler 101 contains room for high-definition photos, graphics-intensive documents, videos, spreadsheets, presentations, term papers, and music that can be stored and retrieved quickly.
One of the things that make the Data Traveler 101 interesting is that the Flash drive was built with ease in mind, which helps keep the price low. The 4GB version of the Data Traveler 101 that we are taking a look at today runs just $11.99 shipped, which is more than a fair price as the Data Traveler 101 is backed by a five-year warranty and free tech support. Other companies like Crucial, Transcend, and RiDATA offer just two year warranties, so be sure to keep the warranty length in mind when pricing USB 2.0 Flash Drives.
The dimensions on the Data Traveler 101 are 55.65mm x 17.3mm x 9.05mm with a weight of just 12g, which makes it a fairly small USB 2.0 Flash drive. The swivel housing is made from steel and the drive feels like it should be able to handle daily use without any issues.
As mentioned previously, the Data Traveler 101 USB 2.0 Flash drive has a swivel design, and by just rotating the metal housing the drive is ready to be used. The capless swivel design also offers some protection for the USB connector, but more than anything there is no cap to lose. The plastic pivot point that the swivel uses has a Kingston Red Head logo on it, which is pretty slick looking. The Data Traveler 101 also features a green LED activity light, so you can see when the drive is active.
Features
Capacities 4GB
Convenient Pocket-sized for easy transportability
Simple Just plug and play into a USB port
Practical capless swivel design protects USB connector; no cap to lose
Fashionable Available in cyan, pink & yellow
Tech Specs
Dimensions 2.19 x 0.68 x 0.36 (55.65mm x 17.3mm x 9.05mm)
Weight 0.42 oz (12 g)
Operating Temperature 0 to 60 C / 32 to 140 F
Storage Temperature -20 - 85 C / -4 to 185 F
Guaranteed Five-year warranty
This flash drive is a great value, good price and plenty of space. It's fancy looking and feels well constructed. It includes the "Secure Traveler" program which allows you to define an amount of memory to be destined for private use (which can only be accessed by using a password). You might like to know that this is not a one time deal as you can change the amount of memory intended for that purpose whenever you want. As far as compatibility, I took a big possibility because nowhere in the explanation did it say it worked with Windows ME, however it does!! Performance is not as fast as with other operating systems but it is good enough considering how old that OS is.
The only problems I could find with this flash drive are:
a) It does not include a lanyard
b) it's easy to leave fingerprints on the metal part
c) The swiveling metal part does not provide 100% protection to the connecting part
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