Kingston DataTraveler 2000

[Exterminator]

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http://www.kingston.com/us/company/press/article/7918?Article-Title=Kingston-Digital-Ships-Encrypted-USB-with-Keypad-Access

Kingston Digital Ships Encrypted USB with Keypad Access

• Alphanumeric Keypad For Ease of Use and Secure PIN Protection
• AES 256-Bit Hardware-based Data Encryption
• OS Independent: Works on Multiple Systems / Devices

Kingston DataTraveler 2000 Features and Specifications:

• Interface: USB 3.1 Gen. 1 (USB 3.0)
• Superior password protection: User sets a PIN to prevent unauthorized access
• Easy to use: No application installation required
• Compatible with: Windows® 10, Windows 8.1, 8, 7 (SP1), Vista® (SP2), Mac OS X v. 10.8.x+, Linux v. 2.6.x+, Chrome OS™, Android**
• Secure: Drive locks down and reformats after 10 invalid login attempts
• Guaranteed: Three-year warranty with free technical support
• Capacities1: 16GB, 32GB and 64GB
• Speed2:
  • USB 3.1 speed:
    • 16GB: 120MB/s read, 20MB/s write
    • 32GB: 135MB/s read, 40MB/s write
    • 64GB: 135MB/s read, 40MB/s write
  • USB 2.0 speed:
    • 16GB: 30MB/s read, 20MB/s write
    • 32GB: 30MB/s read, 20MB/s write
    • 64GB: 30MB/s read, 20MB/s write
• Dimensions: (drive with sleeve) 80mm x 20mm x 10.5mm (drive without sleeve) 78mm x 18mm x 8mm
• Minimum System Requirements: USB 3.1 Gen. 1 (USB 3.0) compliant and 2.0 compatible
• Waterproof / Dustproof: Certified to IP57 rating
• Operating Temperature: 32°F to 140°F (0°C to 60°C)
• Storage Temperature: -4°F to 185°F (-20°C to 85°C)

 

[upnorth]

Cool gadget! Wonder what the price would be?

 

[SpartacusSystem]

Quite slow for 3.1 isn't it? I have a Lexar P10 32GB flash drive 3.0 with a 245MB/s Write and 275MB/s Read. But I suppose this product is geared more towards security, not performance.

 

[DracusNarcrym]

No more "Oh, no! Lost my flash drive with all that sensitive data on it!".

I already love and trust Kingston as a vendor, and this sure looks like an awesome product to have; the various security measures make it all the more appealing.

Quite slow for 3.1 isn't it? I have a Lexar P10 32GB flash drive 3.0 with a 245MB/s Write and 275MB/s Read. But I suppose this product is geared more towards security, not performance.

You may look in this page for Kingston flash drives with similar security measures but higher R/W speed.

 

[SpartacusSystem]

No more "Oh, no! Lost my flash drive with all that sensitive data on it!".

I already love and trust Kingston as a vendor, and this sure looks like an awesome product to have; the various security measures make it all the more appealing.


You may look in this page for Kingston flash drives with similar security measures but higher R/W speed.

I'm not a fan of Kingston usb products unfortunately, my bad experiences go back to Year 9 at secondary school I used to have a Datatraveler G3 4GB USB 2.0 which only lasted six months and all my work was lost as a result from corruption. Another one of my friends used to have a Datatraveler 101 32GB USB 2.0 which held all his excel spreadsheet files for his business for over ten years but ended up losing his data to a corrupted flash drive. We both use to always safely eject, he learned the hard way about using cloud storage and multiple backups - I did also and have been responsible ever since.

4 years on from this disaster, I migrated to a Sandisk Extreme 16GB USB 3.0 flash drive and it has been going strong ever since, I use the Sandisk Secure Access vault to encrypt certain files and my Lexar P10 is also a year old and it's going strong too.

In essence, I guess I've just had bad experiences with Kingston products along with seeing people around me suffer from the same issues.

 

[DracusNarcrym]

I'm not a fan of Kingston usb products unfortunately, my bad experiences go back to Year 9 at secondary school I used to have a Datatraveler G3 4GB USB 2.0 which only lasted six months and all my work was lost as a result from corruption. Another one of my friends used to have a Datatraveler 101 32GB USB 2.0 which held all his excel spreadsheet files for his business for over ten years but ended up losing his data to a corrupted flash drive. We both use to always safely eject, he learned the hard way about using cloud storage and multiple backups - I did also and have been responsible ever since.

4 years on from this disaster, I migrated to a Sandisk Extreme 16GB USB 3.0 flash drive and it has been going strong ever since, I use the Sandisk Secure Access vault to encrypt certain files and my Lexar P10 is also a year old and it's going strong too.

In essence, I guess I've just had bad experiences with Kingston products along with seeing people around me suffer from the same issues.

I must say the last Kingston flash drive I had used was a 1 or 2 gb USB 1.0 one...
Ever since the only Kingston-brand items I bought were RAM modules, and those were not meant for my PC, but were recommendations for friends' PCs (thankfully they didn't experience any issues with the Kingston RAM modules).

Anyway, I'm glad you pointed this out - I shall take caution when it comes to Kingston flash drives in the future.

My favorite flash drive vendors to date have been Lexar (not sure on exact model) and SanDisk (I believe it was a 16gb "Cruzer"; again, I'm not sure about the exact model).

 

[SpartacusSystem]

I must say the last Kingston flash drive I had used was a 1 or 2 gb USB 1.0 one...
Ever since the only Kingston-brand items I bought were RAM modules, and those were not meant for my PC, but were recommendations for friends' PCs (thankfully they didn't experience any issues with the Kingston RAM modules).

Anyway, I'm glad you pointed this out - I shall take caution when it comes to Kingston flash drives in the future.

My favorite flash drive vendors to date have been Lexar (not sure on exact model) and SanDisk (I believe it was a 16gb "Cruzer"; again, I'm not sure about the exact model).

I'm sure Kingston is an excellent company with regards to RAM modules etc. But it's not for me unfortunately. Yes, Lexar and Sandisk are my favourite companies for when it comes to flash drives also.

 

[Exterminator]

Corsair,Patriot and Kingston are the ones I have used for a very long time.I have recently bought a couple SanDisk Cruzers because they are rather in expensive.I think I paid $25 USD for a 128GB SanDisk USB and grabbed a couple 16GB for about $5 USD a piece however they seem a bit cheaply made as opposed to Corsair & Patriot as well as Kingston.

 

[CMLew]

Corsair,Patriot and Kingston are the ones I have used for a very long time.I have recently bought a couple SanDisk Cruzers because they are rather in expensive.I think I paid $25 USD for a 128GB SanDisk USB and grabbed a couple 16GB for about $5 USD a piece however they seem a bit cheaply made as opposed to Corsair & Patriot as well as Kingston.

That is very affordable to me...
Singapore here sold at least SGD$ 50.00 for 128GB Sandisk (USD$ 34.75 Equiv.)

Kingston is pretty good company for thumbdrive. Only in terms of SDHC cards I would use Sandisk due to speed for photography purposes.
I still keep my old 64MB thumb drive (as well as 128MB Apache). They're worth 50+ floppy disk .