NewEgg.com has the Kingston 8GB DataTraveler USB 2.0 Flash Drive for $14 with free shipping. It has the old design with a losable cap, and is covered by a 5-year warranty.
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#1
jackodave - Posted 7:03 pm PDT 10/31/08 (15 Posts)
You can't go wrong with 8GB for this price. I have this stick and it has a nice transfer rate.
#2
iliketurtles - Posted 7:19 pm PDT 10/31/08 (91 Posts)
how long do these things last? how many times can you rewrtie to this thing?
#3
njb - Posted 7:58 pm PDT 10/31/08 (2818 Posts)
some offer 2 yr warranty. this one has 5, must be better quality. should last 10 years even if used as readyboost.
#4
bryanlie - Posted 8:00 pm PDT 10/31/08 (3 Posts)
I have a 1GB Kingston DataTraveler, it works good for two years.
#5
m00ba - Posted 8:44 pm PDT 10/31/08 (15 Posts)
I'm pretty sure you can re write as amy times as you like.
#6
dave_c - Posted 9:32 pm PDT 10/31/08 (7529 Posts)
Fair price, but no #3 the quality is ok but nothing special, same design as was sold for $10 to $15 all along (a low end drive), and is as slow or slower than anything else you might find in 8GB size. If it fails it's hardly worth bothering with after 2+ years, at which point it's value used would be about $3.
Frankly, the bigger they get the more important the performance is, who wants to wait an hour or more to make use of a large capacity?
Frankly, the bigger they get the more important the performance is, who wants to wait an hour or more to make use of a large capacity?
#7
javierareta - Posted 9:34 pm PDT 10/31/08 (25 Posts)
I have the 2GB version. Very satisfied with it, and will get this 8GB. Surely the transfer rate is no the best, but for 15 bucks you can not hope for much more...
#8
girishm32 - Posted 9:44 pm PDT 10/31/08 (1 Posts)
I have Kingston 1GB for 4 years. No problems yet, except the cap is loose.
#9
Tasuki - Posted 10:02 pm PDT 10/31/08 (14 Posts)
The Kingston flashdrives are pretty reliable - I keep upgrading as the capacity keeps getting larger. 1GB -> 2GB -> 4GB... now I'm gonna need this 8 Gigger.
#10
rob0cop - Posted 10:43 pm PDT 10/31/08 (90 Posts)
KING111028 ---> this works for the deal above, for the 16GB DataTraveler Kingston. Expires 10-31 though, so good luck. I got one. Price came out to be 16+ after everything.
#11
dsoakland - Posted 11:51 pm PDT 10/31/08 (75 Posts)
The transfer rate is much slower on my 4 gig one than 1 gig one.
#12
BBQ - Posted 12:22 am PDT 11/1/08 (21 Posts)
I got a 1gig model in the same brand, but that much slower than another one from Lexar.
#13
phungy5 - Posted 7:14 am PDT 11/1/08 (5 Posts)
Expensive for 8GB. I got the Kingston 16GB from Newegg for $15.49 shipped last night.
#14
PennDisc - Posted 7:51 am PDT 11/1/08 (15 Posts)
Yeah the newegg deal had the 16GB version for $15 after a coupon. I'd be pretty surprised if another comparable deal didn't come up soon for a 16GB USB drive. These things are always getting cheaper.
#15
davidnphan - Posted 9:12 am PDT 11/1/08 (11 Posts)
I've had a 4GB Kingston for a year now. And it works fine. Though I don't know how much it cost at the time. 8 gigs for 14 bucks seems reasonable
#16
CitizenX - Posted 10:17 am PDT 11/1/08 (201 Posts)
My four-year-old 2GB DT is still going strong. Good company, solid model.
#17
durkzilla - Posted 5:31 pm PDT 11/1/08 (605 Posts)
I've heard that the 16 GB versions of these sticks are significantly slower than the smaller sticks - anybody know why?
#18
ahjeck - Posted 12:25 am PDT 11/2/08 (38 Posts)
I think these things come in handy, esp. for 14 bucks now! I got my 8gb stick for 21 bucks 6mos ago and it's going strong. But the transfer rates are quite slow. Copying big files may take some time but hey it's portable.
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