Kingston is one of the world leaders when it comes to computer memory products. They produced and distribute USB flash drives to different countries including the Philippines. As a matter of fact, 3 of my 7 flash drives are from Kingston and they proved that they deserved to be recognized globally.
Once again, Kingston managed to steal the attention of the world when it recently announced and released their biggest product for the year, the all-new Kingston DataTraveler 300, a USB flash drive that has a hefty 256GB of memory.
The flash drive is the first of its kind in the world. This is the first ever thumb drive to carry such big memory capacity. This is seriously going to become the 'product to beat' by rival companies. I will not be surprised that Sandisk, Corsair, Samsung and others will come up with their own 256GB flash drive, or even higher. A healthy competition which will benefit consumers for sure.
Kingston already has a DataTraveler 150 released in the market that offers 150GB of memory capacity. But this is the serious monster flash drive. Imagine with the DataTraveler 300, you can store more than 50,000 images, more than 50 DVDs or a whopping 365 compact disks. This is very much useful for those using netbooks or notebooks with limited memory.
However, bad news will never be out when good things like this comes. As of the moment, you can only purchase this product in Europe specially in the UK. Also, the price of this flash drive can already be used to buy a new notebook. Its price tag is worth around £565 or more than $900.
Additional info:
DataTraveler 300 Product Features and Specifications:
Capacity***— 256 GB
Speed****— Data transfer rates of up to 20 MB/sec. read and 10 MB/sec. write
Safeguarded — includes Password Traveler security software for Windows
Convenient — does not require Administrator rights to access the Privacy Zone
Dimensions — 2.78” x 0.67” x 0.87” (70.68 mm x 16.90 mm x 21.99 mm)
Operating Temperature — 32° to 140° F (0° to 60° C)
Storage Temperature — -4° to 185° F (-20° to 85° C)
Simple — just plug into a USB port
Practical — durable, capless design
Guaranteed — five-year warranty
Enhanced — for Windows ReadyBoost™ on Vista-based systems******
