KINGSTON DT100 4GB FLASH DRIVE 4GB DATA TRAVELER U by Kingston
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Digital camera reviews of KINGSTON DT100 4GB FLASH DRIVE 4GB DATA TRAVELER U
Digital camera Review: Cheap $10 drive - No ReadyBoost
Summary: 4 Stars
I bought four of these for $40. For a $10 drive, it does what it was built to do, store data.
The read/write speeds are not fast enough for Vista's ReadyBoost feature. This is the only drawback.
Digital camera Review: Cheap and simple
Summary: 4 Stars
This is a good value for a reliable 4GB thumb drive. It's not as sleek as I'd like (I'm a Mac guy), but I wouldn't want to pay more just for some smooth beige casing. Well, not a lot more, anyway.
The slide feature is the only thing that makes this gadget different. Others use caps to make them pocket-friendly, which are obviously less convenient. The slider takes a little getting used to; just make sure you don't press it while you're plugging the thing in.
Digital camera Review: Cheap for a reason
Summary: 1 Stars
The price is great, but you get what you pay for. The sliding lock doesn't lock down, so everytime you try to insert the USB into the USB slot it folds in. I found a way to hold the slider tight while inserting, but it doesn't work everytime. I'm going to have to purchase something else. The software works great, but it is slow to copy.Digital camera Review: Decent speed, but not ReadyBoost-compatible
Summary: 3 Stars
I like Kingston products. They are general of high quality. This 8GB Data Traveler 100 is no exception. It provides solid performance and seems well built. Please note, though, that this drive is not compatible with Windows Vista's ReadyBoost feature -- it says so on the packaging. This means it does not meet the read/write speed requirements of ReadyBoost. But in everyday file copying, it seems pretty fast.
The drive comes formatted in FAT32. If you share this across different OSes -- including Windows 98 or earlier, Mac OS, Linux, etc. -- you might want to leave it at FAT32. If you use Windows 2000, Windows XP or Windows Vista exclusively, you may want to convert it to the NTFS format for better performance, as well as for the ability to store files bigger than 2GB. (FAT32 cannot store files bigger than 2GB.)
To convert the drive safely (without losing any existing information already stored on it), follow these steps:
1. Open My Computer and find the drive letter assigned to the USB drive. You'll find the drive with the generic volume name "KINGSTON".
2. Go to Start -> Run, then type "cmd" (without quotes) to open the DOS window.
3. At the DOS prompt, type "convert F: /fs:ntfs" (again, without quotes) -- here I assume your Kingston drive is the F drive -- to convert the flash drive safely, without losing any information. This should take less than a minute.
Note: NTFS does not make your drive faster per se, but provides better behind-the-scenes file management and its biggest benefit is allowing >2GB files.
Digital camera Review: Decent speed, but not ReadyBoost-compatible
Summary: 3 Stars
I like Kingston products. They are general of high quality. This 8GB Data Traveler 100 is no exception. It provides solid performance and seems well built. Please note, though, that this drive is not compatible with Windows Vista's ReadyBoost feature -- it says so on the packaging. This means it does not meet the read/write speed requirements of ReadyBoost. But in everyday file copying, it seems pretty fast.
The drive comes formatted in FAT32. If you share this across different OSes -- including Windows 98 or earlier, Mac OS, Linux, etc. -- you might want to leave it at FAT32. If you use Windows 2000, Windows XP or Windows Vista exclusively, you may want to convert it to the NTFS format for better performance, as well as for the ability to store files bigger than 2GB. (FAT32 cannot store files bigger than 2GB.)
To convert the drive safely (without losing any existing information already stored on it), follow these steps:
1. Open My Computer and find the drive letter assigned to the USB drive. You'll find the drive with the generic volume name "KINGSTON".
2. Go to Start -> Run, then type "cmd" (without quotes) to open the DOS window.
3. At the DOS prompt, type "convert F: /fs:ntfs" (again, without quotes) -- here I assume your Kingston drive is the F drive -- to convert the flash drive safely, without losing any information. This should take less than a minute.
Note: NTFS does not make your drive faster per se, but provides better behind-the-scenes file management and its biggest benefit is allowing >2GB files.