Customer Reviews

Kingston DataTraveler 101 Gen 2 8GB USB Drive - Red

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This is my first Kingston purchase. Working fine on windows 7 home premium 32 bit via a usb 2.0 hub, nice size, appears quite solid. My other memory stick is an Integral rubber coated one & it feels more durable than this one, but time will tell. I have the 8GB version (they have clumped all the reviews together), it actually has 7.45GB of space - some used up on extra software. You do have the option to obtain an extra 2GB of online storage for free. A capacity meter shows how much space has been used on the flash drive.

The basic software is very good, it allows you to drag & drop, you can play music from within which will play on your media player. Also you can view slides of your pictures, watch video etc. & there is a search facility to find your files. Software updates can also be found. There is also a basic user guide & instructional video from within & of course news about Kingston products & their website - all good & quite simple to use.

The bit I'm not so keen on is the extra software: Secure browser, & Password manager, they sound good but look quite complicated to use & a lot of reading would be required to master them. Still I don't have to use them. There is also an application zone for an assortment of apps that are either free or can be purchased. All I needed was a memory stick to back up my data, but I believe besides my opinions on some of the software, I have got a good product here that will be well used.

There are a few things I like about this drive. First, the cost per GB capacity, a lot cheaper than some other drives. The swivel USB connector cover, because I'm always losing the caps from my other USB sticks. The stylish looks. The hole in the swivel cover so I can attach a lanyard. The reliability I've become accustomed to with Kingston memory products.

Speed wise it's not the fastest, but perfectly adequate for my needs of transferring large files from one PC to another. I'm getting around 19MB/sec read and 6MB/sec write. If speed is really important to you then you should consider something more expensive like the Corsair Voyager Corsair CMFVYA8GBGT 8GB Flash Voyager GT USB Flash Drive

When you plug in the drive you'll find it isn't empty, it contains Kingston's own UrDrive software, if you run this it installs a dedicated desktop (on the stick not your PC) which will pop up whenever you plug the drive in. It's basically a fancy 'windows explorer' that allows you to organise the files on the drive easily. Some may like this, I don't because it takes up space. I removed it easily by reformatting the drive. If you want a closer look search for 'How to use a USB with urDrive' on youtube.

Oh, and if you reformat it, remember to use FAT32.

Brilliant durable USB drive. I keep it with my keys so its always at hand. Would be easier if it was supplied with a key ring. It comes loaded with some useful features for people on the move.

Simple and quick to use. You can't go wrong with Kingston quality. Product packageing was simple as it should be for a USB drive. The USB stick itself feels strudy and strong. the metal piece attached to protect the USB plug does its job well. The transfer rate were decent enough, a avi file of 800 MB size transfered in about 2 minutes. Happy with the product

This usb is really handy. It is very small, it has nice color and design and it is convenient for transferring your data. I've used it with many different computers and seems to work fine. Highly recommended.

This usb pen is fantastic value for money. I use it for storing office documents, photos and music and it has worked perfectly. It loads fast and transfers data quickly. I like the rotating cover as well as my old pen had a detachable lid which can easily be lost. I'd definitely recommend one of these for storing work/photos/music.

This device comes complete with an application called urDrive that tries to run when you plug it in and is supposed to make it safer to use at public computers. Sounds a wonderful idea but you have to agree to a lot of terms and conditions, particularly with Yahoo who I have never trusted since they installed a re-direct on my PC to intercept all my web searches.

Anyway, delete the partition and recreate/format it with FAT32 to remove all traces of this nonsense.

Other than that its a nice 8Gb pendrive.

Although this product is not perfect, it does a very good job for what I need. Being a student I wanted something cheap with large memory capacity, and this is one of the best products for those two features. The twisting top is a good addition too, as I, like most, lost the caps on previous memory sticks. It's relatively fast too, and just generally does a very decent job.

I've been using this drive for a few weeks now, and I'm very pleased with it. Maybe it's not the fastest in the world but that doesn't bother me. It does everything a USB drive is meant to do and I have nothing negative to say about it at all. At this price I think it is an incredible bargain.

You might want to take off the software already installed on this product, if you know what you are doing. It will eat into the space you have. Otherwise excellent!