Kingston 1GB DataTraveler II USB 2.0 ( KUSBDTII/1GB ) (Retail Package)

by Kingston

Product Details

• Item Weight: 1.4 ounces
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B0006GWY4I
• Item model number: KUSBDTII/1GB
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (55 customer reviews)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: July 7, 2004

Product Description

From the Manufacturer

Store, carry and transfer important files quickly in a convenient and reliable format. Smaller than a highlighter, the DataTraveler II helps break storage barriers and delivers a data transfer rate of up to 11 MB/sec read and up to 7 MB/sec write speed.

With its SecureTraveler security software for Windows-based systems, DataTraveler II protects your data from unauthorized access. Using password protection and private zone partitioning, guard your most important content - reports, presentations, pictures, spreadsheets and other valuable records. It's also backed by a five-year warranty and Kingston's legendary service and support.

Product Description

kingston (KUSBDTII/1GB) 1GB 2.0 USB Flash Memory

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Nice pen drive, but a couple of things I wish I'd known, October 25, 2006

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rog777 - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Kingston 1GB DataTraveler II USB 2.0 ( KUSBDTII/1GB ) (Retail Package) (Personal Computers)

I got this pen drive to replace a 512 MB drive that became corrupted. Ths Kingston 1 GB drive is all that I need in terms of size, seems reliable, and has a nice security program built in. It also seems to be well-built and the cap snaps on securely.

The LED light that lets you know when the drive is being accessed is only on one side of the drive, and it faces away when I plug it into my USB port - so it is basically useless. Other pen drives that I have used have had LED lights visible from either side.

Another complaint is that the cap does not attach to the drive once taken off and can get misplaced if you don't watch out. The other pen drives that I've had have always had a way to snap the cap to the back of the drive or have it hang to the side once taken off. I might glue something to it to keep it connected to the drive, but I wish that I did not have to.

I probably should have read more about it before ordering it, but I still don't think that I would have seen that these features that I like are not on this pen drive. I'm just mentioning them in case someone else likes them too.

23 of 28 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Security Package Offers Solace, February 18, 2006

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Brian T. Smith - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Kingston 1GB DataTraveler II USB 2.0 ( KUSBDTII/1GB ) (Retail Package) (Personal Computers)

As far as speed, quality and durability, I don't know how you can say a memory stick is better. But after losing my last stick, I do like this one better because of the preloaded security software. While I didn't have financial or password info on my last stick, I'm still a little unnerved that somebody might be looking through my resume or the stupid little things I was working on. I'm sure the security can be broken, but what are the chances that the guy who finds the stick is a jerk AND savvy at getting past these things?

I also like that the security is provided for a complete directory, and I don't have to set it up for each thing I'm storing.

I still don't put my password info and financial stuff on this stick, but I don't worry about losing it as much.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Some startup problems, then works fine, July 9, 2006

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David Durkee (Eden Prairie, MN) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Kingston 1GB DataTraveler II USB 2.0 ( KUSBDTII/1GB ) (Retail Package) (Personal Computers)

I had some odd problems with this flash drive ont he first day that I used it. It didn't seem to reliably connect to my computers. Once when it did connect copying files was amazingly slow. After those first few bad experiences, it has worked fine ever since. Maybe the contacts needed to be worn down a little bit or something. Anyway, since then I have used the DataTraveler regularly (just about every day) to copy files between an HP laptop and two iMacs and it has worked without a hitch. One funny observation. They put an In Use light on one side of this drive. In about half the USB ports I have put it in, the light is facing away from the user. It would be nice if there were some universal standards for USB ports about which way is up, or in the case of vertically mounted ones, which way is facing the user. It would make them easier to plug in without looking inside the plug every time (for those of us who use multiple machines).