Journal bhtooefr's Journal: Kingston DataTraveler II 256MB Review
Cost: $28.00 (ZipZoomFly.com, 2005-05-03)
Approx. $0.11/MB
Package: Drive only
Included software: SecureTraveler
Drive features: Minimal
Drive speed: USB 2.0
Read: Fast (11MB/s theoretical)
Write: Fast (7MB/s theoretical)
Cap retention:
New: Excellent
Physical durability: Very good
Electronic durability: Good, but read the update
Physical Size: Thick, but still fits in a dual-stack port.
Power consumption: 100mA according to Windows XP SP1, but my Belkin USB 1.1 hub (which I can't get WinXP to recognize as a powered hub - only as an unpowered) doesn't have enough power to drive it, even though it is rated as 100mA per port when in unpowered mode.
Upshot: This'll get updated, but here's what I have to say now. It seems like a VERY solid drive, with many good design characteristics. However, ZipZoomFly has an error on their product page for this drive - they say it includes a lanyard (which was one of the reasons I chose this particular drive - I'm never going back to storing the drive in my pocket), but it does not. Actually, I'm going to go on a limb and say that Kingston changed the product itself, because Kingston's page has the same description, except without the "with lanyard". FWIW, it's not like it'll cost a lot to get a lanyard for it...
Update 2005-06-04: The drive is broken
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