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 MIGHTY FOR YOUR MOUSE! March 4, 2006
L. Patterson (Rising Fawn, Georgia USA)
135 out of 142 found this review helpful
What a great gadget! It is so tiny, about 2/3 a stick of gum long. But what a worker. I use 4 Macs - 2 run OS9 and 2 run OSX and it worked great on all of them. I just took it out of the little package, plugged it in to my USB port, booted the computer and there it was on my desktop as "Kingston." Drag your file to it and as the little drive transfers it, a little green light on the side of the drive will blink until everything is downloaded. Just unplug it from the USB and plug it in where you want it and bada-boom, bada-bing. I keep losing the cap, which secures very tightly to the body of the drive and pulls off.
The important thing about this, compatability issues aside, is the fact that this thing is FAST! It transfers substantial files very quickly! Love it.
great buy! July 28, 2006
DF (East of the Mississippi)
72 out of 75 found this review helpful
Okay, not a computer expert, but I am an "expert" end user. I say this is a cool little gadget! I liked the plug-and-play aspect, the small size, and, in particular, the sturdy little package. I think it can hold up to my toting it around in a shirt pocket or a purse, as the case is sturdy plastic and there is a cap that appears to be solidly attached. I put all the files I need to transfer (hundreds) on this little USB drive and it transferred quickly, especially considering I have USB 1, not 2. I also liked that all those files took up a tiny fraction of the drive's storage.
Overall, a good investment. In the local WalMart I saw 512Gb drives for $26-something. The price is right.
gooses review May 16, 2006
goose (homewood, IL)
30 out of 37 found this review helpful
The one I have matches the model number that is listed on this web page and it does work with windows xp and macintosh computers. I dont know which operating system the macintosh computer was using but on the back of the product description box for this it said it works with a bunch of operating systems at least a bunch of windows operating systems. I didnt bother to read the macintosh description.
This thing saves information way faster than floppy disks, cds, or the fatter floppy disk that no one uses anymore. it transfers music files and almost any other file to the data traveler at about the same rate that mp3 players transfer songs using their usb cord. the price for this online is cheaper than in most stores so if you can wait for it to ship get it online. oh and a gigabyte of information is probably a lot more than youd need for school reports and power points. if your going to be using it for school id reccomend getting a 512 mb usb drive to save money.
 Beware of the shipping cost February 22, 2007
makeve (Massachusetts, US)
24 out of 41 found this review helpful
It's cheap because they charge you extra for shipping. I tried to order 3, the shipping was over $26 (from Digital Media Source). I didn't go through with the order. An average shipping cost for a $300 digital camera is about $15, and for 3 tiny gadgets under $6 it's over $26? I'm sorry but that's ridiculous.
Btw, I checked another place, and the shipping for 3 was over $18. Still awfully pricey.
PS. Found the cheapest one sold by eek Technology. The shipping cost for 3 was $12.85. The total was $27.61. Not bad for 3 flash drives that size, so I placed the order. Beware of Digital Media Source, though.
Good product, good price August 24, 2006
Michael
22 out of 22 found this review helpful
I got 2 of these recently and I love them. They works well and quickly.
The things that set them apart from the other flash drives I looked at are: I trust the Kingston name and it has a 5 year warrenty. I don't know why the other person suggested to get the extra warrenty when his broke after 6 months.
Pros:
0. It works, and it works quickly!
1. Good price even without a rebate
2. 5 year warrenty
3. Hole for Lanyard/keychain is on the drive and not the cap (I hate the thought of looking down at my keys and seeing a cap only! Why do some other companies put the hole on the cap only???)
4. Plastic, but doesn't feel as cheap as the PNY one I already own.
5. Cap fits snug and secure
Cons:
1. You call that inch and a half long thing a lanyard?
2. I do like it when there's a hole on the cap and the drive so that you don't loose either. The cap is nice and snug so I'm not worried about it falling out, I just don't want to search for it when I'm done using the drive!
As you can see, I had to stretch for complaints.
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