14 DAY TRIAL // Over the course of 2008, the storage capacities attained by USB flash drives have reached some values nobody even thought possible a few years ago, with 16 and 32 GB becoming mainstream numbers rather than highly expensive oddities. However, most flash drive manufacturers are actually pushing things even further, and that's the case with Kingston, which has just released a 64 GB version of its DataTraveler 150 USB flash drive.
Despite providing such a huge amount of storage space, the drive maintains its overall form factor, measuring just around 77.9mm x 22mm x 12.05mm. While the manufacturers don't say anything about transfer speeds, they do point out that this external storage solution is fully compatible with pretty much any operating system around, whether we're talking about Windows Vista, XP and Windows 2000 or Mac OS X 10.3 (and above) and Linux 2.6 (and above).
As expected, the main reason for this memory space upgrade is represented by the serious increase in the size of pretty much any type of file. As Jaja Lin, Flash business development manager for Kingston, puts it, "the new 64GB DataTraveler 150 takes transportable storage to the next level with big capacity in a small package. As file sizes increase with digital media content such as music and photos, the need for USB Flash drives with high capacities will continue to rise. The DT150 certainly addresses those needs today."
Another very important detail worth mentioning about the drive from Kingston is the price tag. Thus, the 64GB version of the drive sells for just around 177 US dollars, while the 32GB flavor is even more affordable, being priced at around 116 bucks. The price tag also includes a 5-year warranty, so you won't have to worry about this thing breaking down anytime soon (because, as you know, in general, warranty periods are pretty much equal to the period the manufacturers know their products won't have any problems).
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