Kingston DataTraveler SE9 G3 USB Flash Drive - 512GB

Works fine, Kingston always did good ram so expect it to last. Small length size fits well in motorhome tv usb port where larger usb drives wont quite fit due to thoughtless molding of the tv back panel. Next time I'll get a larger capacity drive though. Works fine, Kingston always did good ram so expect it to last. Small length size fits well in motorhome tv usb port where larger usb drives wont quite fit due to thoughtless molding of the tv back panel. Next time I'll get a larger capacity drive though.

Yes, as others have mentioned, write speeds are quite low on this usb drive, however the smaller design with metal body fits perfectly onto a keychain.
If you're needing a usb that has a high capacity and is always with you, and you're not constantly changing the information on it, this is a perfect device.
Good price too. Yes, as others have mentioned, write speeds are quite low on this usb drive, however the smaller design with metal body fits perfectly onto a keychain.
If you're needing a usb that has a high capacity and is always with you, and you're not constantly changing the information on it, this is a perfect device.
Good price too.

The USB drive achieves the read/write performance advertised over long file transfers (>5GB). For the first GB written in a batch, the write speed appears to be >3x faster than advertised until the USB drive warms up and stabilises around the specified write speed.

The drive does come formatted as FAT32 (likely for compatibility) which limits the maximum file size to 4GB. Reformatting the drive to basically any other modern file format will fix that problem. (It appears that ExFAT is the most compatible of the file formats that allow >4GB files)

You're almost certainly paying for the extra performance, but if you know you need it then this ...view more The USB drive achieves the read/write performance advertised over long file transfers (>5GB). For the first GB written in a batch, the write speed appears to be >3x faster than advertised until the USB drive warms up and stabilises around the specified write speed.

The drive does come formatted as FAT32 (likely for compatibility) which limits the maximum file size to 4GB. Reformatting the drive to basically any other modern file format will fix that problem. (It appears that ExFAT is the most compatible of the file formats that allow >4GB files)

You're almost certainly paying for the extra performance, but if you know you need it then this USB drive certainly offers it.

Edit: Another test suggests that it doesn't reliably hit the advertised write speed when the drive is warm

It serves its purpose. I am so happy with my purchase. It serves its purpose. I am so happy with my purchase.

While far cheaper products are available, I chose this DataTraveler SE9 G3 model for faster writing speed. However, quite disappointed to see it was only 46mb/s which is less than half of the advertised speed. Reading speed sure is 210Mb/s but not what I needed. While far cheaper products are available, I chose this DataTraveler SE9 G3 model for faster writing speed. However, quite disappointed to see it was only 46mb/s which is less than half of the advertised speed. Reading speed sure is 210Mb/s but not what I needed.

Kingston USB flash drive backed up the over 120 GB I wanted to back up from my hard drive quicker than USB drives I have used in the past, and I only needed the one USB drive. Was able to encrypt the Kingston USB drive first, although this took some hours. Significantly cheaper than other USB drives of similar size I could find. I recommend the Kingston USB flash drive. Kingston USB flash drive backed up the over 120 GB I wanted to back up from my hard drive quicker than USB drives I have used in the past, and I only needed the one USB drive. Was able to encrypt the Kingston USB drive first, although this took some hours. Significantly cheaper than other USB drives of similar size I could find. I recommend the Kingston USB flash drive.

Very nice design, almost shines in the sun. It hasn't failed me yet after a couple months of owning it. Not much to say, great value for money. I do not have any cons for this product. Very nice design, almost shines in the sun. It hasn't failed me yet after a couple months of owning it. Not much to say, great value for money. I do not have any cons for this product.

The USB drive cost about an extra third of the price of my old one USB, but it reads and writes at least 4 times faster. So nice to use The USB drive cost about an extra third of the price of my old one USB, but it reads and writes at least 4 times faster. So nice to use

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