Kingston Unveils the World’s First 128GB Flash Drive

Kingston Technology Company’s newest flash drive isn’t designed to look like a teddy bear, jewelry or some other decidedly kitschy object. But what it doesn’t have in clever, tongue-in-cheek design it makes up for in storage capacity and practicality. The Kingston DataTraveler 200 (DT200) is the world’s first 128GB USB flash drive.

The large storage capacity allows users to carry entire libraries of music, photos, and other multimedia. At less than 3-inches long and 1/2-inch thick the DataTraveler can easily slides into your pants pocket. The drive can also hold large caches of files including databases. To make sure your precious files remain for your eyes only, the DT200 has password protection software, Password Traveler. The software creates separate area of the drive that can only be accessed by password of the user’s making. The DataTraveler also comes enhanced with Windows ReadyBoost which helps create more memory space. It should be noted however, that Password Traveler won’t operate properly while ReadyBoost is enabled but you can activate it on a separate drive.

Durable and reliable the drive has a capless design. You simply slide the body of the drive back to reveal the USB dongle, then just plug it into the USB port on your PC and you’re set. The DT200 has a speedy transfer rate of  up to 20MB/sec. read and 10MB/sec. write, which of course varies according to the hardware and software being used.

The drive is compatible with Windows, Mac, and Linux although the Password Traveller isn’t available with every OS. While the thought of having 128GB of storage is very tempting, all that space comes at a price. The DataTraveller 200 is selling for $546 and is built to order so you might want to really think about if you really need all that space. On the upside, the drive comes with a five-year guarantee and has 24/7 tech support.