Kingston 32GB DT410 Flash Drive Review :: Data Traveler 410 32GGB Flash Drive

Kingston has had a wide variety of potable media devices and now with the addition of the Data Traveler 410 (DT410) you can have storage of up to 32GB. The, Data Traveler 41s ample storage space contains room for high-definition photos, graphics-intensive documents, videos, spreadsheets, presentations, term papers, and music that can be stored and retrieved in a flash. This is a cool thing when you need information on the fly and able to be on the go.

You can safely Password-protect your data with Secure Traveler software, this is a software application that allows you to create and access a password-protected, secure area of the drive called a "Privacy Zone." One excellent feature of the new DT410 is its fast access and transfer rates. The DT410 has 20MB/sec. read and 20MB/sec. write speeds and a cap less, swivel design for added functionality and ease of use. All you do is just pop out the access plug and insert into any USB port. After that your system should recognize the drive in the Windows environment and the drivers are on the drive itself to be installed or not at your discretion.

For testing purposes I used three different flash drives and transferred 4GB of information back and forth between the system and the drive itself. I used an older version of the DT series I got in Mexico from Mark at Kingston about 5 years ago, one I got from NVIDIA last year at the 3D Vision launch and the new DT410 recently allocated to me from Kingston this last week. I was not on the quest for the Holy Grail of flash drives and this gives a rounded view of how well flash drive technology is advancing its technical muscle. Transferring files to the PC did not show a lot of difference between both the USB 2.0 drives, but the older USB 1.0 drive was much slower. Transferring files to the flash drives, The older DT took almost 5 minutes to transfer the 4GB music file, the NVIDIA 3m 29s and the new DT410 a mere 2m 12s so it is faster than your average flash drive or older model jobber. Overall the new Kingston DT410 is solidly made, it transfers files quickly and enough space for many of today’s files and music to be toted around anywhere you like.