Traveling light
Updated: March 7, 2011
(see DataTraveler Mini Fun G2)
There are also smaller DataTraveler, proving that one can journey without baggage but still with storage. As Kingston continues to rule the USB memory market with a bunch of releases such as the DT 5000 and the US-specific 256GB flash drive, it also presents alternatives for those looking for simple and stylish efficiency – especially if on a budget. In hindsight, the DataTraveler 102 released in late 2009 was just the precursor of smaller things to come…
DataTraveler mini10
DataTraveler c10
DataTraveler 112
DataTraveler 160
DataTraveler Mini Slim
DataTraveler Mini Fun
DataTraveler Mini Fun G2
DataTraveler mini10
Wee Bit: Kingston DataTraveler mini10 (@ ) or (
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Details:
Small transparent plastic body
Black transparent flipping lid
Available in red (4GB), blue (8GB),
green (16GB) and gray (32GB)
High speed USB
Keychain hole?
Outside clip (attachable to clothes)
Length x width x height: 1.69″ x 0.84″ x 0.64″
(42.92mm x 21.33mm x 16.25mm)
Weight: 0.42oz
Warranty: 5 years
Data retention: 10 years
DataTraveler c10
Adding a Bit Color: Kingston DataTraveler c10 (@ ) or (
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Details:
Black plastic body
Transparent body-sized cap with black arc
Available in green (4GB), blue (8GB),
yellow (16GB) and red (32GB)
High speed USB
Keyloop
Length x width x height: 2.30″ X 0.86″ X 0.53″
(58.38mm X 21.9mm X 13.4mm)
Weight: ?
Warranty: 5 years
Data retention: 10 years
DataTraveler 112
Framing a Case: Kingston DataTraveler 112 (@ )
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Details:
Two-part plastic body
Concealable USB connector (via slidable inner casing)
4GB (black & blue), 8GB (black & red),
16GB (black & white), 32GB (black & yellow)
Hi-Speed USB 2.0
No ReadyBoost, but Vista compatible
Length x width x height: 2.10″ x 0.83″ x 0.41″
(53.40mm x 21.0mm x 10.50mm)
Weight: 0.062 lbs
Warranty: 5 years
Data retention: 10 years
DataTraveler 160
Getting a Grip: Kingston DataTraveler 160 (@ ) or (
)
Details:
Blue plastic body with chrome slider
Concealable USB connector via rubberized thumb grip
4GB – 32GB
Hi-Speed USB 2.0
LED (on Kingston logo)
No ReadyBoost support
Keychain hole
Lanyard included
Length x width x height: 2.84″ x 0.54″ x .0.90″
(72.10mm x 13.64mm x 22.83mm)
Weight: ?
Warranty: 5 years
Data retention: 10 years
DataTraveler Mini Slim
Wedge a Drive: Kingston DataTraveler Mini Slim (@ )
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Details:
- Wedge-shaped plastic body
- Available in black, blue and pink (all have grey bottom casing)
- Capless
- 4 – 16GB
- Hi-Speed USB 2.0
- Lanyard grommet
- No ReadyBoost, but Vista compatible
- Length x width x height: 1.529″ x 0.645″ x 0.253″
- (38.85mm x 16.40mm x 6.44mm)
- Weight: 0.06 oz
- Warranty: 5 years
- Data retention: 10 years
DataTraveler Mini Fun
Toys “R” USB: Kingston DataTraveler Mini Fun (@ )
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Details:
- Toy-shaped plastic body
- Lego model has a cap and can be plugged onto each other
- Mini Migo has a concealable USB connector
- 256MB (orange), 512MB (blue),
- 1GB (yellow), 2GB (purple), 4GB (red)
- Includes two BigFish games (Sudoku & Atlantis)
- Hi-Speed USB 2.0
- Keychain hole
- LED
- No ReadyBoost, but Vista compatible
- Length x width x height: 1.5″ x 0.75″ x 0.31″
- (38mm x 19mm x 8mm)
- Weight: 0.0121 lb
- Warranty: 5 years
- Data retention: 10 years
DataTraveler Mini Fun G2
Triple Delight: Kingston DataTraveler Mini Fun G2 (@ ) or (
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Details:
- Rugged toy-shaped silicone body
- Retractable USB connector
- Flexible lower torso
- Can be plugged onto each other
- Available in three color combinations:
- red/black, yellow/green & bright/dark blue
- 2 – 8 GB
- Hi-Speed USB 2.0
- Keychain hole
- Length x width x height: 1.84″ x 0.75″ x .0.31″
- (46.80 mm x 19.00 mm x 8.00 mm)
- Weight: ? lb
- Warranty: 5 years
- Data retention: 10 years
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Click here to find more Kingston DataTraveler Mini
More Kingston flash drives:
DataTraveler 100 – 150 – DT 200 – 5000 – DataTraveler Ultimate 3.0
Other flash drive brands:
Corsair – Centon – EDGE - HP - Imation – IronKey – LaCie
Kanguru – Lexar - Memorex - Newsmy - OCZ - Patriot
PNY – PQI – SanDisk – Sony – Super Talent
Toshiba – Transcend – Verbatim – Other/Generic
May 24th, 2010 at 3:53 am
wow 32 gig that is HUGE
.-= compact flash 16gb´s last blog post ..compact flash 16gb =-.
May 26th, 2010 at 8:47 pm
Well, it may be huge considering the DataTraveler mini’s size, but not in general terms (see my posts on 64, 128 and 256GB
).
May 10th, 2011 at 9:07 am
i cant store music on my 16 gb flash.
May 12th, 2011 at 10:18 pm
Shammy,
what flash drive are you using? Have you tried different music file formats (mp3, mpc, ogg ,etc)? What about other file types?