Kingston DataTraveler HyperX 3.0 Review: Made For Speed

Looking for a portable flash drive which can store your all data and quickly? Then Kingston DataTraveler HyperX 3.0 is the stuff you need to buy. Unlike other USB 2 interface USB drives of huge spaces which shows pathetic reading as well as writing speeds, Kingston DataTraveler HyperX 3.0  is one that boosts performance about 5X than other flash drives in the market. The new Kingston DataTraveler HyperX 3.0  flash drives use the USB 3.0 standard, and is reported to be Kingston’s fastest flash drives, with stunning speeds of 225MB/s read and 135MB/s write when plugged into a USB 3 port. It is available in 64GB, 128GB, and 256GB versions with different pricing.

Features & Specifications

Capacities:  64GB, 128GB, 256GB

Speed: USB 3.0: up to 225MB/s read and 135MB/s write

USB 2.0: up to 30 MB/s read/write

8-Channel Architecture

Backwards Compatible:  with USB 2.0 and USB 1.1 ports

Solid/rugged design: durable metal and rubberized casing provides increased protection

ReadyBoost Support

Dimensions: 2.952″ x 0.916″ x 0.626″ (74.99mm x 23.29mm x 15.9mm)

Operating Temperature: 32°F to 140°F (0°C to 60°C)

Storage Temperature: -4°F to 185°F (-20°C to 85°C)

And also the drive comes backed by a five year warranty.

Packaging

The flash drive comes in the standard hard plastic packaging, which is actually totally sealed. At the back of the tough packaging has relevant information written on it, such as capacity and warranty. The package also have HyperX logo and the transfer speeds written on it.

Build and Design

The design of the Kingston DataTraveler HyperX 3.0 is somewhat like a basic USB Drive with extra add-on of HyperX and the name is clearly printed on the front of it. It’s about double the width of a large flash drive, may be due to extra innovation of kingston. And this extra-innvoation is actually the number of NAND pieces inside though, which greatly outnumbers what you usually find inside a basic ThumbDrive. The extra NAND delivers huge capacities, up to 128GB in this case, but also accounts for the high transfer speeds thanks to the eight-channel architecture.

The drive has a plastic cap with the same color and rubbery texture as the body of the USB drive. Kingston uses blue paint with a texturized finish that sets it apart from other drives in the market, and is consistent with the rest of their HyperX line, including the SSDs and RAMs. The drive definitely looks good and edgy, and is of premium grade, just as army grade for saying.

The front of the drive has a standard male USB port, offset to the bottom. It is fine in case of Desktop while its thickness may be a con if you’re using use it in the compact notebook along with any other USB device, as it may not allow any other device to be plugged into.

There is also a hidden logo which is a blue access light that subtly blinks when it is active or been plugged or while transferring data.

Performance

In terms of performance, this USB 3 drive is a tycoon for short. Looking at the specs that we did mention earlier, it is to be noted that the eight-channel architecture, makes it faster than other 4 channelled architecture. And its huge capacities can also be a point for choosing it.

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