Product Description

Kingston¿s family of convenient, compact and reliable DataTraveler® USB Flash drives just got bigger with the addition of the DataTraveler 110. Available in capacities up to 8GB, DataTraveler 110 contains plenty of room for high-definition photos, graphic-intensive documents, videos, spreadsheets, presentations, term papers and music that can be stored and retrieved in a flash. Sleek, practical, and attractively designed, the affordable DataTraveler 110 features a retractable USB connector for ease of use and safe housing and features a five-year warranty, 24/7 free technical support and legendary Kingston® reliability.

Product Details

• Color: Green
• Model: DT110G/8GB
• Original language: English
• Dimensions: 5.50" h x .75" w x 4.50" l, .3 pounds

Customer Reviews

Perfect!
This flash drive is compact and reliable! I liked it so much for my school files, I just bought another one for my home files!

Excelent
Excelent drive for the price, it's not really fast, but it's ok, it isn't ready boost for windows vista so beware, and for the price it's nice.

Kingston 8GB Data Traveler 110 - Bulky and Slow But Effective And Well Priced

The Kingston 8GB USB 2.0 Hi-Speed DataTraveler 110 (Green) (DT110G/8GB) is definitely affordable, durable and effective. Unfortunately, it's also much larger than it needs to be and among the slowest drives in the Kingston USB family. If you need a durable thumb drive at a great price, this is it. If you need optimum performance, look elsewhere.

The Kingston DT100/8GB Data Traveler 100 8 GB Drive is sleeker and comes close to the performance and features of the Sandisk Cruzer. The DT110 isn't as good ad that one but it's still a slight step up from the Kingston 8GB DataTraveler USB flash drive. This is definitely an improvement over the standard design for the Data Traveler.

8 GB capacity is very useful for large file backups or USB storage and transfer. And at current prices, it's almost a no brainer despite the cons. Overall this is a good product.

Transfer speeds are still slower than what you would like but acceptable for transfers or on-the-spot backup copies. The case is also somewhat bulky and makes it hard to plug it in next to other devices or on laptops that have recessed USB ports or those locate right next to the power jack. The retractable head still works though, and the case does seem more durable than the standard body design. I'm not crazy about the stubby body but at least the end doesn't break as easily as the DT.

The best way to enable encryption may still be to use another tool to encrypt the drive after re-formatting it. This way you can test the drive as well as use the encryption you prefer.

Now if you need a smaller sleeker body and better performance, look to the SanDisk 8 GB Cruzer Micro. It also has a retractable USB connector but a smaller hole for attaching a lanyard. The body is much smaller, about half the size. Kingston still competes well on price, but the Sandisk outperforms it.


Pros:
+ Kingston brand is perhaps under-rated, almost as good as Sandisk
+ Retractable USB head is convenient - No caps!!!
+ Nice capacity of 8 GB has you future proofed as smaller USB drives start to disappear
+ Durable body and NAND memory stands up to a lot of abuse
+ Compatible with old and new Mac and PC Operating Systems (XP, Vista, OS X)
+ Very light case
+ Rear hole to connect a lanyard or keychain
+ USB 2.0 connection is backwards compatible for older computers
+ Very quickly mounts and stops
+ Less scum-ware and needless apps than some other drives
+ Easy to format and enable encryption to protect your data

Cons:
- Speed could be better, though it's acceptable
- Doesn't have the good looks of some drives like the Sandisk Cruzer Micro
- Still somewhat slow speed in copying large files, limited by USB transfer rate
- Drive is still larger than it has to be
- Bulky size makes plugging into tighter USB slots difficult

Conclusion

The retractable head and decent price are attractive. On a price per gigabyte, the Kingston 4GB USB 2.0 Hi-Speed DataTraveler 110 (Red) (DT110R/4GB) often offers a better price but with less capacity and future flexibility of the 8 GB model. If you need the smallest drive available and better performance, go with the Sandisk Cruzer Micro.

Enjoy!