Kingston 128GB DataTraveler 100 G3 USB 3.0 100MB/s Read, 10MB/s Write (DT100G3/128GB)

I bought this looking for a basic USB 3.0 thumbdrive and what I got was a device slower than my old USB 2.0 devices I already have. It is marketed as COMPATIBLE with USB 3.0 but every USB stick is compatible. It has all the pins for 3.0 but the internal flash memory reads and writes at speeds slower than my old 2.0 drives I have lying around. I expected better from a Kingston product. It was cheap is the best feature

The drive its self seems fine at the moment. but the packing was opened.

I use this drive to relocate files that are larger than 4 GB so I Changed storage to the NTFS file system. Sometimes it copies slow but this happens based on the file type and size. The speed is not a problem for me.

I love Kingston products. Never had any issues. This flashdrive is easy to use. Holds information well. The only thing I find a bit disappointing is that speed in transfer is a little slower than what I expected and used to. Other than that its a great product with fair price.

This review is for the 16gb usb 3.0 model. The sliding mechanism is stiff at first use, but seems durable. Feels a bit light and cheap but for the price its very good. i bought mine to use to conduct linux installs. The speeds are decent for the price. If i can find my crystalmark test data i will upload update this review, but for now i can say that the speeds are as expected given the other reviews on amazon with crytalmark images.

I should have read the reviews more carefully. I have used an older Generation 2 Kingston DataTraveler since 2014, and it has always been great, so I trusted the brand. However, this generation of the device is... awful. It is incredibly, incredibly slow, both to read and to write. Sluggish. Unusable. Opening a folder takes 20-30 seconds, even if the contents are virtually nil. I dont have to run a speed test to know that something is terribly wrong here. Im not trying anything too sophisticated... I just wanted to open a PDF, and that shouldnt take three minutes of my time. Furthermore, this drive spontaneously shuts off when not in use. Every morning that Ive had it plugged into either my work PC or my personal Mac, I wake up my computer to a grumpy alert about unplugging it without properly ejecting it... even though it is still plugged in. Im sure there must be some way to disable that feature, but honestly, the drive is so slow that there is no point in me researching that, because I have already ordered its replacement. This is bad. Stay away.

It is used as a storage drive. I mostly transfer files from my phone and laptop to keep them bloated free.

I have used Kingston memory products for years and never experienced a failure. This flash drive in all capacities is an excellent buy for a USB 3.0, and is even cheaper than it was when I bought it about six months ago. Since I am always losing the covers on flash drives, the non-detachable cover is a huge plus for me. I think it may have a lifetime warranty like Kingstons memory sticks. Very fast even in a USB 2.0 port. I bought it to use as a dedicated OSX installation drive because an 8GB was unavailable. Now it is so cheap that buying it is a no-brainier if you want a fast, high-quality and heavily-constructed flash drive that will not die or lose your data.

(Its colored because I bought 2 of these and had to mark them) Ive believed the Kingston flash drives are built well since I bought one quite awhile ago for school and it lasted so long and was so dependable so I started buying this brand and havent been disappointed yet. This particular one has great transfer speed and overall great value for your money. The only thing I could find negative about it is the track its set up with to open and close has the potential to become jammed if some crap gets in there, plus ut really seems to serve no purpose anyway since the end is still exposed. But for the money this is a 5 star buy its working out great!

Certain types of files will take a while. Its not a fast drive. But I bought it so that I could transfer folders between computers. So it does the job. However, its as slow as a USB 2.0 drive.