Kingston DataTraveler 150 32GB USB Flash Drive Review

Value for Money Compared to Competitors

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Kingston is marketing the DataTraveler 150 as way to help “budget-conscious users break storage barriers, allowing them to easily store and move files in a 32GB & 64GB device no bigger than a pocketknife.” If you’re on a budget but want plenty of space, this drive is supposed to be for you.

The list price for the 32GB Data Traveler 150 is about $90, but you can find it for about $60 through a few online stores.

Looking at some other comparable 32GB flash drives, the street price for a Corsair Flash Voyager drive is about $70, as is the street price for an OCZ ATV flash drive. That said, both of these latter drives can sometimes be found with mail-in rebates that bring them to a net price in the $50 range.

In this way, the Kingston DataTraveler 150 can save you $10 or more if you don’t want to deal with mail-in rebates, but real bargain hunters can sometimes score a better deal on comparable competitors. I’m thinking performance would be comparable as well.

Final Thoughts and Conclusion

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Is the Kingston DataTraveler 150 particularly exceptional in any way? No, not particularly. It’s a no-nonsense USB flash drive for people who want a reliable source of portable memory. This is for people who itch for the extra capacity and don’t want to pay for the extra bells and whistles like AES encryption, biometric security, bundled software, or online backup options. It’s a drive that stores 32GB (or 64GB) of data in an inexpensive kind of way.

The construction is reasonably good and performance is on par with other budget-minded drives. It just so happens that this one has much more storage capacity. If you’re looking for an inexpensive way to carry around plenty of data, the 32GB Kingston DataTraveler 150 USB 2.0 Flash Drive just may be for you.

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