It is not just Solid State Drives that are gaining from the development of new flash memory. Flash memory got its breakthrough with the first USB memories, the market literally exploded and has been growing for each year. The USB memory is nowadays something almost everyone has in their possession, storing everything from documents to drivers and benchmarks. Kingston has been a leading memory manufacturer for several years and has now launched a new top model sporting 64GB capacity. It’s not the first 64GB USB memory reports about, but it is still nice to see more of them.
Kingston DataTraveler 150 press release below;
Kingston Technology Boosts DataTraveler 150 Capacity to 64GB
Ideal for Storing Music, Video, Photo Libraries and More
FOUNTAIN VALLEY, Calif., Nov. 19 /PRNewswire/—Kingston Technology Company, Inc., the independent world leader in memory products, today announced it is shipping its high-capacity 64GB DataTraveler(R) 150 (DT150) USB Flash drive. DT150 offers the largest capacity in Kingston’s entire line of DataTraveler USB drives and allows users the room and flexibility to backup important hard drive contents, and transport and share complete collections of music, videos, photos and documents in one convenient device.
“The new 64GB DataTraveler 150 takes transportable storage to the next level with big capacity in a small package,” said Jaja Lin, Flash business development manager, Kingston(R). “As file sizes increase with digital media content such as music and photos, the need for USB Flash drives with high capacities will continue to rise. The DT150 certainly addresses those needs today.”
Kingston’s DataTraveler 150 is fully compatible with Windows Vista, XP and Windows 2000 as well as Mac OS X 10.3 (and above) and Linux 2.6 (and above). The DT150 carries a fully guaranteed five-year warranty and 24/7 tech support.
Kingston DataTraveler 150
Part Number MSRP (U.S. only. Prices subject to change.)
DT150/64GB $177.00
DT150/32GB $116.00
DataTraveler 150 Product Features and Specifications:
—Capacities*: 64GB, 32GB
—Dimensions: 3.06” x 0.9” x 0.47” (77.9mm x 22mm x 12.05mm)
—Operating Temperature: 32 degrees F to 140 degrees F (0 degrees C to 60 degrees C)
—Storage Temperature: -4 degrees F to 185 degrees F (-20 degrees C to 85 degrees C)
—Simple: Just plug into a USB port
—Convenient: Pocket-sized for easy transportability
—Guaranteed: Five-year warranty
—Compatible Operating Systems: Windows Vista (Windows ReadyBoost(TM) not supported), Windows XP (SP1, SP2), Windows 2000 (SP4), Mac OS X v.10.3.x and higher, Linux v.2.6.x and higher
*Please note: Some of the listed capacity is used for formatting and other functions and thus is not available for data storage. For more information, please consult Kingston’s Flash Memory Guide at http://kingston.com/Flash_Memory_Guide.
For more information on Kingston or its products visit the Web site at: http://www.kingston.com/.
About Kingston Technology Company, Inc.
Kingston Technology Company, Inc. is the world’s largest independent manufacturer of memory products. Kingston designs, manufactures and distributes memory products for desktops, laptops, servers, printers, and Flash memory products for PDAs, mobile phones, digital cameras, and MP3 players. Through its global network of subsidiaries and affiliates, Kingston has manufacturing facilities in California, Malaysia, Taiwan, China and sales representatives in the United States, Europe, Russia, Turkey, Ukraine, Australia, New Zealand, India, Taiwan, China, and Latin America. For more information, please call 800-337-8410 or visit http://www.kingston.com/.
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