Dead on arrival

Strong plastic case.

Works better with USB 2.0. Not recognized sometimes by USB 3.0 ports. Write Speed: 12 MB/sec !! (very slow) Read Speed: 120 MB/sec

Good for data transfers as a gift.

-Budget Oriented -Extremely Light -Sturdy Cap-less Sliding Design -Has Area for Attaching String or to Key-chain -Stable (Stress tested by filling entire drive with contents, verifying saved data and repeated 3 times)

-No Indicator Light (Showing when the drive is busy and when safe to remove) -Gets VERY Warm While In Use (May be a cause for concern regarding longevity of the drive) -Slow Write Speeds For Advertised USB 3.0 Interface (Similar to speeds of USB 2.0 Drives)

I'm a huge fan of the look and the cap-less design, but I'm not sure about its reliability over time since it tends to run so warm. It seems reliable so far, but I would recommend avoiding long read/write sessions to prevent the drive from overheating itself.

Good read speeds - average around 56mB\s Very good read speads when copying from - from 80 -120mB\s Has 3.0

Physically, the peice of plastic that covers the from of the usb port tends to get worn from use and just falls down, bu t not a make or break deal.

I got this more for transferring movies and disk images. It is realtive to what your transferring as you dont really know where your minimum capacitor is (whether its your hard drive, the serial bus, the mother board, or the USB port). From how I've used it and tested it, I love it so far and would definitely recommend it to anyone else for the price.

price

way too slow

You get somewhat decent speeds on USB3 for the first few seconds but then it drops considerably. Well into mediocre USB2.0 territory. It is almost a joke to call this USB3.0. This is for both read and write. I picked up a Corsair Flash Voyager and that thing SCREAMS in comparison to this Kingston. If I didn't mangle the packaging so bad (it's hard NOT to) then I would have returned it for another Corsair. Very disappointed.

Read Speed: 35MB/s sustained. Price (got it for $18). USB3!!! (ha ... ha ...)

Write speed: 8ish MB/s sustained. Performs much, much slower than even USB2 can manage.

It's ridiculous to market this as USB3, as it can't come remotely close to even USB2 bandwidth (there are USB2 drives that are MUCH faster). 8 MB/s write is terrible; 20+ minutes to fill it with large files is awful by today's standards. 35MB/s read speed is decent, if nowhere near USB3 spec. Obviously you get what you pay for, and for $18 this drive is worth it. Just realize you're getting a SLOW (to write to) unit, and you won't be disappointed

Read speed of 138 MB/s on USB3 and 32 MB/s on USB2. Can't really ask for more at this price range.

Write speed of only 21 MB/s on USB3 (falls to ~13.6, as quoted by other reviewer, on USB2).

Drive claimed 32GB, but actually had 30.9 GB (28.7 GiB) user-accessible capacity. Was the cheapest 32GB drive, so I suppose I can't complain :-).

For transferring a couple small files it's quick enough. Peak speed seen 60MB/sec Cheap

For large files the sustained rate is 14-15MB/sec so it feels like a reasonable USB2 drive rather than a USB3 drive

About the speed you'd expect for a cheap drive. Can't comment on longevity yet. If you want a fast USB3 device buy a more expensive drive instead