Kingston DT110P/4GB 4GB DataTraveler

Kingston DT110P/4GB 4GB DataTraveler 110 - Purple
DataTraveler 110 contains room for high-definition photos, graphics-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 serves the needs of the budget-conscious user as well as those looking for significant storage capacity in a lightweight, compact design. DataTraveler 110 features a retractable USB connector for ease of use and safe housing. Kingston's family of convenient, compact and reliable DataTraveler USB Flash drives just got bigger with the addition of the DataTraveler 110. Storing, transferring and carrying files has never been simpler.

Just a good USB flash drive

Wanted to really like the drive. It didn't completely disappoint me but I can only give a five to the best or really close and this isn't in my opinion.
I bought two because I found a good deal and it holds more than any that I currently used. I'm in IT. I didn't even lose any of the other drives I own but I prefer USB drives to having CD's of software to install.
It performs well, meaning fast. It is a little difficult to get open in order to insert into PC. Not really difficult but you have to be gentle and not force. Same removing from PC, have to be extra gentle. I have several other flash drives, including a U3 flash drive. This isn't a U3 and I miss having my applications at will. It worked fine when used on a Vista machine to boost performance, but I won't be doing that anymore. To me, a USB drive is meant to be portable and that ruins portability.
I don't know that for other purposes you would be able to tell it is faster than many thumb drives. Not THE fastest, but a good performer, inexpensive and holds lots of space for the buck. It doesn't come with a lanyard or easy way to attach to a keychain or anything for that matter. My last three USB drives did so I have to ding it for that.
In Summary, it is what it is supposed to be. A USB drive doesn't have to have any bells and whistles to be useful and this drive proves it. I feel on the other hand I will be looking for drives with more add-ons next time. As long as the cost doesn't skyrocket then it will be worth it to me.

Customer Review: Died young

This flash drive stopped working for me during the second week of use, with cause unknown: it was doing just fine on my home computer one minute; fifteen later I try it on another machine and get no response (and still none ever since). My experience probably isn't representative--just one bad apple--but needless to say it's really disappointing. I'm currently looking into Kingston's replacement policy.