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Review on Kingston DataTraveler 64GB 100 G3 USB 3.0 (DT100G3/64GB) - Black by Samuel Nguyen

Revainrating 4 out of 5

Only 57GB available, easy to use

I bought this for my son to use on his computer for storing games/other content. Kingston advertises that this USB has 64GB of storage. But when he ran a test on it, it only showed 57GB of available storage. I am aware that a small amount, maybe 1-2GB, can be used by Kingston for various purposes. But using 7GB of storage on this device is too much. If you specify 64 GB, there should actually be 64 GB of available space. This USB is great for storing individual files up to 4GB without having to change any settings. My son had to use the Windows command line to switch to NTFS to save individual files larger than 4GB. If the file is larger than 4GB, formatting the USB drive will not save it unless you change these settings. The writing speed is quite high. He said it reached 24.9 MBS. Has a place at one end to hook onto a chain or key ring.

Pros
  • Perfect USB 3.0 mass storage device for beginners
Cons
  • Minor issues