DT´s Flash Drive Blog

In our second part of DiskGO flash drives we will focus on the really unusual party goers. They’re unusual in the sense that they’re at two parties at the same time – with both having a practical occasion. These occasions may not be just for fun but actually fulfill important tasks…

DiskGO Ink Pen
DiskGO Sport Watch Drive
DiskGO Dress Watch Drive

DiskGO Ink Pen

Executive Party: DiskGO Ink Pen (@ )

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Flash drive & Ink pen in one
Silver two-part pen body
Brushed aluminum barrel
128MB – 8GB
High Speed USB
Clip
5.25″ x 0.60″
(regular executive pen size)
1.41 oz
10 year data retention
Lifetime warranty

DiskGO Watch Drive (Sport Style)

Party Time: DiskGO Sport Watch Flash Drive (@ )

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Watch & Flash Drive in one
Stainless steel case with black band
Pull-out flash drive on top
Water resistant up to 100m
Shock proof up to 8,000 volts
128MB – 4GB
High Speed USB
Luminescent hands
USB cable included
Dimensions?
2 oz
10 year data retention
Lifetime warranty

DiskGO Watch Drive (Dress Style)

Tea Time: DiskGO Dress Watch Flash Drive (@ )

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Watch & Flash Drive in one
Stainless steel watch with USB interface on the left
Face of watch contains the storage
Splash resistant
128MB – 2GB
1000KB/s read speed
750KB/s write speed
Luminescent hands & hour markers
LED light
2 USB cables included
Dimensions?
5.2 oz
10 year data retention
One year warranty

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More brands:

Corsair Flash Drive – HP – Kanguru – Kingston

Lexar – Memorex - Newsmy – OCZ – Patriot – PNY – PQI

SanDisk – Sony - Super Talent - Toshiba

Transcend – Verbatim – Other/Generic

Today I will present you with a 3 part series on 32GB flash drives. Previously we had covered 256GB , 128GB and 64GB USB Flash Drives . So that means 32GB is the 4th biggest memory capacity available. At the bottom you can find the usual chart telling you how many files you can store with that. But for now let’s get an overview of most of the 32GB models out there.

Corsair Flash Voyager (GT)

Rubber Docks: 32GB Corsair Flash Voyager (@ )

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• Rugged rubber body with cap
• Black with blue rims
• Black with red rims (GT)
• Water & shock resistant
• Up to 30MB/s read, up to 16MB/s write
• Up to 34MB/s read, up to 28MB/s write (GT)
• Other capacities: 4 - 128GB
• True Crypt security
• Vista compatible
• ReadyBoost (GT only)
• Blue indicator light
• Key loop
• Blue lanyard & USB cable included
• 100 mm x 23.2 mm x 14 mm
• 18.3 g
• More than 10 years data retention (dynamic writing)
• 10 years warranty
  

  
  

  
  

Corsair Flash Survivor

Drive & Survive: Corsair Flash Survivor (@ )

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• Flashlight shaped housing, extremely rugged
• Aircraft-grade aluminum, water & shock resistant
• Black shock dampening collars
• Screw-on cap/housing
• Blue or red Survivor logo
• Other capacities: 8 - 64GB
• Up to 30MB/s read, up to 16MB/s write
• Up to 34MB/s read, up to 28MB/s write (GT)
• True Crypt security
• Vista & ReadyBoost compatible
• Blue indicator light
• Key chain hole
• Dog tags & USB cable included
• 8.5″ x 5″ x 1.25″
• 0.22 lb
• More than 10 years data retention (dynamic writing)
• 10 years warranty

EDGE DiskGO

Party Fever: Edge Tech DiskGO 32GB (@ ) or ( )

• Silver plastic body
• Cap with pen clip
• 32GB
• High Speed USB
• CryptArchiver Lite:
• Secure up to 25MB with 128-bit AES encryption
• Password protection
• Write-protection switch
• Lanyard grommet
• 3″ x 0.75″ x 0.4″
• 0.5 oz
• 10 year data retention
• Lifetime warranty

  DiskGo Secure Edition:

• CryptArchiver Full:
• 256-bit AES encryption
• or 448-bit Blowfish encryption
  

  
  

  
  

Imation Swivel

In strict Rotation: Imation Swivel (@ )

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• Silver plastic body with black swivel
• Golden USB interface
• Other capacities: 128MB - 16GB
• Read: 8 MB/s, Write : 7 MB/s
• Downloadable software
• Password protection
• Drive partitioning
• Enhanced for Vista ReadyBoost
• Blue LED light
• External write protect switch
• Attachment hole
• Lanyard included
• 2.17″ x 0.67″ x 0.55″
• 9g
• 10 year data retention
• 5 year warranty
  

  
  

  
  

Kanguru FlashBlu

Happy Hopping: 32GB Kanguru FlashBlu (@ ) or ( )

• Silver, high impact plastic body
• Transparent cap
• Wedge shaped or rectangular
  
• Up to 20 MB/s read
• Up to 5 MB/s write
• Other capacities: 2 - 64GB
• Carry It Easy software
• (Mobile E-mail, No Trace Browsing,
• File Synchronization, 128-bit AES encryption)
• Read-only switch (write protection)
• ReadyBoost compatible
• USB extension cable included
• 1.97″ Length x 0.98″ Width x 0.39″ Height
• 0.46 oz
• 10 year data retention
• 3 year Warranty
  

  
  

  
  

Kanguru e-Flash

Two-Face Value : Kanguru e-Flash (@ )

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Durable, black aluminium body
Caps
eSATA connector (powered)
USB connector
Other capacities: 8 - 16GB
Up to 75 MB/s read (on eSata)
Up to 45 MB/s write (on eSata)
Up to 30 MB/s read (on USB)
Up to 20 MB/s write (on USB)
HotSwap! software
(add & remove eSata devices)
Power & eSATA PC bracket included
Power & eSATA extension cable included
3.5″ Length x 0.94″ Width x 0.28″ Height
0.78 oz
10 year data retention
3 year Warranty

Kingston DataTraveler (G1 + G2)

Generations: 32GB Kingston DT (@ ) or ( )

• White plastic body
• Cap, fits on grommet ( Generation 1 )
• Retractable USB Connector ( Generation 2)
  
• Orange label (G1) or green label ( G2)
  
• Hi-Speed USB 2.0
• Other capacities: 512MB - 16GB
• Green LED (on Kingston logo)
• Customizable (Co-Logo Program)
• No ReadyBoost, but Vista compatible
• Length x width x height: 2.64″ x 0.80″ x 0.35″ (G1)
  
• Length x width x height: 2.30″ x 0.93″ x 0.35″ (G2)
  
• Weight: 0.4 oz
• 5 years warranty
  
• 10 years data retention
  

  
  

  
  

Kingston DataTraveler 100

Maximum per-cent: 32GB Kingston DT 100 (@ )

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• Black plastic body with retractable USB connector
• Other capacities: 1 - 16GB
• Hi-Speed USB 2.0
• Green LED (on Kingston logo)
• Keychain ring
• No ReadyBoost, but Vista compatible
• Length x width x height: 2.35″ x 0.88″ x 0.37″
• (59.7mm x 22.3mm x 9.5mm)
• Weight: 0.48 oz
• Warranty: 5 years
• Data retention: 10 years
  

  
  

Kingston DataTraveler Locker

Kingston’s, not Davy Jones’: 32GB DT (@ )

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• Black plastic body with gray swivel
• Swivel-protected USB connector
• Other capacities: 4 -16 GB
• Hi-Speed USB 2.0
• Two partitions (one public, one secure)
• Secure zone features hardware encryption (DT encryptor)
• No ReadyBoost, but Vista compatible
• Customizable (Co-Logo Program)
• LED ?
• Keychain hole
• Length x width x height: 2.58″ x 0.71″ x 0.41″
• (65.76mm x 17.98mm x 10.7mm)
• Weight: 0.48 oz
• Warranty: 5 years
• Data retention: 10 years
  

Kingston DataTraveler 120

120 straight: 32GB Kingston DT 120 (@ )

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• White plastic body with gray label
• Retractable USB connector (via grey sliding button)
• Other capacities: 4 - 16GB
• Hi-Speed USB 2.0
• LED
• Keychain hole
• No ReadyBoost, but Vista compatible
• Customizable (Co-Logo Program)
• Length x width x height: 2.31″ x 0.93″ x 0.37″
• Weight: ?
• 5 years warranty
  
• 10 years data retention
  
  
  

Kingston DataTraveler Vault

Safe Keeping: 32GB Kingston DT Vault (@ )
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• Blue durable aluminium casing
• Cap fits on rear (ideal during use)
• Other capacities: 2 – 16 GB
• Fast: 24MB/s read, 10MB/s write
• Two partitions (one public, one secure)
• Secure zone features 256-bit-AES hardware encryption
• (with DTVaultLock access software)
• Secure zone blocks after 10 intrusion attempts and reformats
• ReadyBoost compatible
• Customizable (Co-Logo Program)
• Blue LED
• Keychain hole
• Length x width x height: 3.06″ x 0.9″ x 0.47″
• (77.9 mm x 22 mm x 12.05 mm)
• Weight: 0.4 oz
• Warranty: 5 years
• Data retention: 10 years

DataTraveler Vault Privacy Edition:

• Same as above except:
• Fully encrypted and secure (no partitions)
• Enforced complex password protection
• Waterproof
  

  
  

  
  

Kingston DataTraveler 200

Saved by Two Zeros: 32GB Kingston DT 200 (@ )

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• Blue & black plastic body (durable)
• Concealable USB connector via sliding mechanism
• 20MB/s read, 10MB/s write
• Other capacities: 64 GB (yellow)
• Password protection (Password Traveler)
• ReadyBoost compatible
• LED
• Keychain hole
• Length x width x height: 2.77″ x 0.49″ x 0.89″ (70.39 x 12.52 x 22.78 mm)
• Weight: ?
• Warranty: 5 years
• Data retention: 10 years
  

  
  

In part II we will continue with the DT 102.

So how much stuff can you actually put on a 32 GB flash drive ? If you’re talking images, ca. 128000 with a resolution of 1280 x 960. Music-wise you can store about 8333 regular mp3s. As for video, try 45 movies in avi-format or 7 DVDs. Not bad for a memory that’s basically in the middle of the spectrum! For more details see the following list.

Jpg-files

Megapixel type	File size (approx.)	File amount (approx.)
0.2 (ca 480 x 360)	40 Kilobytes	800000
0.3 (ca 640 x 480)	75 Kilobytes	426666
0.8 (ca 1024 x 768)	150 Kilobytes	213333
1 (ca 1280 x 960)	250 Kilobytes	128000
2 (ca 1600 x 1200)	850 Kilobytes	37209
3 (ca 2048 x 1536)	1.2 Megabytes	26666
4 (ca 2372 x 1804)	1.9 Megabytes	16842
5 (ca 2560 x 1920)	2.5 Megabytes	12800
6 (ca 3264 x 1836)	3 Megabytes	10666

Mp3-files

File type	Minutes (approx.)	File amount (aprox.)
128 kilobits per sec.	33333 (555 hours 33 minutes)	8333 x 4 minutes mp3s
160 kilobits per sec.	26666 (444 hours 26 minutes)	6666 x 4 minutes mp3s
192 kilobits per sec.	22222 (370h 22min)	5555 x 4 minutes mp3s

Avi-files

File type	File amount (approx.)	Minutes (approx.)
100 Megabytes	320	3840 (64hours)
175 Megabytes	182	4095
350 Megabytes	91	4095 – 4550
700 Megabytes	45	4050 – 5400
1,4 Gigabytes	22	3960 – 5280
2,1 Gigabytes	15	3600 – 4500
4,5 GB (whole DVD (vob-files))	7	1260 – 1680

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5GB — 8GB – 16GB — 64GB – 128GB Flash Drive – 256GB

< 128MB

Since ‘tis the season let us see if there are any specific Christmas flash drives. You know, ones that don’t just make for great gifts but actually have a Christmas theme. So get your eggnog ready…

At first we can prove that there really is a Santa Claus. Not at the north pole but at the port of your ho-ho-home computer.

Coming to Tower: Santa Claus Flash Drive (@ ) or ( )

Santa Claus flash drives may hug, wave, flex their muscle, carry a sack or even come as an iBear. Santa can have his belly stuffed with 1 to 16GB and may weigh around 18g. The fastest Santa Claus flash drive flies with 12 MB/s but may even be faster if he has his reindeer to help out.

Dancing, Prancing, Blitzing: Reindeer Flash Drive (@ )

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The reindeer memory stick pulls gifts in a total of 8GB and may even protect them with password wrap. It sports a little bell on his leash and a big red nose which more than likely contains the LED. This USB reindeer has grown up to be 62 x 30 x 14 mm and has been bred as a Super Talent Flash Drive.

A breed of another kind is the Christmas tree flash drive.

Evergear: Christmas Tree Flash Drive (@ ) or ( )

Not only is it decorated by itself with baubles and tinsel but it also serves as a practical ornament for your computer. And that without losing any fir needles or cones. The Christmas tree flash drive has a weight of 22g but can be reduced when the tree trunk is lifted as the USB interface cap. Likewise it may gain weight by attaching a key ring through the hole of the star top.

On to our next Christmas surprise. Aside from Santa’s gang and a tree what else is a must have for the Holidays? Of course, Christmas stockings.

To stuff and be stuffed: Christmas Stocking Flash Drive (@ )

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Instead of hanging by your chimney they only look like one while they sock it to your computer with 1-4GB. They’re stuffed with password and partitioning support and – no surprise there – they’re bootable. More of a surprise though is the retractable USB connector. However there’s also a cap variety.

Now we move away from the warm and cozy Christmas interior and see what’s outside in the snowy, enchanting landscape.

Snowman flash drives!

Merry Men: Snowman Flash Drive (@ ) or ( )

In the true tradition of creative snowmen building these too stand in different forms and sizes.
They may have scarves, red, black or blue hats and consist of 2-8GB of snow. Of course you have to watch that they don’t melt while sitting in your USB port but usually they enjoy getting a break from the cold.

Frolicking around beside the rather static snowmen is the USB Christmas dog.

Jolly Good Fellow: Snowdog Flash Drive (@ ) or ( )

It has a red Santa hat and looks a little bit like Snoopy. While this Snowdog may not be as frolicky as the Humping Dog Flash Drive it can definitely hold its own territory with a range of 2 to 8GB. And it sure makes a great companion to USB Santa Claus.

Back to a more static winter figure we have the Santa Penguin.

Frostbytes: Santa Penguin Flash Drive (@ )

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With a movable head to reveal the USB connector and a Christmas tree carry strap, this Penguin flash drive merrily joins the 2-8GB family.

Last but not least, there are plenty of custom Christmas flash drives available that don’t come in the shape of a particular figure but with a holiday theme imprinted.

Xmas themes aplenty: Christmas Flash Drives (@ ) or ( )

There are slim card flash drives with wreaths, Santa Claus, jingle bells and nativity scenes. There are also regular shapes showing Christmas trees, a romantic snowed in house and Santa with his reindeer sleigh.

Well, unless you want to be a scrooge these Christmas flash drives are wonderful gifts to your loved ones and their computers. Whether a Snowman or Santa himself, they all can be considered diligent little helpers, even elfin. And that’s no humbug!

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