Kingston 32BG DataTraveler 150 Flash Drive

The Kingston 332GB DataTraveler 150 USB flash drive is a lower priced thumb drive that has been widely available on eBay the last few weeks. It is generally selling for $50-$60 in auction and I decided to buy one last week to check it out.

The bottom line is that you get what you pay for usually and this drive is cheaply constructed and the one I purchased was defectivecounterfeit. The LCD activity light did not operate in the unit I purchased. The plastic casing is extremely flimsy and actually creaks if you squeeze the case. In fact, the case is so flimsy that it feels like I could easily crack the case if I pressed it with a moderate amount of force. If you were to drop the flash drive and accidentally step on it, I think it would definitely crack the case wide open.

The good news is that the flash drive worked (other than the LCD activity light) on both my Mac and PC laptop. It also seems to be compatible with the Numark DDS80.

I cannot recommend the Kingston 32GB DataTraveler 150 because of it’s cheap construction and dubious quality. . Because the item I had the misfortune of receiving was conterfeit, I can’t comment reliably as to the quality, performance or reliability of the legitimate Kingston flash drive. A much better choice would be the 32GB Patriot XplorerXT that I will be reviewing soon.