Kingston Technologies has just released the biggest usb flash drive in the world – 256GB. The DataTraveler 300 offers the highest capacity yet for a usb flash drive. It is currently only available the Far East, Europe, Middle East & Africa. Presented for your inspection, the DataTraveler DT300/256GB.
Read: Kingston’s press release of July 20th, 2009
Visit the Kingston site to inspect this new usb flash drive line:
We are presenting photos of this new usb flash drive for your inspection. The current list price for the DT300 256 GB is over £600 pounds. Do not expect to find this usb flash drive offered anywhere for much less. It is the only 256GB flash drive on the market, it is also the only Kingston usb flash drive that offers this capacity. When in doubt about a usb flash drive model that carries the Kingston brand name, please visit a Kingston Technologies website!
In June 2009, FlashDrive Facts announced: Kingston Technologies Releases DT200 128GB USB Flash Drive To Market , the DT200 to be the largest available usb flash drive on the market. The DT300 is now the largest available usb flash drive and is only available in select regions of the world.
Do not buy the DT300 Datatraveler usb flash drive from any site or retailer that is not an authorized Kingston Dealer. When available at Kingston websites you should strongly consider buying directly from them to gaurantee you receive a genuine article and not a counterfeit or false capacity item.
Kingston is working very hard to bring new technology to market. They are moving forward with lightening speed. Unfortunately there are always opportunists and fraudsters waiting in the wings to try and cash in on Kingston’s efforts. See the images being presented to help you identify the new drive.
Should you see anyone attempting to abuse the DT300 DataTraveler brand, please contact Kingston Technologies immediately! The groups in the FrankenFlash Project are actively assisting Kingston to detect and shut down fraudulent sellers. No, we are not employed by them, we are all volunteers at the confederation of sites, determined to put an end to false capacity nand based technology being sold around the world.
Once again, Kingston is ahead of the pack in releasing new technology!
Do not expect that you will find latest genuine technology from Kingston in usb flash drives for sale at some wholesaler site in the Orient, you will only end up with a lot of counterfeit and false capacity stock. If you sell such items on eBay and are discovered – you may find yourself on the honour roll of eBay fake flash sellers listed at SOSFakeFlash. When in doubt, write to Kingston and ask them about the site you are considering buying from. Be safe! Earn honest profit.
The DT300/256GB usb flash drive from Kingston Technologies:
Top Closed – DT300/256GB
Top Open – DT300/256GB
Angle Closed – DT300/256GB
Please notice the “thickness” of this usb flash drive. Do you know why? There are a lot of flash drive storage chips inside to give you the 256GB capacity.
Angle Open – DT300/256GB
Back Closed – DT300/256GB
Back Open – DT300/256GB
Johnny Mafesto
February 7, 2010
OMG, this is ridiculous. 256gb…
About the counterfeiters, why don’t they simply try to put a cool hologramic shiny sticker on it, like microsoft puts on all their products?
Is it secure or encrypted? If I’m carrying sensitive data (and I usually do) I’d rather have a mid-sized encrypted USB drive than a non-secure 1 tera device.
InspectorTech
January 16, 2010
It is bad news for Kingston Technologies, Ioctl. They try to fight the counterfeiters. It is not easy for them. Kingston can not openly admit their products are being duplicated by fraudsters.
It would end consumer confidence.
At our fixfakeflash site, a lot of victims are for Kingston counterfeits. We can not keep up with all the comments asking for help.
India and Brazil are two countries suffering the most. They respect the Kingston brand name as do I.
According to Kitty at SOSFakeFlash, counterfeitors move very quickly to duplicate usb flash drives and memory cards made by Kingston.
How they duplicate. Make the counterfeits look so real has everyone in the Frankenflash project, stumped.
Attention to appearance, making it look genuine is key. Inside they put the sh*ttiest flash chips. Most of us think Kingston Technologies has security issue issues. It is probably occuring at the FAB’s.
What can they do, Ioctl?
If they protest too much, the FAB’s will not make their chips in China. Where can they go to have them produced?
Kingston has been cutting costs. China is their answer. They are driven by what consumers want. Low prices.
Kingston usb flash drives as a rule only have a 5 year guarantee. That says something. It is sad.
10 years is expected for good quality.
We prefer “Limited Life Time Warranty”, that means buying Verbatim. Not one usb flash drive as yet has ever failed for us. Okay, they cost a lot, Ioctl, but you get what you pay for.
SOSFakeFlash has switched to Verbatim to distribute files, for members.
An interesting thing, nobody has ever reported a fake Verbatim usb flash drive to SOSFakeFlash. Does anyone know why? The Team at SOSFakeFlash suspects that Verbatim has strong security in place. To our knowledge in the FrankenFlash Project, they are all manufactured in Taiwan, not in China. Perhaps that explains the price: quality, security, no possibility of fakes?
Kingston Technologies is trying to offer low end prices to consumers, with a reasonable life expectancy for their products. They have a strong international presence. Their reputation was built on RAM chips for computers.
The speed at which Kingston products are being counterfeited is alarming, Ioctl.
The project continues to stress that people should only buy from authorized suppliers from Kingston. No one should even dream of buying Kingston products on eBay.
I heard that SOSFakeFlash is considering issueing a warning alert. A ban on all Kingston Flash memory listings on eBay.
Kingston has applied pressure on eBay, but they don’t seem to have the manpower to patrol eBay. We think they want to keep the problem quiet.
My group can not keep up with people trying to fix Kingston fakes.
Kingston Technologies needs to be more aggressive. I for one, do not want to see the Project issue alerts not to buy Kingston Flash Technology on the internet. If they don’t twist eBay’s tail it will probably happen soon. There will be no choice.
Sony is also suffering damage to their reputation on eBay.
Does any one have ideas, on how to force eBay to wake up?
Ioctl
January 11, 2010
Oh god! Now this is gonna open up a portal to fake flash Hell!
Now all the fakers are gonna copy this Now!!!
Be careful!