Kingston DataTraveler 2000-Review

Today we are going to look at an interesting product......... a hardware based AES 256 Bit protected pendrive  from Kingston, before stating out with the review we will thanks Kingston India for providing us with an review sample.

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Key Features 

• Encrypted — With keypad and encryption, no one can see what
  you have stored on the drive without knowing the PIN.
• Alphanumeric keypad — Simply key in your PIN to unlock the
  data files on your drive.
• FIPS 197 certified — DT2000 is FIPS 197 certified, to meet a
  frequently requested corporate IT requirement.
• Fast storage — USB 3.1 Gen 1 (USB 3.0) speed allows for faster
  data transfers

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Specification

• Interface: USB 3.1 Gen 1 (USB 3.0)
• Capacities 4GB, 8GB, 16GB, 32GB & 64GB
• Speed USB 3.1: 4GB: 80MB/s read, 12MB/s write
  8GB: 120MB/s read, 20MB/s write
  16GB: 120MB/s read, 20MB/s write
  32GB: 135MB/s read, 40MB/s write
  64GB: 135MB/s read, 40MB/s write
  USB 2.0: 4GB: 30MB/s read, 12MB/s write
  8GB: 30MB/s read, 20MB/s write
  16GB: 30MB/s read, 20MB/s write
  32GB: 30MB/s read, 20MB/s write
  64GB: 30MB/s read, 20MB/s write
• Dimensions (drive with sleeve) 80mm x 20mm x 10.5mm
• Dimensions (drive without sleeve) 78mm x 18mm x 8mm
• Waterproof/Dustproof certified to IP57 rating
• Compatibility USB 3.0 compliant and 2.0 compatible
• Operating temperature 0°C to 40°C
• Storage temperature -20°C to 60°C
• Minimum system requirements USB 3.0 compliant and
  2.0 compatible
• Warranty/Support 3-year warranty with free technical support

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Os Compatibility Table

Operating System	USB 3.1 Gen 1(USB 3.0)	USB 2.0
Windows® 10, 8.1, 8, 7(SP1)	Yes	Yes
Mac OS X	Yes	Yes
Linux 2.6+	Yes	Yes
Chrome OS™	Yes	Yes
Andriod	Yes	Yes

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Packing & Closer look

Front Side

The packing is a simple blister package mentioning the capacity and warranty period of the pendrive and CLEVX LCC& iStorage Branding.

Back Side

The back side has a list of compatible os and platfroms(PC,MAC,etc) as well as a short how to use 4-Step picture guide. The full guide is on their website -Kingston DT2000
Some glam shots of the pendrive:-

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Using The Pendrive

We are going to describe how to use the pendrive out of the box only. For other functions you can check out their guide or their YouTube Videos.

1. Press the Key Shaped button on the pendrive,three Leds(Red,Green,Blue) will illuminate for once.After which the Red LED will continue to blink.
2. Once the Red Led has started to blink,it is time to enter the password[factory shipped password is 11223344].
3. After entering the password again press the Key Shaped Button.
4. Now if you have entered the right password then Red Led will switch off and Green Led will glow constantly. Now you have 10 seconds toplugthe pendrive into a free USB slot,if you fail to do so it will poweroff itself.
5. If your password is wrong then Red Led will become static for a second or so and will finally fade out,thus you have to try again.
6. On being connected, Green Led will remain static while the Blue Led will blink when the drive is being used. If you safely remove the pendrive the blue led will switch off and when unplug(even directly) it from the usb the drive will switch itself off . Now you have to repeat the process if you once again want to use the pendrive.

As we said,the other functions can be found on their manual or YouTube videos as it will be too lengthy to write it down here.

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Test Bench  

CPU	Intel i5 4440@3.1Ghz
Board	Gigabyte H97-D3H
RAM	1X8GB Corsair DDR3(1600Mhz)
SSD	Sandisk Z400s 256GB,Adata SP610 128GB
HDD	WD 1TB Green
Cooler	Corsair Hydro Series H105
GPU	Gigabyte 1050Ti G1 Gaming
PSU	Corsair CX500
Case	Deepcool Dukase V2
OS	Windows 10 Home

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Benchmarks

Here benchmarks have been done just to see what an user can expect from the drive and it is not the case as an ssd where it determines it performance.

From the benchmarks we can see that the pendrive delivers the speeds that is stated on the website. It is a little more than the listing and even more in CrystalDiskMark where it was 150MB/s&87.50MB/s(Read&Write) and ATTO(depending on transfer size).
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Our Verdict

Pros

• All OS compatibility*(even Windows XP,we checked on it though it is dead)
• Build Quality is Excellent
• Hardware Level Password Protected (doesn't depend on any software)

Cons

• Very High Price
• Without Manual,It is not easy to remember all the functions built onto the pendrive

Conclusion

This pendrive is useful for data confidential persons like top level  management of an organisation ,scientists,etc.The data on the drives will get auto formatted(fully deleted) after 10 consecutive wrong attempts. So this is either boon or bane depending on the situation you are falling.
This pendrive is not meant for normal users as the price of ₹12880 would not be justifiable.For them it will be like any normal pendrive.
Product Link-Kingston
Buy Now:-Amazon.in
*We have not checked it on MAC OS