CES 2013: Kingston launches world's first 1TB USB stick

Kingston has announced the DataTraveler HyperX Predator 3.0 USB Flash drive. The DataTraveler HyperX Predator 3.0 is the world’s largest-capacity USB 3.0 Flash drive as it will be available in a 1TB capacity later in the first quarter of 2013. The 512GB capacity variant of the flash drive is available now. The company claims that the HyperX Predator 3.0 is the fastest USB 3.0 Flash drive in the Kingston family, with speeds of up to 240MB/s read and 160MB/s write. It has also achieved SuperSpeed USB 3.0 certification.

The 1TB Kingston DataTravler HyperX Predator

“Our new DataTraveler HyperX Predator 3.0 allows users to store their entire digital world on a portable USB 3.0 Flash drive,” said Andrew Ewing, Business Manager – Flash Memory, Kingston. “The large capacity and fast USB 3.0 transfer speeds allow users to save time as they can access, edit and transfer applications or files such as HD movies directly from the drive without any performance lag.”

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The DataTraveler HyperX Predator 3.0 is compliant with next-generation USB 3.0 specifications and is optimised for newer PCs with USB 3.0 ports. The flash drive is aimed towards users who work with large video or graphics files, or gamers who like to travel with their entire data. The casing is made of zinc alloy metal for a shock resistance design. DataTraveler HyperX Predator 3.0 ships with a custom Kingston key ring and a HyperX valet keychain. It is also backwards compatible with USB 2.0 for efficient data transfer rates.

The DataTraveler HyperX Predator 3.0 USB Flash drive is part of the HyperX Predator family and is backed by a five-year warranty and free technical support.