Kingston presents first 1TB USB Flash Drive

CES 2013: Kingston introduced the world's first USB flash drive with a storage capacity of one terabyte.

The Kingston DataTraveler HyperX 3.0 Predator will sometime in the first quarter of 2013 on the market and offers up to 240 or 160 MB/s. The memory monster has received according to the manufacturer's USB 3.0 SuperSpeed ​​certification, should be backwards compatible with USB 2.0 and supports Windows 8.

A 512-gigabyte version is availible already, but with the cost of 1,750 U.S. Dollar it is already a high price. The price for the 1-TB drive Kingston has not yet been announced, but don't expect less than $ 4,000.

Kingston HyperX 3.0 Basic Predator:

• Case made of a protective zinc alloy
• 5-year warranty and free technical support
• USB 3.0: Read 240 MB / s write and 160 MB / s
• Speed ​​USB 2.0: Read 30 MB / s write and 30 MB / s
• backward compatible with USB 2.0
• Capacity: 512 GB, 1 TB (later in Q1)
• Dimensions (without key ring): 7.2 x 2.7 x 2.1 cm
• Dimensions (with key ring): 8.9 x 2.7 x 21 cm
• Operating temperature: 0 ° C to 60 ° C
• Storage temperature: -20 ° C to 85 ° C

 The company has also presented 32 - and 64-gigabyte versions.

~Hardware-Rating