Kingston DataTraveler mini 10 4 GB

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Caractéristiques
Memory Size	4 GB
USB	2.0
Write speed	N.C.
Read speed	N.C.
Extra features	Retractable USB connector
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Pierre-Jean Alzieu
Test date: March 5, 2010

Retractable USB connector

The Kingston DataTraveler mini 10 has a retractable USB connector, which avoids the need for a cap that's all too easy to lose.

It also has a small clip that allows you attach it to a keying or inside a small bag.

Kingston's latest USB key is absolutely miniscule: at 42.94 x 21.33 x 16.25 mm, we can see why they called it the DataTraveler mini 10.

It might well be small on the outside, but it comes in a wide variety of capacities, including 4 GB (which we tested), 8 GB, 16 GB and 32 GB versions. That should leave something for everybody: the 4 GB version will be adequate for carrying a few personal files around, while the 16 GB and 32 GB keys will be better if you have a lot of music and video files; even HD won't put the largest of the four to too much trouble.

Mini size, mini speeds

These days, a good USB key should manage a data transfer rate of around 11 MB/s for writing data, and 23 MB/s for reading, but the mini 10 is a long way short of the mark. On average, it moves files at a rate of 4 MB/s when writing, and 14 MB/s when reading. To fill it up, you'll need just short of 17 minutes, but copying everything back to your computer will take just five.