Affordable 8GB flash drives from Kingston

Focusing mainly on storage capacity, Kingston today introduced two new 8GB flash drives in the $100 range.

Skipping advanced options, Kingston's new DataTraveler 100 flash drive offers up to 8GB of storage capacity and comes with a retractable design. The new flash drive is compatible with Windows Vista, Mac OS 10.x and above and Linux 2.4 and above. It's also fully compliant with high-speed USB 2.0 specifications, ultimately offering a transfer speed of 480 Mbps/s.

The Kingston DataTraveler 100 is available now in 1, 2, 4 and 8GB capacities, and the 8GB drive retails for $116.

Kingston today also introduced another 8GB flash drive. The password-protected DataTraveler II Plus - Migo Edition offers synchronization software that enables users to work on multiple PCs in different locations, using the contents of their own desktop's e-mail, internet settings, favorites, cookies and history, plus files and folders. This flash drive supports Microsoft Vista and XP, and retails for $154.