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.

SanDisk Cruzer Titanium Plus

The SanDisk Cruzer Titanium Plus (4GB) has several features that should appeal to business travelers: AES hardware encryption, the ability to run applications, password protection, and 4GB of online backup. Add in a durable design, and you have an all-around champ—if you’re willing to pay more per GB. Design and Features The Cruzer Titanium Plus isn’t the most attractive flash drive, but it felt sturdy, and we appreciated its slide-out USB connector and included lanyard, which helps keep it from getting lost. Once we plugged the Cruzer Titanium Plus into our notebook, we began to appreciate its true value: We were prompted to create an online account, which then automatically backed up the 1GB of mixed data on the drive courtesy of the BeInSync data backup service. Users get 4GB of free online storage for six months; after that it costs $29.99 per year, which is an offer exclusive to the Cruzer Titanium Plus. This is a technological godsend because if you accidentally delete a file from the drive, you can recover it from the online storage. The USB stick will back up new files as well as changes made to pre-existing files.

Transcend JetFlash 220 with Fingerprint Security

The world-class leader in the field of flash memory and consumer electronics, Transcend has recently announced the launch of its new JetFlash 220 USB thumb drives come equipped with biometric protection. With an unique built-in finger print sensor which embedded on the JetFlash 220, you can protect and access your private/valuable data by simply scanning your fingerprint.

Besides, this USB flash drives also features AES 256-bit encryption technology, driverless operation (Windows 2000/XP/Vista) and fully USB 2.0 compliant for high speed data transfer. In addition, this amazing thumb drives also allows users to automatically log on to web sites (Microsoft Internet Explorer only) for which they have a registered account.

The new Transcend JetFlash 220 USB thumb drives that available in 8GB (Ruby Red), 4GB (Royal Blue), and 2GB (Sunburst Orange) versions are come with a two-years warranty but no words on its price yet.