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Super Talent makes some very nice flash storage solutions and other computer accessories and hardware. The company has announced that its USB 3.0 Express RC4 flash drive has now been certified for use with Windows To Go. Windows To Go is one of the new features in the Windows 8 Enterprise edition of the operating system.

This marks the second drive that Super Talent has certified for Windows To Go. Using the drive, users and network administrators are able to provision a full corporate image on the external flash drive allowing users to work from almost any computer using a familiar environment. Super Talent notes that it will unveil a “hardware secure” version of this drive soon.

Super Talent says that the RC4 will deliver high reliability and the real world performance that users need to work from a Windows To Go environment. The drive has four channels of NAND flash and uses a high-performance and low-power JMicron SSD/bridge controller. The drive also features enterprise-level provisioning allowing for performance of up to 240 MB/s during reads and up to 100 MB/s during write functions.

Like all USB 3.0 drives, the device is compatible with USB 2.0 ports. The drive will be available in three capacities including 32 GB, 64 GB, and 128 GB. Pricing for the drives is $74.99, $127.99, and $279.99 respectively.

[via Super Talent]

Super Talent certifies USB 3.0 Express RC4 flash drive for Windows To Go is written by Shane McGlaun & originally posted on SlashGear.
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Kingston just unveiled a technological marvel at CES 2013: a 1TB USB 3.0 flash drive. A terabyte on a stick. If you can make something as insane as that, then you deserve to name it whatever the hell you like, which is what exactly Kingston did. Behold: the 1TB Kingston DataTraveler HyperX Predator. I say the name doesn’t do it justice.

According to Kingston the flash drive can achieve 240MB/s read and 160MB/s write speeds on a USB 3.0 connection. Maximum PC got a look at the massive pocket drive on Kingston’s CES booth; skip to around 0:25 to see it.

Some of you may remember that Victorinox showed off a 1TB thumb drive as part of a Swiss army knife almost a year ago, but I don’t think it ever went on sale. As the Kingston rep said in the video, their 1TB flash drive should be out in a couple of months. You probably won’t be buying one though. Pocket-lint says it will cost a ridiculous $3,400 (USD). But I can believe that price tag, because the DataTraveler HyperX Predator that “only” has 512GB is already available and it lists at $1,750.

[via Pocket-lint & Kingston]

We’ve certainly seen 1TB flash drives before, but today at CES, Kingston unveiled the world’s highest-capacity USB 3.0 flash drive, the HyperX Predator, with a capacity of 1TB — 1,024 large, sweet gigabytes. While the high capacity usually gets priority over speed in most flash drives, Kingston’s Predator doesn’t skimp on that, promising read/write speeds of up to 240MB/s and 160MB/s, respectively.

It’s certainly not as fast as most of the SSDs that ship in many of today’s laptops, but it’s definitely plenty fast for a storage device that fits in your pocket, and we’re assuming that most people won’t expect SSD-type speeds anyway, considering it’s just a flash drive and nothing more.

The HyperX Predator comes in at a size of 2.84″ x 1.06″ x 0.82″ without the attached keyring, and it jumps to 3.49″ long with it on. It’s a pretty average size for a flash drive, so don’t expect anything spectacular in that respect once you get your hands on it. Either way, it’s still plenty portable to take with wherever you go, and the zinc metal alloy casing keeps it safe from the elements.

The 1TB HyperX Predator will be available later in Q1, and while the price hasn’t been disclosed yet, the 512GB version of the same flash drive model is available now for a staggering $1,750, so we’re guessing the 1TB version will be at least double that. The company is also releasing 32GB and 64GB versions for those who don’t quite want to spend that much dough.

Kingston announces HyperX Predator 1TB USB 3.0 flash drive is written by Craig Lloyd & originally posted on SlashGear.
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Ah! here you are something that IS actually interesting, the Paketta from King Jim! This tiny (75x52x20mm and 40G) 8 or 16GB flash drive comes with a WiFi BGN module that once connected to a PC or powered by any USB compatible device will give you the possibility to access its contents wirelessly from any devices running a dedicated app that is so far only available for Windows XP, Vista 7 and iOS, Windows 8 and OSX software will be available Q1 2013 on King Jim support page.
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USB flash drives are becoming smaller and smaller, and thus easier to misplace. I’ve lost a couple, and that’s one of the reasons why I don’t buy any new ones, because they’d probably end up lost as well. At least the tiny LaCie PetiteKey will fit onto your keyring, so unless you lose your whole set of keys you won’t lose it too. It also won’t look out of place on your keychain, since it’s not too large and looks like a key.

The PetiteKey is not the first LaCie USB flash drive that looks like a key, but this one is much smaller. It’s waterproof, scratch-resistant and completely covered in metal. It also has encryption software, but what I like best is that it blends well with the other keys on most keychains.

It’s available right now at LaCie’s website. Prices range from $14.99(USD) for the 8GB model to $39.99 for the 32GB model.

[via Ubergizmo]