Kingston DataTraveler SE9 Gen 3 – 256GB – 220MB/s read – Metal – USB 3.2 Gen 1 – Gold
£20.99
Price: £20.99
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In 1987, two visionary engineers, John Tu and David Sun, saw an opportunity amidst a global technology crisis. Facing a severe shortage of surface mount memory chips, they didn’t just meet the demand—they redefined industry standards.
Kingston’s journey is a testament to the power of commitment and the pursuit of quality. From that humble beginning, we’ve become a leading global manufacturer of memory and storage solutions.
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We are proud of the products we build with the help of our employees’ expertise and our patented testing process, ensuring reliability and compatibility.
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Batteries : 1 AAAA batteries required.
Is discontinued by manufacturer : No
Language : Spanish
Product Dimensions : 3.89 x 1.22 x 0.25 cm; 15 g
Date First Available : 28 Jan. 2024
Manufacturer : Kingston
ASIN : B0CT938GLB
Item model number : DTSE9G3256GB
Country of origin : China
Guaranteed software updates until : unknown
USB 3.2 Gen 1 speeds
Premium metal casing
Large capacities
Customers say
Customers appreciate the flash drive’s small size, good storage capacity, and nice appearance. Moreover, they find it good value for money. However, the functionality receives mixed feedback, with some finding it reliable while others report it completely failing. Additionally, the read speed is a concern, with customers noting very slow write speeds.
13 reviews for Kingston DataTraveler SE9 Gen 3 – 256GB – 220MB/s read – Metal – USB 3.2 Gen 1 – Gold
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Mr. John Bartlett –
Excellent
Not the fastest usb but I simply wanted to carry videos for watching on tv. A warning about use with tv, the default format is not recognising by my new tvs, so I reformatted to NTFS and it works fine now.
brian smith –
It works.
It’s small, it’s solid, (you could probably run your car over it, and have it still work). I copied around 20Gb. across to it in one hit with no noticeable difference in temperature. In other words it does what you’d expect. I’ve never had any problems with Kingston in the past, and don’t expect to this time. Oh and it looks nice.
Ed Han –
Very slow transfer speed as said by others
I just left it to transfer for 12 hours for half the drive to be filled. Slow read but thankfully improve after a while to play movie. Good for the price and long term storage. Not for short term data use
Annie –
Great USB stick
Great little product I keep it in my purse, its so tiny ðFeels nice and sturdy not made of plastic at all âºï¸ I was able to upload my documents quickly and easily and transfer to another device. All works perfectly âºï¸
Iain Bell –
Garbage. Write speed drops to 0.25Mb/s
Initial impressions in CrystalDiskMark look decent…. and then you actually use them. These are pure garbage. We are talking the scrappings of budget USB pens. These from a company like Kingston is a disgrace. They are not fit for purpose. Both the ones I bought are the same.What you get is 50-70MB/s for about 2-3 seconds… down to 0.25Mb/s… pause for 10 seconds. Back up to 50-70Mbs and so the cycle continues. They are unable to maintain ANY sort of speed. USB 2.0 would be quicker. Under Linux is worse, the speed actually drops to 0 and stays there for minutes before a burst of speed. This is exactly what others are describing in the other reviews. STAY WELL CLEAR. My Sandisk Ultra 512GB are vastly superior to these
Clive Davy –
Fast, small with loads of capacity
Perfect little USB key, works super fast with lots of capacity. Can’t fault it.
Bob Oxford –
Little stick with a massive memory
Amazing technology that helped me transfer the contents of my old computer to my new one. It’s a lot of memory.
Amazon Customer –
Great price for an excellent product.
Fab all-in-one usb (metal) memory stick, great price, many thanks.
Hugo –
Bom produto. Capacidade anunciada de 64 GB, mas cabe 57GB. Normal em pendrives, mas porque não disponibilizam a capacidade anunciada.
sadik keskin –
Büyük dosyalarda yazma hızı baÅta 200mb ile baÅlayıp keÅ dolunca 30 ile 40 arasına düÅüyor diÄer FLAÅ larda olduÄu gibi fakat usb 3.2 portunda 980mb/sn okuma hızını sürekli olarak gördüm 5gb bir dosyayı 5sn de aktardı yazma herzaman kullanmadıÄım için okuma hızı beni ÅaÅırttı.
Rusty Customer –
Kingston DataTraveler SE9 G3 512GB USB Flash Drive | USB 3.2 Gen 1 Speed | Up to 220MB/sGood value.
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Big AL –
Do not buy!!! The slowest flash drive I have ever bought.