Kingston Digital HyperX Fury 16GB USB 3.0 (HXF30/16GB)

**see update at end**My initial knee-jerk reaction was to give only 1 star but that wouldn't be fair for what may be a good product. So my rating reflects how suitable the HyperX was for me: no bueno.I chose Kingston Digital HyperX Fury for its purported speeds, as well as its design. Even though not rubberized as I originally thought, the ridges on the side and cutouts on the cap let me grasp the drive & cap pretty securely. So I'd recommend it to those with limited finger mobility or strength. Note, however, that there is now a newer/better (and cheaper!) version of this product--see  Kingston Digital 32GB USB 3.0 100MB/s Read 45MB/s Write DataTraveler (DTR30G2/32GB) I got this to initially use as a bootable device and later for small file transfers. Problem is that once made bootable, it is difficult (if not impossible) to reformat Kingston flash drives (as well as some other brands) for general use. Having used flash drives since a 64MB stick was a treat (oh yeah), I was skeptical about my friend's info (a flash drive is a flash drive, high performance or not, right?). So I did some digging and finally found the following:<< Although it is possible to boot from the DataTraveler, it is not a feature Kingston supports. These drives are intended as storage devices.(FAQ: KTD-082913-GEN-27) >>** see last Q at [...]Um, what? Certain flash drives must have taken a different bend in their tech (maybe for gaming purposes?) because I never heard such odd wording. AFAIK, bootability derives from discrete coding within the copied file(s)? Or has that evolved into something different as well?Anyway, in case it helps someone in future, I also discovered this: USB Data Traveler DataTraveler HyperX 3.0 Format Utilitysee [...](Note the warning that Kingston Format Utility is only supported on the DTHX30/xx)Me, I'm SOL re: this one-time use of 4.3GB from a 32GB flash drive. :(# # # # # # # # # #EDIT/UPDATE 12 Sept 2016: FWIW, Kingston's Format Utility *may* be used used to reformat *some* Kingston USB drives back its OEM FAT32 state. The product page for the utility states "Requirements: DTHX30/XXGB". But it worked for me on this drive even though it's an HXF30. It also worked on 2 older Kingston USBs (no idea about model#). Perhaps the utility has a too specific and/or confusing product model reference?Anyway, I thought this USB rendered useless so when upgrading to an SSD this weekend, I decided to test some work-arounds to "unlock" it. First method failed but I tried the Kingston utility next and it was super simple and worked. I then plugged the USB into my laptop, opened Windows Disk Management and re-formatted to NTFS and voila! Bricked USB now usable for file transfer and storage.As another reviewer noted, fast data transfer speeds for large,single files (e.g., 2gb+) but very slow for smaller files. IDK if it's due to particular quirk in making this drive compatible for gaming console. For smaller and smallest files, I get much faster R/W speeds from older "plain" USBs.

I've only had "regular" usb sticks beforehand one from Sandisk, and Toshiba both of which 8 gb, i bought those from regular stores like radioshack and bestbuy accordingly, ( the second one i got for free with a labtop purchase) ANYWAYS When it comes down to performance this blows the other two out of the park, it was about 5-6 times faster then the other two i have in terms of data transfer and overall consistency. AND I WAS USING USB 2.0! in terms of actual numbers, i was transferring files beforehand on my other Usb and i got around. 1-5 MBs transfer rate. ( the transfer rate was often not consistently to good, and dropped down to 1-2 MBS at best at times.) NOW, with this Hyper x fury, i was able to get transfer rates of 11-20 MBS , depending on the type of file for whatever reason, and the lowest it would drop is around.. 5 MBS and it would never drop below that in terms of consistency. on larger files. ALL of this was done on USB 2.0 not 3.0 so i can't even begin tom comprehend how great the transfer and write speeds will be. OVERALL would recommend to buy, and would buy again ( or a newer version if they ever produce one) NOT TO MENTION it looks very sleak, much better than the competition. However with

I like this it's fast and its look awesome I have more than one usb flash drive this one is so good and I use it for the ps4 and my lap top and it's great in both. I attend to get another one with full confidence.I just noticed a problem with it the problem with the big files (6gb or more) it refuses them until I change it to exFAT then it transfer slower than the usual.

Purchased this 2 years ago and it's still alive and kicking. performing great. speed is awesome.Only problem is I lost the USB jack cover (this would happen to many folks since I am tidy and I used to keep it inside my backpack. also the keychain holder snapped. plastic is cheap but looks okay for a performance part.

Awesome price and very fast. This drive performs very well when on a usb 2.0 connection, and I know it will fly whenever I get a usb 3.0 connection. It writes at 24 MB/sec and reads at 35 MB/sec on USB 2.0, which is much faster than any other flash drive I own.The only negative is that it has a removable cap that doesn't attach securely to the other end at all. I give it 10/10 for performance, and 2/10 for form factor. If you plan to carry this on your keychain, look elsewhere.

This was my first USB 3.0 flash drive, and I have to say it was very fast, and it was nice to not have to wait a year for things to transfer any longer. My only complaint is that I had it on my lanyard, and the plastic snapped after only three months, so I can no longer have it on a keychain.

Got for free with a promo for another item, can't complain. I have several other USB 3.0's but have settled on only buying ones with a swivel style so you don't have to deal with the cap being lost or broken or whatever. As for the read/write, it averages 100+ read / 45+ write. It is faster than it was advertised for and faster than the other USB 3.0 drives I have. I would pick up a few more of these if they were a swivel type.

Pretty fast and inexpensive as far as USBs go. I get about 30 from this USB to a SSD which is fast enough for whatever I'll ever want to do. (For the people who say "well it'll be too slow if you are transferring 15TB of files": this USB is only 32GB...). One thing I dislike, however, is the design; it's nothing fancy. I've gotten free USBs with better quality casing and smarter design.

Ich hatte mit den Stick gekauft, weil ich zwar jede Menge 16GB und 32GB Sticks habe, aber aktuell mehr Platz benötigte. Es sollte kein langsamer Billigstick sein aber eben auch kein richtig flotter da zu teuer.Der HyperX FURY 64GB schien eine ordentliche Geschwindigkeit zu haben, also habe ich diesen bestellt.Bei USB Sticks oder Speicherkarten interesiert mich immer die Geschwindigkeit und seit der Zeit der Fälschungen nutze ich auch ein Tool, welches den kompletten Speicherplatz überprüft (h2testw). Zum einen weiß ich dann, dass die angegebene Speicherkapazität wirklich erreicht wird und zum anderen, dass das Medium auch wirklich funktioniert. Als Nebeneffekt bekommt man auch gleich noch die Schreib-/Lesegeschwindigkeit angezeigt.Also habe ich auch diesen Stick getestet und war direkt überrascht: die Schreibgeschwindigkeit schnellte direkt über 100MB/sec (natürlich an USB 3.0). Damit hatte ich nicht gerechnet! Die Lesegeschwindigkeit war ebenfalls deutlich höher als angegeben.Ich habe dann auch mit einem anderen Programm und sogar noch an einem anderen PC einen Test gemacht, doch es passt - der Stick ist ausgesprochen schnell:Lesegeschwindigkeit: über die kompletten 64GB im Schnitt 165MB/sec, bis zu 200MB/sec möglichSchreibgeschwindigkeit: 125 MB/sec--> Screenshots anbeiVermutung: es gibt ja von Kingston auch einen Stick mit 64GB, der laut Herstellerangabe etwa diese Werte erreichen soll - ich denke das Innenleben ist im Moment identisch, vielleicht gab es zu wenig "langsame" Speicherchips und in der aktuellen Serie wurden die des höherwertigen Produktes verbaut. Kam ja auch schon bei Grafikkarten usw. schon vor.Ich habe jetzt direkt noch einen zweiten bestellt um dies zu verifizieren - Update der Rezension folgt!Und hier das Update:-------------------------------Ja, auch der zweite Stick ist so schnell. Also absolut ein Schnäppchen!

Il est un problème récurent avec bcp de fournisseurs de clés USB : la protection écriture annoncée lorsqu'on tente un formatage... Celle-ci n'a pas échappé à la règle. Pourtant pas de loquet, rien sur la clé (quand on arrive à la lire !). Que faire avant de se fâcher tout rouge...Télécharger ces 3 logiciels gratuits :HDD Low Level Format Tool 4.3EASEus Partition Master free 10.0 (ou +)USB WriteProtector.1) Retirer la clé et exécuter USB WriteProtector en mode administrateur (impératif !) et vérifier que "USB protection" est désactivée. Introduire la clé. Alterner si besoin les modes en n'oubliant pas de sortir et ré-introduire la clé à chaque fois.Un reboot du PC peut s'avérer nécessaire. Si vous obtenez un message d'erreur c'est que vous n'être probablement pas en mode admin.2) Lancer HDD... en mode administrateur (impératif !) et exécuter le formatage de bas niveau.3) Lancer EASEus. Créer et formater la partition x: (bien vérifier que vous êtes sur le bon support sélectionné !) en partition logique. EASEus vous affichera 2 partitions : la 1ère est réservée * et non affectée (7,85Mo), la seconde correspond à votre partition utile. Sur 16Go, il reste 14,56Go.Et voilà votre clé est débloquée et active. Rappel : toutes ces opérations s'effectuent en mode ADMINISTRATEUR !!! (clic droit sur le programme).Pour le reste, la clé est jolie, très rapide (voir tests dans les autres commentaires). Le capuchon se clipse (si si , mouais...) sur l'arrière de la clé. Vu le prix, la marque, évitez les hypers et autres vendeurs à 2 sous, cette clé est excellente... si vous passez les 3 étapes précédente. Une étoile de moins pour ce souci.

Tuve bastantes dudas en comprar esta memoria USB por el tema del precio. Es una memoria más cara que casi todas las memorias de la misma capacidad, pero tras llevar tiempo usándola y compararla con otros memorias que dispongo más económicas estoy contento con la compra y mereció la pena pagar un poco más. La velocidad de descarga y de escritura son muy buenas. El diseño, es cuestión de gustos, pero me parece moderno y novedoso. Recomendable 100%

Ich habe die 32GB Variante gekauft und war bisher eigentlich völlig mit dem Stick zufrieden.Pros:+ schnell+ wird nicht so unglaublich heiß, wie andere 3.0 Sticks die ich besitze+ besitzt eine angenehm fest sitzende Kappe und eine ÖseNun habe ich ein Kontra ausgemacht das ich mir bis Dato nicht weiter erklären kann:Ich habe diesen Stick genutzt um eine bootfähige Windows-Version auf meinem Rechner zu installieren. Oder eher gesagt: ich wollte ihn zu diesem Zwecke nutzen und habe mich einen ganzen Tag mit ihm und verschiedenen Windows-Versionen abgemüht ohne entdecken zu können wo das Problem liegt. Bis ich auf einer Internetseite den Hinweis gefunden habe, dass man hierfür gerade keinen Kingston-USB-Stick nutzen sollte.Weshalb und warum weiß ich bis heute nicht. Aber mit einem anderen USB-Stick (der Marke SanDisk) lief die Installation sofort und problemlos. Was ist da los Kingston?Fazit: Alles in allem zufrieden mit dem Stick, aber wegen all dem Ärger, den ich mit der Installation hatte, war ich schon fast versucht gleich zwei Sterne abzuziehen.

Kingston does good stuff. I have had several of its flash drive products and feel happy with them. This is the fastest USB3 drive I have used. Not blindingly fast ... peaks at around 20MB/s when uploading files of mixed sizes* to it from the PC. That is still much faster than the 5MB/s or so I used to see with USB2 on a good day. Build quality seems good. Style is a personal thing ... I find this looks like something Ming the Merciless might use. Luckily I bought this for the results, not as a fashion statement. The loop, although plastic, seems strong enough ... and it's a good size that will attach to a keychain or one of the dongles in a key wallet.*From 8KB to >60MB. With this variation, I reckon 20MB/s is good.