CONLCUSION

   Like i always say results are mostly what matters when reviewing/testing a product which one can actually benchmark its performance and this review is not an exception to that rule (none never is). Unfortunately i don't know what our friends over at Kingston had in mind when they released the DataTraveler Elite 3.0, not with these performance numbers which are even lower than the ones we recorded from the Boost XT USB 3.0 by Patriot. I've been testing products by Kingston for almost a decade now (5 years of official reviews) and i liked pretty much every single one of them but this time over I’m really baffled when it comes to the performance of one of their products. All that's left and perhaps the only thing that can change my mind about the DT Elite 3.0 is its price tag (price/performance ratio) which we will be discussing on the next paragraph.

   Well it seems that things are not that much better in the price department since after digging around at the usual large online stores the DataTraveler Elite 3.0 is actually a tad more expensive than the Boost XT by Patriot (32GB versions) which also comes with another plus, its rugged enclosure. That aside the 64GB version of the DT Elite 3.0 will set you back around USD95 inside the USA and 75Euros inside the EU which also puts it really close to Kingston’s own blazing fast Ultimate G2 USB 3.0 6GB flash drive (obviously the best choice). Overall the DT Elite 3.0 64GB may not be a bad drive, it has good read/write speeds, 64GB of capacity and a pull-design so you will never have to worry about misplacing the protective cap ever again, however the fact remains and it doesn't produce a solid price/performance ratio which would made it easier to compare it with its immediate competition and because of that i can't really recommend it, at least not with the current price tags.

PROS

- Build Quality (Overall)
- Design
- Pull-Design (No Cap Needed)

CONS

- Plastic Exterior
- Price (Compared To The Competition)
- Performance (Compared To The Competition)
- Lanyard Not Included