CONLCUSION

   As expected the latest DataTraveler Micro 16GB by Kingston is not what you'd call a fast USB flash drive (even for a USB 2.0 one) but it's certainly not the slowest one either since there are plenty USB 2.0 compatible flash drives in the market with half its recorded read/write speeds (some even slower than that). Certainly if you want one of the fastest units in the market with plenty of capacity then the DT Micro 16GB is obviously not for you but for people who want a very small flash drive for use with their A/V car systems and/or media players then there's no doubt that the DT Micro 16GB is amongst your top (and only) choices.

   The next best thing about the DataTraveler Micro 16GB other than its size is its price which as we speak is set at USD11.74 inside the USA (Amazon/Buy) and at around 10Euros inside the EU. This is a very attractive price tag if you take into consideration that the only USB 2.0 16GB flash drives around that price category are quite larger and slower than the DT Micro 16GB. Bottom line the Kingston DataTraveler Micro 16GB USB 2.0 Flash Drive may lack read/write performance numbers required for someone to call it fast but it makes up for that with a killer price tag and a tiny size which is why it gets our Golden Award.

PROS

- Build Quality
- Size
- Performance (Compared To Similar Priced Flash Drives)
- Price (For Some)

CONS

- USB 2.0