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Well, then, don't worry, because it looks like Kingston's got you more than covered.
Given the sheer number of products that get unveiled at each CES, it’s of no surprise that some will shine a bit brighter than others, causing people to do a double-take or drop their jaws. This year, the first product to manage both of those for me is Kingston’s DataTraveler HyperX Predator 3.0, a flash drive that boasts not only a seriously long name, but huge storage. How does 1TB sound?
...Despite its massive storage, Kingston was able to retain a modest size with Predator. The 64GB DT HyperX I mentioned before came in at 2.95″ x 0.92″ x 0.63″. By comparison, the Predator is a tad shorter but also a tad beefier at the sides, at 2.83″ x 1.06″ x 0.83″.
Performance-wise, Predator boasts SSD-like throughput at 240MB/s read and 160MB/s write. These speeds make the Predator not only useful to store large files, but store large files fast.
"Flash... DRIVE! It'll store almost everything!"
Now, there's no word on pricing yet. They'll be offering a tinier variant first (and by "tiny", I mean 512 gb), which will go for $1337 (Get it?) upon release. So yeah, don't expect this to come cheap. And while you may be saying, "That tera-bites," keep in mind that this isn't really intended for the consumer market. This is probably aimed more at business professionals.
Still, it's a pretty impressive achievement, and seeing how quickly technology marches on, we may only be years away from a more consumer friendly model. This certainly won't be a flash drive in the pan.
Unlike its namesake, let's all hope the Predator isn't invisible in the marketplace.