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KingstonDTSE9H/16GB
KingstonDTR30/16GB
▲ 521,845 ▼

Release date: Q4 2011.

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▲ 522,060 ▼

Release date: Q2 2012.

Effective Speed 
+361%
Real World Speed
Performance profile from 2,175 user samples
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1,670 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 7% 13GB free, PID 1689 @USB 2.0
Worst Bench: 4% 14GB free, PID 1689 @USB 2.0
Poor: 4% Great: 7%
SPEED RANK: 553rd / 639
505 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 40% 7GB free, PID 168e @USB 3.0
Worst Bench: 11% 6GB free, PID 168e @USB 2.1
Poor: 11% Great: 40%
SPEED RANK: 150th / 639
Effective Speed
Effective USB Speed 		5.58 % 25.7 % Hugely faster effective speed.
+361%
Peak Score 
+359%
Read
Peak Sequential Read Speed 		16.9 MB/s 95.9 MB/s Hugely faster peak read speed.
+467%
Write
Peak Sequential Write Speed 		5.56 MB/s 47.4 MB/s Hugely faster peak write speed.
+753%
4K Read
Peak 4K Random Read Speed 		2.23 MB/s 5.9 MB/s Hugely faster peak random read.
+165%
4K Write
Peak 4K Random Write Speed 		0.4 MB/s 0.6 MB/s Much faster peak random write.
+50%
Value & Sentiment 
+5%
Value
Value For Money 		7.33 % 12.9 % Much better value.
+76%
User Rating
UBM User Rating 		52 % 52 %
Price
Price (score) 		$5 Much cheaper.
+62% 		$13
Nice To Haves 
+5%
Age
Newest 		154 Months 147 Months +5%
Specifications 
Capacity
Capacity 		16GB 16GB
Conclusion 
Average Bench 5.58%
Average Bench 25.7%

USB 2.0 is old tech, so in terms of performance this drive is less than half as fast as its USB 3.0 counterparts. Interestingly the 4K write speed is reasonable at 0.4 MBps. If you plan to move a lot of data to and from the drive you will be much better off with one of the faster USB 3.0 drives. That said, the SE9 has a beautiful form factor and is both rock solid and relatively light making it ideal for use on a keyring. [Nov '12 USBFlashPro]

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We like the Kingston Datatraveler R3.0 a lot. It has an extremely well-rounded performance profile, rock solid construction, good real world performance and comes at a below average price for a USB 3.0 flash drive. Kingston have done a great job with this drive and we expect it will do well over the coming months. We could not help but notice several similarities between this drive and the Corsair Flash Voyager both in terms of construction and performance profile. Based on the success of the Voyager, that bodes well for the Kingston R3.0. In absolute terms there are faster drives to be had at this time but only if you are prepared to pay more. [Mar '13 USBFlashPro]

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