Kingston DataTraveler Max UFD Series Review: New Type-A Thumb Drive Retains NVMe Performance

Kingston’s new products in the portable flash-based external storage space have met with good market reception over the last year or so. Two products in particular – the Kingston XS2000 and the DataTraveler Max – continue to remain unique in the market with no other comparable products being widely available. The Kingston DataTraveler Max USB flash drive (UFD) was introduced in August 2021. It advertised 1GBps-class speeds, low power consumption, and a Type-C interface – all in a thumb drive form-factor. Today, Kingston is expanding the DT Max series with three new drives – all sporting a USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-A interface. Read on for a detailed look at the performance and characteristics of the new DTMAXA drives.

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