Kingston OTG USB Flash Drive Review - General Accessories

This is a review of the Kingston DTDUO 32GB USB 2.0 Flash Drive.
I've been using a USB OTG adaptor and a normal USB drive for a while now but it was a clunky solution and had an unreliable connection. It's easy to bump and then corrupt a file mid transfer, which was also painfully slow. This flash drive is my solution to not having a micro SD slot in my phone and wanting a simple bit of storage that I can use everywhere. I anticipate travelling with it and using it as my main USB drive simply because of the ability to move things between my phone and computers so easily. It's very small and hangs off my key ring; the device has a small metal loop for this purpose but there was no string loop included. The dimensions are 27.5 x 16.5 x 8.5 mm at its largest points. The colour of the flip cover is smokey grey with a brown hue.
I found this drive at the local tech store for $25 AUD. It comes in sizes from 8GB - 64GB, and there is a USB 3.0 version also available. The build quality is decent, though the micro USB plug looks somewhat fragile (you can see a gap in the photos). Considering the notoriety of micro USB this worries me a little bit. When plugged into my phone it sits well and feels safe. It is small and easy to ignore, but this will also depend on where the micro USB port is on your phone. For my OnePlus One it sits happily at the bottom. When the device is unplugged from your phone the smokey cover protects the micro USB side. The way the device's cover flips up is a bit awkward, if you have the flat side of your micro USB port on your phone on the bottom of your phone then the little cover will face down into the surface your phone is sitting on. The way the OnePlus One port is oriented the cover stands up in the air (as you can see in DSC_5423). You could easily remove the cover, possibly without damaging anything, but this would leave the micro USB port exposed, so I probably wouldn't advise it unless it was really inconvenient.
Performance
HD Tune
Transfer Rate Minimum : 18.9 MB/sec
Transfer Rate Maximum : 27.3 MB/sec
Transfer Rate Average : 25.4 MB/sec
Access Time : 0.6 ms
Burst Rate : 22.7 MB/sec
Usb Flash Benchmark
Read: 29.13 MB/s
Write: 11.82 MB/s
A1 SD Bench Accurate (OnePlus One)
Read: 19.91 MB/s
Write: 14.90 MB/s
Real world
PC > USB 1GB file write: 13 MB/s
USB > PC 1GB file read: 20 MB/s
Phone > USB 1GB file write: 13 MB/s
USB > Phone 1GB file read: 20 MB/s
All considered, I'm pretty happy with this little USB drive. It's very convenient and the speeds are adequate. I look forward to USB 3.0 C type devices, with a better connector and faster transfers.

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USB Card Reader

Hi,
Is there any usb2 flash card reader out there that is fast?
I just bouth a sandisk MobileMate SD, a very convenient little thing, but it doesn't seem to be very fast, transferring 5b takes 30 sec roughly.
Are all readers the same, or can I buy someting with some performance?
I understand there is a limit to the SD card type you use, but c'mon, 200kb/s ???
I've got one of those 6-in-one FDD size USB2 ones in my machine, and it's pretty quick. I'd imagine most USB2 ones are going to be about the same speed. Sounds like you're getting low-speed USB rates of about 1.5Mb/s
is your USB port is ver 2
even your flash reader is ver 2
but your pc usb port is not
will not be fast
correct me if I m wrong

How about this 16GB Keychain Cute Camera USB Flash Drive

I want to get a big memory usb flash drive , and I have found the 16GB Keychain Cute Camera USB Flash Drive Online So here I Share at this .
Here is the 16GB USB Flash Drive Details:
Keychain Cute Camera USB Flash Features:
1.Convenient-pocket sized for easy transportability
2.Great and comfortable hand touching texture
3.Plug and play, No need extra power supply
4.Color:Black
Keychain Cute Camera USB Flash Specification:
1.Interface USB 2.0
2.Capacity 16GB
3.Reading Speed 12MB/sec
4.Weiting Speed 6MB/sec
5.Operating System Windows 2000/XP/Vista/7,Mac OS X
no cap?
aulola said:
I want to get a big memory usb flash drive , and I have found the 16GB Keychain Cute Camera USB Flash Drive Online So here I Share at this .
Here is the 16GB USB Flash Drive Details:
Keychain Cute Camera USB Flash Features:
1.Convenient-pocket sized for easy transportability
2.Great and comfortable hand touching texture
3.Plug and play, No need extra power supply
4.Color:Black
Keychain Cute Camera USB Flash Specification:
1.Interface USB 2.0
2.Capacity 16GB
3.Reading Speed 12MB/sec
4.Weiting Speed 6MB/sec
5.Operating System Windows 2000/XP/Vista/7,Mac OS X
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No covering or cap for it???
You can get a much smaller casing than that for a 16gb usb stick I have a couple myself, unless you're really looking for a keychain usb stick....
The only thing to remember with these things is how fast does it read / write and what's the smallest case the stick is in.

RAVPower® Wireless SD Card Reader,USB External HDD / SDD / USB Flash Disk Reader

[5-in-1] RAVPower® Wireless SD Card Reader,USB External HDD / SDD / USB Flash Disk Reader,3000mAh External Battery Pack & NAS File Server & Wi-Fi Hot Spot Wireless Media Streaming FileHub RP-WD01
I just got this about a week ago.....it is nice as heck...works great.
If you want to expand the accessible storage of your tablet or smart phone then this is for you! The RAVPower FileHub RP-WD01 3000 mAh power bank is a portable, self-powered Wi-Fi file hub that doesn't require any physical connection to your device. The FileHub can transfer files via 802.11b/g/n or from external USB hard drives, flash drives, or more portable SD cards and it can add storage to your devices. Pretty much any USB-connected or SD card storage you have laying around will work. I was able to pick up a wide array of storage media. SD card, microsd in a card adapter, Flash drives ranging from 4 GB to 32 GB. (Different brands) It was also able to power my portable hard drive with no problem, all while an SD card was in the SD card slot. I also used many different devices to connect to the wifi disk. It handled every one of them. Bonus, it doubles up as external battery pack. 3,000mah may not be a lot but it does come in handy in those critical must have a charge situations.
The Wi-Fi is great as it can be used anywhere without having to be plugged in. The power bank is 3,000mAH (5V/1A), which will last about five (5) hours. It will charge itself through your PC USB port or for a faster charge.
It can easily fit in a pocket. It has a polished finish. The FileHub is an extremely lightweight device (4.4 ounces), perfect for carrying around anywhere.
Specifications
* CPU Model: Ralink RT5350 (350MHz)
* Wi-Fi: 802.11b/g/n, 2.4GHz, 72 Mbps @20mHz/150Mbps @ 40MHz
* Battery Power Bank: 3000mAh, max input 1.5A, supports.5A, .8A, 1.5A. Output of 1A
* Power Consumption: SD Card Read/Write 2W Stand-by (HDD sleep mode) 1.5W
* SD Card Read/Write Speed: Read 3MB/s and Write 3.5MB/s
* USB Interface: Micro USB 2.0 for data transfer and charging
* Dimension: 4.65" x 3.11" x .55"
* Weight: 4.23 oz.
Reviewed it here in details: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2348034
flyers2114 said:
[5-in-1] RAVPower® Wireless SD Card Reader,USB External HDD / SDD / USB Flash Disk Reader,3000mAh External Battery Pack & NAS File Server & Wi-Fi Hot Spot Wireless Media Streaming FileHub RP-WD01
I just got this about a week ago.....it is nice as heck...works great.
If you want to expand the accessible storage of your tablet or smart phone then this is for you! The RAVPower FileHub RP-WD01 3000 mAh power bank is a portable, self-powered Wi-Fi file hub that doesn't require any physical connection to your device. The FileHub can transfer files via 802.11b/g/n or from external USB hard drives, flash drives, or more portable SD cards and it can add storage to your devices. Pretty much any USB-connected or SD card storage you have laying around will work. I was able to pick up a wide array of storage media. SD card, microsd in a card adapter, Flash drives ranging from 4 GB to 32 GB. (Different brands) It was also able to power my portable hard drive with no problem, all while an SD card was in the SD card slot. I also used many different devices to connect to the wifi disk. It handled every one of them. Bonus, it doubles up as external battery pack. 3,000mah may not be a lot but it does come in handy in those critical must have a charge situations.
The Wi-Fi is great as it can be used anywhere without having to be plugged in. The power bank is 3,000mAH (5V/1A), which will last about five (5) hours. It will charge itself through your PC USB port or for a faster charge.
It can easily fit in a pocket. It has a polished finish. The FileHub is an extremely lightweight device (4.4 ounces), perfect for carrying around anywhere.
Specifications
* CPU Model: Ralink RT5350 (350MHz)
* Wi-Fi: 802.11b/g/n, 2.4GHz, 72 Mbps @20mHz/150Mbps @ 40MHz
* Battery Power Bank: 3000mAh, max input 1.5A, supports.5A, .8A, 1.5A. Output of 1A
* Power Consumption: SD Card Read/Write 2W Stand-by (HDD sleep mode) 1.5W
* SD Card Read/Write Speed: Read 3MB/s and Write 3.5MB/s
* USB Interface: Micro USB 2.0 for data transfer and charging
* Dimension: 4.65" x 3.11" x .55"
* Weight: 4.23 oz.
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Great, thanks for this review
Two questions:
1. Can the device and its connected storage be accessed via my own wifi network and be accessibble as a standard network attached storage in Windows 7 without any software/ftp solution?
2. I have seen this in 2 reviews but I want to be 100% certain: I can access the SD cards/Flash drive attached to the device on my PC via USB connection to the outlet which also provides power to the device. I need to know this because I can then hook the device to my Samsung TV and access the content.
tarkin889 said:
Great, thanks for this review
Two questions:
1. Can the device and its connected storage be accessed via my own wifi network and be accessibble as a standard network attached storage in Windows 7 without any software/ftp solution?
2. I have seen this in 2 reviews but I want to be 100% certain: I can access the SD cards/Flash drive attached to the device on my PC via USB connection to the outlet which also provides power to the device. I need to know this because I can then hook the device to my Samsung TV and access the content.
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1) Yes - when you pass-through connect the file hub to your router, it will be assigned an IP address. You can either access it via this, or via its name (\\wifihub or whatever you've called it). I normally access mine via the latter, but I think I had to change the name in the settings of the device before it showed up. You should also see it under the network list in Windows Explorer, and you can then access it that way too (and map a network drive if you so desire). The key point to remember is that you need to give the username and password when you do access it (they can be saved by Windows once typed in the first time) or else you won't see anything on the hub.
2) You can access the SD card that way, although the device needs to be powered off for it to appear (at least it seems to vanish if I power the hub on when it's connected that way). The USB port does not seem to appear though when attached that way, although in that case you should I guess just be able to directly connect the flash drive (or whatever) to the TV. At least that's from a quick test I just did with my filehub and my Win7 laptop.
Overall I'm very happy with the hub. I use it paired up with a WD MyPassport HD, with both devices nicely fitting into a basic Amazon case for the HD. It runs as a portable NAS, and joins fine with my old netbook, my Nexus7 and also my Windows Phone (using the Sharefolder app).
The only thing I lacks for me is DNLA/uPNP support, but I contacted RavPower about that and they said it's something they are working on at the moment. However it wasn't clear whether this would be a firmware upgrade for the existing device or would be a new/different model. Their ETA for this was in the next few weeks, so I guess we shall see soon.
Hope that helps
Hey guys I have updated the firmware of the device but now the Blue led of WiFi continue to blink and I cannot connect because I cannot find the filehub on networks.... I have tryied the reset button but nothing
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DonutCommander said:
Hey guys I have updated the firmware of the device but now the Blue led of WiFi continue to blink and I cannot connect because I cannot find the filehub on networks.... I have tryied the reset button but nothing
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Try hitting up RavPower themselves, they have great customer service...:good:

[Q] USB OTG at USB 3.1 G1 (SuperSpeed á la 5Gb/s)

tl;dr As per title, does it work for you?
I received a new OTG cable I ordered, a Type C to Type A USB 3.0 OTG cable and for me OTG seems to be working in USB 2.0 speeds only.
In Settings > USB connection the "Fast file transfers" option is greyed out so at least according to that it's in USB 2.0 mode right now.
I tested it with my Kingston DT R3.0 thumb drive and I only got sequential read/write speeds of 22.5/15.6MB/s when transferring data to/from my HTC 10.
HTC 10's internal storage is capable of ~ 160/110MB/s sequantial read/write respectively.
And the Kingston thumb drive is capable of 200/50MB/s seq. read/write respectively.
Hence it would be nice to be able to take advantage of the faster transfers..
So, what gives?
a) HTC 10 doesn't support SuperSpeed in host mode
b) bad cable
Regarding b, I'd rather not dissect this cable. It was cheap but it's nice quality. And I need it..
The connectors are both of correct versions so that's not the problem and judging from the thickness and stiffness of the cable there's a bunch of copper running inside so all of the pins should be connected.

USB OTG - lackluster speeds?

I want to use my Mi Mix 2 (MIUI 9.6.1.0 Global) with a hub to transfer files (pictures) between two external storages. The transfer rates are ok-ish, but I was hoping for more. Maybe someone here knows if it can be sped up?
I want to be able to back up pictures from a SDXC card (SanDisk Extreme Pro U3 128GB) to an SSD (Crucial BX300 480GB) in the field, using my phone to move the files. The hub I got is this one: click here, and even though it's a rather cheap construction it works as advertised.
When I connect the hub to my PC (USB Type C 3.1) I get cross transfer speeds of around 85 MB/s, which is pretty much the maximum read speed of the SD card.
Connected to the Mix 2 (USB Type C 2.0) the set up only averages around 14 MB/s, which isn't bad, but less then I expected, since USB 2.0 should have transfer speeds of up to 35 MB/s. The Problem is, that moving 128 GB at that speed takes 2.5 hours, which a) is too long, and b) is super hard on the Mix 2's battery, which probably wouldn't even hold that long.
Now my first question is: Why oh why does this otherwise wonderful 2017 flagship device only have USB 2.0?!
And the second one is: Who knows a solution other than buying a Samsung with USB 3.1?

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