Product comparison · 2 usb flash drives

Kingston Technology 32GB G3 vs Kingston Technology DataTraveler R500 USB flash drive

Key differences

Capacity
- 32GB G3:32 GB
- DataTraveler R500 USB flash drive:16 GB
Read speed
- 32GB G3:10 MB/s
- DataTraveler R500 USB flash drive:30 MB/s
Write speed
- 32GB G3:5 MB/s
- DataTraveler R500 USB flash drive:20 MB/s
Product colour
- 32GB G3:Red, White
- DataTraveler R500 USB flash drive:Black, Orange
Width
- 32GB G3:65.7 mm
- DataTraveler R500 USB flash drive:70 mm
Depth
- 32GB G3:22.4 mm
- DataTraveler R500 USB flash drive:22.7 mm
Height
- 32GB G3:10.7 mm
- DataTraveler R500 USB flash drive:12.4 mm
Internal memory
- 32GB G3:32768 MB
- DataTraveler R500 USB flash drive:16384 MB

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Comparison of 32GB G3, R500
22 specifications	A Kingston Technology 32GB G3 View product	B Kingston Technology DataTraveler R500 USB flash drive Model R500 View product
Performance4 differ
CapacityDiffers	32 GB	16 GB
Device interface	USB Type-A	USB Type-A
USB version	2.0	2.0
Read speedDiffers	10 MB/s	30 MB/s
Write speedDiffers	5 MB/s	20 MB/s
Plug and Play	Yes	Yes
Compatible operating systemsDiffers	Windows 7 Windows Vista Windows XP Windows 2000 (SP4) Mac OS 10.5.x + Linux v.2.6.x +	Windows 7/Vista/XP (SP2, SP3)/2000 (SP4) Mac OS v.10.5.x+ Linux v.2.6.x+
Design1 differ
Form factor	Cap	Cap
Product colourDiffers	Red, White	Black, Orange
Key ringKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions3 differ
WidthDiffers	65.7 mm	70 mm
DepthDiffers	22.4 mm	22.7 mm
HeightDiffers	10.7 mm	12.4 mm
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)	0 - 60 °C	0 - 60 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)	-20 - 85 °C	-20 - 85 °C
Other features1 differ
Internal memoryDiffers	32768 MB	16384 MB
Internal memory type	Flash	Flash
Memory layoutKnown for one	1 x 32768 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory voltageKnown for one	5 V	Unknown — not stated by the source
Module configurationKnown for one	(N/A) (N/A)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Registered	No	No
USB requiredKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source

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