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Kingston Technology Vault — Privacy Edition 4GB vs Verbatim Micro USB flash drive

18specifications compared
12differ
6identical
16known for one product only

Key differences

Capacity
- Vault — Privacy Edition 4GB:4 GB
- Micro USB flash drive:8 GB
Read speed
- Vault — Privacy Edition 4GB:24 MB/s
- Micro USB flash drive:10 MB/s
Write speed
- Vault — Privacy Edition 4GB:10 MB/s
- Micro USB flash drive:4 MB/s
Form factor
- Vault — Privacy Edition 4GB:Cap
- Micro USB flash drive:Capless
Product colour
- Vault — Privacy Edition 4GB:Blue
- Micro USB flash drive:Yellow
Housing material
- Vault — Privacy Edition 4GB:Aluminium
- Micro USB flash drive:Plastic
Certification
- Vault — Privacy Edition 4GB:CE, FCC, TAA
- Micro USB flash drive:CE, FCc
Width
- Vault — Privacy Edition 4GB:22.2 mm
- Micro USB flash drive:12 mm

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Comparison of Vault — Privacy Edition 4GB, Micro
34 specifications	A Kingston Technology Vault — Privacy Edition 4GB View product	B Verbatim Micro USB flash drive Model Micro View product
Performance5 differ
CapacityDiffers	4 GB	8 GB
Device interface	USB Type-A	USB Type-A
USB version	2.0	2.0
Read speedDiffers	24 MB/s	10 MB/s
Write speedDiffers	10 MB/s	4 MB/s
Plug and Play	Yes	Yes
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	- Windows 2000 / XP / Vista / 7 - Mac OS 9.x / 10.1 - Linux 2.4.0
Windows operating systems supportedDiffers	Windows 7 Home Basic, Windows 7 Home Basic x64, Windows 7 Home Premium, Windows 7 Home Premium x64, Windows 7 Professional, Windows 7 Professional x64, Windows 7 Starter, Windows 7 Starter x64, Windows 7 Ultimate, Windows 7 Ultimate x64, Windows 8, Windows 8 Enterprise, Windows 8 Enterprise x64, Win	Yes
Mac operating systems supportedDiffers	Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard, Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard, Mac OS X 10.7 Lion	Yes
Linux operating systems supported	Yes	Yes
Design4 differ
Form factorDiffers	Cap	Capless
Product colourDiffers	Blue	Yellow
Housing materialDiffers	Aluminium	Plastic
Key ringKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
CertificationDiffers	CE, FCC, TAA	CE, FCc
Protection featuresKnown for one	Water resistant	Unknown — not stated by the source
Securityidentical
Fingerprint readerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Password protection	Yes	Yes
Write protection switchKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Security algorithmsKnown for one	256-bit AES	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions3 differ
WidthDiffers	22.2 mm	12 mm
DepthDiffers	12.1 mm	30 mm
HeightDiffers	77.9 mm	2.35 mm
WeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.2 g
Packaging dataidentical
Package typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Blister
Packaging contentidentical
Neck strap includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
ManualKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Trial softwareKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Other featuresidentical
Operating voltageKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5 V
USB powered	Yes	Yes
USB requiredKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
WaterproofKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	0 - 60 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	-20 - 85 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source

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