Kingston's HyperX nomenclature is usually associated with system memory, and we've used our fair share while testing other products. Anyone who's followed Kingston products knows that anything HyperX is usually its fastest product in that segment. As soon as I saw the box, I knew this had to be one of the drives I tested last. The reason for that is because if I tested the fastest drives first, I'd fall asleep waiting for the more run-of the-mill ones to complete tests. So, was this drive the fas tes t in the test?

For all flash drives, I ran all tests thrice, to omit any OS overheads that might affect the scores. For the HyperX, I ran the tests five times, just to be sure, and didn't mind at all, because it just breezed through everything I threw at it - most noticeably taking a mere 296.5 seconds (under 5 minutes) to complete the assorted write test. In fact, I even found myself looking at the test files again to check whether they were actually 4 GB in size.

The drive is made up of a metal/rubber mix, which feels pretty sturdy. The drive connector is the sliding type, and the slider mechanism seems top notch. The blue HyperX look is cool for uber geeks who want to show off to their buddies. With the fastest scores in all but the assorted read test, you can be sure of showing off its performance even more than the branding.

So is there anything bad at all about this drive? As usual, price plays spoilsport. You do get what you pay for though, and this drive is our Best Performance winner, across categories, by miles. If you're impatient like I am, don't even think of buying another drive.



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