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Kingston hits Mac OS with encrypted memory stick
Safety first
Tue Apr 28 2009, 12:41
KINGSTON DIGITAL said it has managed to make its Technology DataTraveler (sic) Vault - Privacy Edition compatible with Apple Mac operating systems (OSX 10.4x - 10.5x).
The encrypted USB drive does not now require any Windows software installation prior to use.
The memory stick features 256-bit AES hardware-based encryption. It automatically locks after 10 unsuccessful login attempts and then reformats itself; removing any data on the drive. So it's best not to forget your password.
The 2GB versions costs around £60 The biggest, 16GB, device costs around £450.
Kingston has bunged a vieo up on Youtube to show off the gadget. µ
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is type an incorrect password into some ares's USB stick 10 times and I destroy his data? Not as simple as smashing it with a hammer, but smashing it with a hammer might get me in hot water.
Reformatting it would be an 'oopsy'.
£28 per GB? That is hilariously overpriced, but reasonably priced for a Macolyte.
I'd just rather put a TrueCrypt image or partition in on the drive and use that instead. The Kingston drive only achieves 24MB/10MB read and write. People have been able to use Truecrypt with regular 16MB write drives to achieve 13MB/s write speeds on $40 Flash drives.
From what I've read it's a pain to use TC on a Mac though, so for the braindead maybe this Kingston drive is the ticket.
The 2GB versions costs around £60 The biggest, 16GB, device costs around £450?
Picture clearly shows 32GB on it!
16gig biggest and a 32gig photo?