Over the years, the small thumb drive has evolved as much as or more than any other component you can use to store and transport data. As the USB specification is updated to improve data transfer speeds, the flash NAND market has kept pace, delivering devices that take advantage of the latest specifications. The drive I am looking at today is part of Kingston's HyperX Savage line-up. This robust series of flash drives is available in capacities of 64GB, 128GB, and 256GB; delivering read/write speeds of up to 350MB/s and 250MB/s, respectively, depending on the capacity.

Pricing starts at $73 for the 64GB variant of the Savage line, with the 128GB drive I am looking at carrying a $131 price point at Kingston's web store. For your money, you get a drive that comes with a five-year warranty. If you are like me, that will be more than enough since I lose or break flash drives with alarming regularity. Kingston equips the HyperX Savage drives to work across multiple platforms, including gaming consoles from Sony and Microsoft. Let's take a look at this device and see if it lives up to the performance expectations.