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Please note: Some of the listed capacity is used for formatting and

other functions and thus is not available for data storage.

Flash Memory Chip Technology

Single-Level Cell (SLC) vs. Multi-Level

Cell (MLC) and Multi-Bit Cell (MBC)

In general, Flash storage devices built with Single-Level Cell (SLC)

NAND Flash, such as Kingston’s Elite Pro/Ultimate Flash cards or

the DataTraveler II, II Plus – Migo Edition or Secure / Secure –

Privacy Edition USB Flash drives, will deliver higher performancean

the standard Multi-Level Cell (MLC) NAND Flash or Multi-Bit

Cell (MBC) NAND Flash based cards or DataTraveler.

Standard Flash cards or the DataTraveler USB Flash drives deliver

the best price/performance value for most users of digital cameras,

PDAs, cell phones, and other electronic devices.

Elite Pro/Ultimate Flash cards or Hi-Speed Data Traveler 2.0 USB

Flash drives will deliver faster reads and writes, ideal for advanced

users, photography professionals, and enthusiasts. Of course, to

achieve the performance benet of faster Flash cards or USB

Flash drives, users must have compatible high-speed devices and

properly congured computers. Some digital cameras and other

devices require SLC NAND Flash based high-performance Flash

cards for proper functionality.

Host Consumer Devices

Digital cameras, mobile phones, PDAs

and other devices

The built-in controller interfacing with Flash cards or USB Flash

drives in many consumer devices may have limited bandwidth.

Please consult your user manual or contact the device

manufacturer for specics.

All else being equal, the achievable performance level will be the

minimum data transfer level supported by the host controller or

the Flash card or USB Flash drive.

• Connecting Flash cards to

computers through Kingston’s

Media Reader, MobileLite and

and MicroSD readers.

• Connecting USB Flash drives

directly to a computer’s

USB slot

The USB 2.0 specication also includes the older USB 1.1

specication for backward-compatibility reasons

USB Flash Drives and Digital Media Reader-writers require the

following logos to indicate performance levels:

USB logo: transfers data at a maximum

of 12 megabits per second (12 Mb/s or

1.5 MB/s). It is also referred to as Original

USB or USB 1.1, and is also compatible

with USB 2.0 Full-Speed (with a maximum

speed of 12 Mb/s or 1.5 MB/s).

Hi-Speed USB logo: transfers data at a

maximum of 480 megabits per second

(480 Mb/s or 60 MB/s). It is also called

USB 2.0 Hi-Speed. Hi-Speed USB is up to

40X faster than USB and fully backward-

compatible with USB through its USB 2.0

Full-Speed mode (with a maximum speed

of 12 Mb/s or 1.5MB/s).

If both the Flash media reader and computer properly support

Hi-Speed USB, Kingston’s high-performance Elite Pro/Ultimate

Flash cards will deliver greater performance over standard Flash

cards. Similarly, all Kingston’s DataTraveler USB product family will

deliver higher performance on a computer supporting Hi-Speed

USB transfers.

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