![]() Reader's Choice Awards 2020: Routers and Network Attached Storage.Business Choice Awards 2020: Routers and Servers/Network Attached Storage.Patriot Launches PXD USB 3.2 Portable SSDs.Crucial Launches Its Fastest Ever M.2 SSD.The Best SSDs for Upgrading Your Laptop in 2020.The Best M.2 Solid-State Drives for 2020.For individuals, however, the combination of secure storage, ease of use, and affordable pricing make this an easy pick as our Editors' Choice for encrypted USB flash drives. For business and government users, you'll still need to stick to options like the IronKey Personal S250 16GB Secure Drive. With solid performance, easy-to-use security, and a built-in capacity meter, the Lexar JumpDrive M10 Secure (64GB) is an excellent choice for anyone who needs encryption at a personal level. The Editors' Choice Kingston Locker+ G2 had 21MBps read and 12MBps write speeds in the same tests. For example, the IronKey Personal S250 16GB Secure Drive offered 35MBps (read) and 21MBps (write), while the Kingston DataTraveler Vault Privacy (4GB) averaged 10MBps (read) and 35MBps (write). Under USB 2.0, the drive is (predictably) slower, averaging 30MBps (read) and 21MBps (write), which is about as good as you'll get over the slower interface. ![]() This is faster than most of the compared secured drives simply by virtue of the USB 3.0 connection-most of the others we've reviewed use USB 2.0. When tested in our timed file transfer test, the JumpDrive M10 Secure offered read speeds of 92 MB per second (MBps), and write speeds of 56MBps over USB 3.0. ![]() The most similar competitor, the Kingston DataTraveler Locker+ G2 (16GB) is a little more expensive at $1.56 per gigabyte, while professional-grade secure drives-for use by government and enterprise-are significantly more expensive, like the Kingston DataTraveler Vault Privacy (4GB) ($88.59 at Amazon) at $10.50 per gigabyte, or the IronKey Personal S250 16GB Secure Drive, which sells for more than $20 per gigabyte. But even the $1.14 per gigabyte of our review unit isn't that bad for an encrypted drive. As is usually the case with storage, it's cheaper to buy in bulk. It is sold in other capacities with a 16GB model ($22.99) selling for $1.43 per gigabyte, a 32GB model ($38.99) selling for $1.21 per gigabyte, and a larger 128GB model ($139.99) that sells for $1.09 per gigabyte. The 64GB model of the JumpDrive M10 Secure has a list price of $72.99, which works out to $1.14 per gigabyte. The software is actually the free trial version of EncryptStick's software, but if you want further features like password management or online file synchronization and backup, you can upgrade through a link included in the setup wizard. Just set up your password, and it establishes an encrypted portion of the drive, which you can access through the EncryptStick tool. Preinstalled on the drive is the aforementioned EncryptStick Lite software (with versions for both Windows and Mac), and a PDF Quick Start guide. The software also adds more secure deletion, so a deleted file isn't available through file-recovery attacks. Using 256-bit AES encryption may not make your files impervious to the NSA, but it's a significant layer of protection from just about anyone else. The drive also comes with EncryptStick Lite software, giving you the option of securing some or all of your data in a password-protected vault. The meter only has seven gradations, so it's not a particularly granular view of how much space you have, but on a 64GB drive, it's nice to know how full it is after dumping dozens or even hundreds of files onto it. As your drive fills toward capacity, the meter goes up like an old thermometer. ![]() The face of the drive sports a small e-ink display, which serves as a capacity meter. The compact drive has a sliding cover, pulling back to expose the USB plug. ![]()
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