Kingston has refreshed its budget flash-drive line with the DataTraveler Exodia DTXG2, a USB-A stick aimed squarely at people who still need to move files the old-fashioned way. Sales are set to begin on 6 May, and the headline attraction is capacity: the family now goes up to 512 GB without pretending to be a speed demon.
The Kingston DataTraveler Exodia DTXG2 uses a USB 3.2 Gen 1 interface with full backward compatibility with USB 2.0, but the numbers tell you exactly where this product belongs: up to 50 MB/s read speed and about 5 MB/s write speed. That is fine for documents, photos, and small archives, and not the sort of thing you buy to shuttle around heavy video projects unless you enjoy waiting.
DataTraveler Exodia DTXG2 capacities and prices
The lineup includes 64 GB, 128 GB, 256 GB, and 512 GB versions, each marked with different body colors. Entry pricing starts at about 59.9 yuan, or $9, while the top configuration reaches 419 yuan, or $61. The combination puts Kingston in the same familiar lane as other low-cost USB sticks: enough capacity to feel generous, with performance kept deliberately modest to hit the price.
- Interface: USB-A
- Standard: USB 3.2 Gen 1, backward compatible with USB 2.0
- Read speed: up to 50 MB/s
- Write speed: about 5 MB/s
- Capacities: 64 GB, 128 GB, 256 GB, 512 GB
A small body, a familiar trick
Kingston is also leaning on the practical stuff that keeps cheap flash drives relevant: a compact shell, a loop for a keychain, and a removable cap to protect the connector. In a market that has largely moved to cloud storage for everyday files, these drives survive by being cheap, simple, and easy to hand to someone who does not want a login prompt.
The real question is not whether the DTXG2 is fast – it plainly is not – but whether enough users still want a pocket-sized USB-A drive in 512 GB form. Given how often older laptops, desktops, and in-car systems still rely on USB-A, Kingston seems to be betting that the answer is yes.