Personal Storage
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How to Format a USB Flash Drive
We explain how to format a USB flash drive in Windows and Mac OS 10+.
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Enterprise Capabilities in the Palm of Your Hand: A Videographer’s Experience with the DC500M
The high-performance DC500M Server SSD is the best storage choice for a pro videographer.
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21st Century Private Diary
Write your diary digitally with a password protected, cloud backup solution.
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How to Set Up Parental Controls on your PC or Mac
Setting parental controls on your computer doesn’t have to be complicated. Here's how.
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A Kingston Gift Guide for STEAM Majors
Here are some tech gift ideas for the STEAM major students in your life.
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2 Types of M.2 SSDs: SATA and NVMe
There are two types of M.2 SSDs available which are SATA and NVMe. Learn more about each type.
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How to Install a 2.5” SSD
Installing an SSD is easy and can improve the overall speed of your desktop PC or laptop.
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How to Install an M.2 SSD
This is a step-by-step guide on installing an M.2 SSD into a laptop or desktop PC.
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The Kingston Workflow Station Makes Things Easy for Content Creators and Video Professionals
Learn how the Kingston Workflow Station can make file transfers out in the field faster for professionals.
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The 5 Benefits of SSDs over Hard Drives
SSDs are more durable, reliable, faster, smaller, lighter, silent and more power efficient than traditional hard drives.
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How Does Hardware-Based SSD Encryption Work? Software vs Hardware, AES 256-bit and TCG Opal 2.0
Secure important personal and private information on a PC with a hardware encrypted SSD.
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Difference between SLC, MLC, TLC and 3D NAND in USB flash drives, SSDs and memory cards
Are there endurance vs cost benefits between the different types of NAND?
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The Difference Between SSD and HDD
Why should you choose an SSD over an HDD? The main factor is better performance from SSDs.
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How to Choose a Memory Card for Shooting 4K Video
Flash memory cards for capturing 4K video need the right capacity, write speed, data transfer speed, and video speed.
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Memory vs Storage: PC Performance
Do you need to upgrade your memory or storage for your desired PC performance?
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NVMe vs SATA: What is the difference?
NVMe is the new protocol for flash storage while SATA was hold-over from HDD.
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How Much Memory Do You Need for Video Editing?
More DRAM means faster PC performance when editing from video, from playback responsiveness to render time. But is 8, 16, 32, or 64GB enough? How much do you need for 1080p, 4K, or 8K?
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Choosing Storage for Raspberry Pi
What is the best class, capacity and endurance level microSD card to use with a Raspberry Pi
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Choosing the Right Memory Card for Your Security Camera
When selecting storage for your security camera, you must consider the memory card’s capacity, speed, and durability.
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Understanding the Naming Conventions and Labels of SD and microSD Cards
How can a SD or microSD card be rated at both C10 and U3 if one means 10MB/s and the other means 30MB/s? Let us explain.
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Upgrading Your SSD? Upgrade Your Computer’s Security too with Self-Encrypted SSDs
We show you how selecting the right SSD can upgrade both your performance and your security.
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How to Use a USB Flash Drive on Windows PC
Learn how to find the drive in Windows Explorer, open files, and copy files to and from a USB flash drive on Windows 10.
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USB-C Explained
USB-C is a small, slim connector. Its symmetrical and reversible shape is what makes it popular.
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A Guide to Speed Classes for SD and microSD Cards
What does Speed Class C10 mean? What is a UHS Class and V Class? It relates directly to how fast the device needs to write the data.
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A Guide to SD and microSD Card Types
What is SDHC, SDXC, SDUC and microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC, and microSDUC? What should I use for each type of device? We will guide you on selecting the right card for your gear.
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Using a USB Drive on a Mac
We will go over how to use a USB drive, thumb drive, flash drive, pendrive, etc, on a Mac computer.
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How to Select the Right Memory Card for Your Use
There are many factors in choosing a memory card such as speed, capacity and device type. We’ll help you choose the right card.
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Choosing a microSD Card for Your Nintendo Switch
The Nintendo Switch comes with 32GB of internal storage, expandable with a microSD card that will hold more games. But how do you pick a card?
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Using an Encrypted USB Flash Drive with an iPhone or iPad
You can read and write to an encrypted USB flash drive with an iPad or iPhone with the right adaptor. Here’s how.
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Choosing microSD Cards for Your Drone Adventures
How fast does the write speed and capacity of a microSD card for drones really need to be? How many cards do you need?
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The Difference Between Memory and Storage in Computers
Understand the difference between a storage medium and a system's dynamic random-access memory.
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7 Easy Tips to Increase Productivity While Working from Home
Having a dedicated workspace, setting priorities, and eliminating distractions are just a few ways to increase productivity from home.
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NAND Flash Technology and Solid-State Drives (SSDs)
Learn about types of NAND in SSDs like SLC, MLC, TLC, QLC, 3D NAND. What is Wear Leveling?
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10 Ways to Speed Up a PC Running Windows 10
If you’re finding your PC performance slowing down these tips can help improve your speeds and PC efficiency.
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6 Ways to Speed Up Your Mac
There are a few ways to speed up a slow iMac or MacBook that doesn’t require any hardware or software upgrades.
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Work From Home Tips and Tricks - Kingston Technology
To work from home you need a good workspace for your PC, the right conferencing gear, and a secure connection.
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What is NVMe Storage? NVMe Storage Explained
NVMe or Non-Volatile Memory Express is a super-fast way to access non-volatile memory. It can be around 2-7x faster than SATA SSDs. NVMe is designed to have up to 64,000 queues each capable of 64,000 commands at the same time!
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How do you backup your computer? Windows and Mac drive backup
There’s a few different ways to backup your Windows and Mac drives and they can be either online or local. We’ll show you how.
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How to Use Your Old SSD as an External Storage Drive
Have you upgraded your system to a new SSD? Don’t scrap the old drive, you can use it as external storage.
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Flash Memory Storage Chart
A chart which shows how many images, videos and files you can store on SSD drives, USB flash drives and flash cards (SD, microSD, and Compact Flash).
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What’s the Difference in USB 3.1 Gen 1, Gen 2 and USB 3.2?
USB 3.1 Gen 1 supports speeds of up to 5Gbit/s while USB 3.1 Gen 2 supports speeds of up to 10Gbit/s.
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USB OTG Flash Drives - DataTraveler MicroDuo
OTG drives function just like a standard Flash drive and are easier and more convenient than using cloud services.
