Windows Vista's ReadyBoost technology has given the flash memory industry a much needed boost (pun intended!). It has generated interest in a new series of flash memory drives that focus more on random read and write performance, than the traditional sequential read/write performance.

Today, we take a look at the new Kingston DataTraveler ReadyFlash drives. Designed to exceed ReadyBoost's requirements, these drives pack a surprisingly fast sequential write performance. That makes them suitable for both ReadyBoost as well as fast data writes.