GIVEAWAY and REVIEW: Kingston DataTraveler urDrive Software

by | Nov 9, 2011 | Business, Et cetera, Extra, Giveaway, Kelsey | 21 comments

Thank you to Kingston for sponsoring this review. Please click here to learn more about Kingston. I was selected for this sponsorship by the Clever Girls Collective. All opinions are my own. –Kelsey

Kingston was kind enough to send me an 8gb DataTraveler pre-loaded with the urDrive software to review. They are also giving an USB gift pack to one lucky Social Robot reader! Read the review and then scroll down to get the details on how to enter to win!

urDrive_ImageThe UrDrive software is pre-loaded software that works on PCs. According to Kingston, “The urDrive is a free, pre-loaded application for organizing and exploring apps, games, and music. It transforms Kingston USB drives into active storage devices– rather than the ‘old school’ device used only to store and transfer data.”

Here’s a YouTube video that does a great job of visually explaining the urDrive software:

Kingston urDrive USB Software

I was excited to review this software, as I tend to be a tad unorganized and am always looking for ways to be more streamlined and productive. The Kingston DataTraveler 109 that the urDrive software came on is super small, which I liked a lot. It also had a built-in hole so it will fit on a keyring, which was great. I plugged in the USB drive and installed the software and its drivers, which took about 1-2 minutes. Once the urDrive software was launched, the main screen looked like this:

urdrive1

The urDrive comes with 6gb of free online storage, which is the feature that I would probably use the most. Since my computer crashed a month ago, I have been constantly looking for online back-up resources and 6gb of free storage would allow me to ensure that my documents remain safe and can be accessed from anywhere.

Because cloud storage back-up, urDrive also offers a free PC checkup from Norton, as well as games and applications. There are several games and applications available, both for online use and purchase. The only thing I didn’t like about the urDrive is that several of the applications and game programs must be purchased in order to use regularly. Almost all included a free trial, but I don’t think I’d be very likely to buy and games. However, some of the productivity applications were ones that I am thinking about purchasing, such as the PDF to Doc program.

One of my favorite things of the UrDrive was the lower navigation menu, located in the bottom right corner:

nav-menu-urdrive

This menu let me choose to go to my music, files, videos, or photos, which were all organized automatically. Because I tend to dump all kinds of files at once onto a USB drive, I really appreciated this feature. The urDrive software can also be customized with a colored background and profile picture.

Overall, I think the urDrive software is great for users who want a  portable way to organize and view their files. Kingston offers many reasonably-priced USB drives, and because the urDrive software is included, it makes it easy to stay organized on the go.

And now, on to the

KINGSTON USB PRIZE PACK GIVEAWAY!

To enter to urDrive USB five pack giveaway, do one (or all) of the following:

  1. Leave a comment on this blog post with one way you use or have used USB drives.
  2. Follow @thesocialrobot, @wonderwall7 (kelsey), or @bethaneywallace on Twitter and leave a comment on this post stating who you followed. (Could follow all 3 for additional entries!)
  3. Like The Social Robot on Facebook and leave a comment on this post letting us know.
  4. Tweet “I entered to win a USB prize pack from @kingstontech on @thesocialrobot! Enter at http://bit.ly/t99wGY. #CleverUrDrive” and leave us a comment on this blog post letting us know.

Good luck! Winners will be chosen using random.org and will be announced at 3pm CST Friday, November 11.

UPDATE: The winner has been chosen! Congrats to Kathy! Thanks to everyone who participated! Kathy, I shot you an email, if you didn’t receive it, please email me using the Contact tab on the left. -Kelsey

Kelsey Jones

Kelsey Jones

Founder/Chief Marketing Consultant at Six Stories
Kelsey Jones helps clients around the world grow their social media, content, and search marketing presence. She enjoys writing and consuming all kinds of content, both in digital and tattered paperback form.
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21 Comments

  1. Matt Ferrell
    Matt Ferrell on November 9, 2011 at 9:11 pm

    I use USB drives to back up data, photos, etc.

    animasou @ comcast . net

  2. Matt Ferrell
    Matt Ferrell on November 9, 2011 at 9:12 pm

    I follow @thesocialrobot – @Matt_Ferrell

  3. Matt Ferrell
    Matt Ferrell on November 9, 2011 at 9:13 pm

    I follow @wonderwall7 – @Matt_Ferrell

    animasou @ comcast . net

  4. Matt Ferrell
    Matt Ferrell on November 9, 2011 at 9:14 pm

    I follow @bethaneywallace – @Matt_Ferrell

    animasou @ comcast . net

  5. Matt Ferrell
    Matt Ferrell on November 9, 2011 at 9:15 pm

    I like The Social Robot on Facebook: Matt Ferrell

    animasou @ comcast . net

  8. Sara Jade
    Sara Jade on November 10, 2011 at 10:23 am

    I came. I saw. I tweeted. Happy Thursday!

  9. Freddy Newall Jr
    Freddy Newall Jr on November 10, 2011 at 12:21 pm

    I have used USB drives to store all my music since the new millennium!

  10. Kathy
    Kathy on November 10, 2011 at 1:02 pm

    For transferring printer files!

  11. Vivian
    Vivian on November 10, 2011 at 1:06 pm

    I use USB drives to save my music and files

  12. Amy
    Amy on November 10, 2011 at 4:09 pm

    I use these all the time for data transfer between my desktop and laptop.

  13. Monica
    Monica on November 10, 2011 at 7:18 pm

    I use my thumb drives for backing up important computer data.

  14. Grr
    Grr on November 10, 2011 at 11:06 pm

    facebook.comThanks for your giveaway.

    I have done all of the following, please count me in. Hope to win this cool USB.
    I use USB for data tranfer and a backup for important files, docs. Also to carry those things with me which I require offline.

    Liked The Social Robot on Facebook:
    http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100001383520749

    Tweeted:
    http://twitter.com/#!/GrrGrrr/status/134871645235056640

    Followed all @thesocialrobot, @wonderwall7 (kelsey), @bethaneywallace on Twitter
    http://twitter.com/#!/GrrGrrr

    Thanks,
    Grr

  16. sidd srk
    sidd srk on November 11, 2011 at 12:57 pm

    facebook.comtwitter.comThanks for this Giveaway.Please count me in.I use usb drive for data transfer because as a student i have to carry a usb drive all the time.

    Fb link:-
    http://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=193261314085844&id=100000004463103

    sidd srk is my fb name.

    followed
    @thesocialrobot, @wonderwall7 (kelsey), and @bethaneywallace. on twitter

    Twitted on twitter:-
    https://twitter.com/#!/siddxxxx/status/135080468633763841

    My twitter link:-
    http://www.twitter.com/siddxxxx
    Hope i win.

    Regards,
    sidd

  17. Maureen
    Maureen on November 11, 2011 at 1:51 pm

    I use flash drives for data transfer. Thank youuuuuuuu 🙂

  18. colleen
    colleen on November 11, 2011 at 3:35 pm

    I use thumb drives to store valuable work files and family pictures at home.

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    cheap ink cartridges on December 19, 2011 at 11:56 am

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  21. Veegle94
    Veegle94 on February 23, 2012 at 12:03 am

    How to download the Kingston urdrive software….?

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