Customers say
Customers appreciate the computer drive’s functionality, ease of setup, and value for money. They find it easy to use with their fingers, the user interface is intuitive, and there’s no software to install or update on each device. The drive is portable and secure, offering good protection for files even when traveling.
AI-generated from the text of customer reviews
IronKey Vault Privacy 80 External SSD is Kingston’s first innovative OS-independent hardware-encrypted external SSD with touch-screen for data protection. VP80ES safeguards against Brute Force attacks and BadUSB with digitally-signed firmware. Brute Force attack protection crypto-erases the drive if the Admin and User passwords are entered incorrectly 15 times in a row by default. The drive is FIPS 197 certified with XTS-AES 256-bit encryption using a Common Criteria EAL5+ (CC EAL5+) certified secure microprocessor, and is TAA compliant.
FIPS 197 Certified with XTS-AES 256-bit Encryption
Unique Intuitive Touch-screen
Multi-Password (Admin/User) Option with PIN & Passphrase Modes
Configurable Password Rules
Dual Read-Only (Write Protect) Modes for Malware Protection
| Hard Drive |
1920 GB Solid State Drive |
| Brand |
Kingston |
| Item model number |
IKVP80ES/1920G |
| Item Weight |
10.2 ounces |
| Product Dimensions |
4.82 x 3.32 x 0.73 inches |
| Item Dimensions LxWxH |
4.82 x 3.32 x 0.73 inches |
| Color
|
Black |
| Computer Memory Type |
DIMM |
| Flash Memory Size |
256 GB |
| Manufacturer |
Kingston Digital, Inc. |
| ASIN |
B0B1W53S3X |
| Country of Origin |
USA |
| Is Discontinued By Manufacturer |
No |
| Date First Available |
May 23, 2022 |
Amazon.com Return Policy: You may return any new computer purchased from Amazon.com that is “dead on arrival,” arrives in damaged condition, or is still in unopened boxes, for a full refund within 30 days of purchase. Amazon.com reserves the right to test “dead on arrival” returns and impose a customer fee equal to 15 percent of the product sales price if the customer misrepresents the condition of the product. Any returned computer that is damaged through customer misuse, is missing parts, or is in unsellable condition due to customer tampering will result in the customer being charged a higher restocking fee based on the condition of the product. Amazon.com will not accept returns of any desktop or notebook computer more than 30 days after you receive the shipment. New, used, and refurbished products purchased from Marketplace vendors are subject to the returns policy of the individual vendor.
Manufacturer’s warranty can be requested from customer service.
Click here to make a request to customer service.
by E. Marques
Works fine, despite negative reviews
I’ve bought one Kingston IronKey Vault Privacy 80 and one DataLocker DL4 Encrypt Disks. They seem to share software/firmware as the features are basically the same, while menus and operations are exactly the same. The only differences I could notice are SafeConsole and support for symbols on DataLocker drive (Kingston Ironkey does not allow for symbols on password). Which comes as no surprise as the IronKey seems to target end-users while DataLocker is Enterprise-driven. Other than that, and casing, the drivers are very very similar.I’ve seen some negative reviews on Kingston due to frequent disconnections. Well, it’s not caused by the drive but Windows energy management on notebooks. It does not happen on PCs (yes, I’ve tested it). Nor on Linux or Mac. That’s why most negative reviews seem to be about using the drive on Windows while many positive reviews come from Mac/Linux users. The User Guide does mention steps to prevent it, but for Windows 10. No mention to Windows 11. Turns out, the solution is simple and mentioned in the User Guide. Credit to EmbeddedFlyer’s review for pointing me to the right direction. Despite the fact it does not mention Win11, the same steps on page 10, under “Disabling Windows Power Save”, will work on Win11 and fix the frequent disconnection issues. It worked for me. I’ve let the drive with no activity for 30min and no disconnection. Should Kingston Support read this, I’d suggest you to update the User Guide and create a KBA/FAQ article to explicitly tell users how to fix it on Windows 11. It’s something simple, but as per negative reviews, it’s hurting the product reputation.One more thing to mention is performance. One should not expect the drive to achieve native SSD speeds. For a simple reason: it’s an encrypted drive. The encryption/decryption process requires processing, which means the drive will perform additional (and cpu intensive) tasks that a regular drive won’t. Some could say “use a better processor”… Well, true. But there would be trade-offs: higher price, higher energy consumption (which could froce the manufacturer to add external source) and heat generation. So it’s about balancing requirements, features and performance. And I’d say Kingston has a good product.
by Thales2112
Solid, Secure but not blazing fast
If youâve researched an SSD drive youâve probably found that itâ a difficult task to find a balance between build quality, design, read/write speeds, security features, portability and company reputation. Kingston has found that balance with this device.It feels solid, well constructed and looks great. I personally like the color finding it easy to spot when searching around the office space, or bed. No sharp corners. Some non-slip silicon pads on the back would have been nice. It comes with a zippered neoprene case which is black with blue highlights. A nice feature is that itâs not super easy to take the SSD in and out of the case, which is just what you want if you forget to zip it shut during transport. It has an non-closable, outside slip-pocket which ends halfway up the case. Too shallow for the cords and manual to fit securely. It would have been a nice extra to have an additional zippered pocket to keep these in or to have the pocket extend the full height of the case.The user LCD screen is large and well lit, as are the numbers and letters for entering the password and moving around the menu options. The user interface is super-intuitive and easy to move around in. Fingers work fine but for big fingers and/or fewer mistakes, using a stylus is optimal (again, a deeper side-pocket would have been nice). The password is easy to set up and you have some different menu options for that – length, letters, numbers or both. It allows different user passwords and you can enable a variable shut down timer. The device powers off as soon as you detach it from your device – also a great peace-of-mind security feature.Itâs not a blazing fast SSD but I found that all the super-fast SSDs didnât have any security features, like password protection, at this price point or even somewhat above. I can only comment on the write speed at this point which, using a Thunderbolt 4 port and cable on an iPad Pro with M2 chip, resulted in writing 58GB in just under 10 minutes. If my math is correct, thatâs 100 Megabites (1/10th of a GB)/second or about 840 Megabits/second. Iâll try to edit this review when I have a read speed using the same device and cable.The password protection and encryption is second to none. No one is getting any data from the device without your password. Thatâs priceless. No software to install or update on each device, go extinct or compromise your data.Itâs super-portable, having read that it works with all major desktop and mobile OSâs – MacOS, iOS, Windows, Android and Linux (prob. more). This, in combination with no security software, you can be almost guaranteed to plug this into any device, enter your password (if you set one up) and be good to go.Kingston has has great reputation and long history in the data retention/security world and Iâve heard that their customer service is really good.Overall, outside of a few relatively minor tweaks that would have been nice, a well-balanced device with which you can confidently keep your data secure.
by GLETS President
Supremely easy to set up and use in 3 minutes
We have a variety of serious security hard drives and flash drives by various manufacturers. This was the unquestionably most east to set up and make progress. Simply plug in, confirm language; enter password, reenter password and you are in business. We have the 3.84 TB version. We were interested in serious security, not speed. Of note: all letters are capitalized and there are no special characters so there is still room for improving security. None the less, a pass phrase is acceptable just as a short code. We love this for international travel!
by Steve W.
I bought this to back up my Google Drive. It does what it’s supposed to and I can complete a 40gb backup in a matter of four to five minutes.The serious limitation with this product is the horrible response of the touch screen. It’s an old style non-capacitive touch screen that responds to pressure rather than capacitance, something I haven’t seen in many years. It works fine if you’re using a stylus, which I happen to have on my Samsung Ultra, but if you’re using your fingers, no matter how many times you calibrate this thing it’s a pain in the neck to enter the code each time you connect it. That should not be the case.The things that I do like about it, is that you connected to pretty much any OS/PC/phone, and the only thing that you need to do, is enter your code on connection. No software required at all on any platform, to secure your data. Other encrypted / secure SSDs require you to run software on the host platform, which for me, defeats the whole purpose of a device like this.Still on the fence as to whether I want to keep it or not, as most of the other ones that I have read about, have much more serious limitations than this. I guess I would consider it to be the best of the worst in terms of its functionality.It’s not very fast as an SSD, albeit that wouldn’t be the reason for me on its own are we doing to feel the way I do about the product. I think I would prefer something with a hard keypad and just straight buttons that responds properly to user input, but the other ironkey products from Kingston just don’t have the storage capacity of this guy.
by Client d’Amazon
Fonctionne parfaitement, mais obligation d’utiliser un stylet non fourni si on veut entrer un mot de passe rapidement dans erreur de frappe, j’apprécie la sécurité haute performance et la destruction immèdiate des données en cas de tentatives d’intrusion. Point négatif prix un peu élevé !
by Stephane Dujourdy
Good product , only one thing: the time out (au disconnect) is too short
by Stefan W.
Für eine SSD sehr langsam. Ein kompletter Testdurchlauf mit H2test dauert ca. 125-130 Stunden bei der 8 GB Variante, Schreib- und auch Lesegeschwindigkeit ca. bei 30 Mbyte/sec.Das ist weniger als ein 10 Jahre alter USB Stick. Ich habe eine verschlüsselte SSD von einer anderen Firma (2 GB), die ist wesentlich schneller.ABER: ich wüsste keine 8GB groÃe verschlüsselte SSD, somit wohl alternativlos.Die Entschlüsselung funktioniert soweit einwandfrei, die Tastatur ist allerdings für sehr kräftigr Hände weniger geeignet.
by Rubén
Un producto bien diseñado, similar al pendrive que comparte la misma linea de producto IronKey, funciona perfectamente y es muy rápido, lo único que se le hecha en falta que sà tiene el IronKey KeyPad 200C es una baterÃa interna, para poder arrancar sin alimentarse del puerto usb. Personalmente tengo los dos y han sido las mejores compras de memorias externas que he realizado, si no costaran tanto dinero, que no digo que no lo valgan, solo tendrÃa almacenamiento externo con esta tecnologÃa. Personalmente después de comprarlos y probarlos me han quedado impresionado lo bien que funcionan. Solo queda esperar que realmente proteja la información y no haya puertas traseras.