| Since the introduction and mass availability of USB | | | | capacity and function, speed, price, design, extra |
| flash drives, they have steadily killed floppy disk sales. | | | | features, and sturdiness. Nowadays, micro or mini |
| USB flash drives attained their popularity over other | | | | flash drives have been steadily increasing in popularity |
| methods of storing, transferring and swapping data | | | | due to their storage capacity at a small price. Yet it is |
| due to their compact nature, their ability to store | | | | also primarily because of its size that these micro |
| large quantities of data and their easy use. It is also | | | | flash drives can easily slip out of your pocket and |
| due to this that they have been compared to other | | | | therefore, are best used as necklaces hung around |
| common computer data storage devices as well. | | | | the neck. |
| Essentially the same, USB flash drives are available in | | | | Considering the price per megabyte, a lot of pen |
| a variety of styles and colors and even with various | | | | drives offer a fairly cheaper price per megabyte but |
| uses but all work the same. Marketed flash drives | | | | may offer less features than other larger flash drives. |
| come in a range of sizes from 8 megabytes to, just | | | | Metal encased flash drives may fetch a heftier price |
| recently, 256 megabytes - enough to hold digital | | | | tag than its plastic encased counterparts but are |
| pictures, a couple of hours worth of MP3s, or | | | | more sturdy. Other flash drives also have pre-added |
| hundreds of documents. All of this comes at | | | | extra functions for MP3 listening or even FM tuning, |
| affordable prices, especially when looking at the | | | | while others offer useful applications such as e-mail |
| generic USB flash drive brands. | | | | browsing and file synchronization, while there are still |
| Aside from its initial use, more and more | | | | others that can offer all these pre-set advantages. |
| manufacturers have made USB flash drives even | | | | Because flash drives are used to connect with a lot |
| more usable and can now be used as MP3 players, | | | | of computers, a lot of them now come with |
| voice recorders or even FM tuners. There are even | | | | password protection for safety. |
| USB flash drives that function as wristwatches and | | | | Keep in mind that the best USB flash drives cannot |
| others that may be used as pens. | | | | be solely determined by great reviews but more of |
| USB flash drives reviews consider what most people | | | | how users intend to use it. |
| take note of when purchasing their USB flash drives - | | | | |