We have a look at a big stick of Kingston's USB 2.0 flash drive.Flash drives are something that once you've used one, it's tough to imagine life without it. Extremely portable, they can contain a fair amount of data depending on the size of the drive you've purchased. Since they are USB based, they'll work in almost any PC with a USB connection, depending on the OS installed, and in most cases, no drivers are required.
Although not much separates one flash drive from another, other than the brand name and warranty, there are a few areas which actually will influence a buyer's decision. First off, there is the capacity of the drive. Let's be honest... a 16MB flash drive is pretty useless for the majority of us, unless ALL you're planning to save are Word documents. Next up is the USB standard, specifically USB 2.0. As we've seen, USB 1.1 drives are simply too pokey to be of any use, unless it's a low capacity drive. Finally, there's the cost. USB drives aren't terribly expensive, but as we move up in capacity, the price moves up as well.
Review:
viperlair
Jul 26, 2004, 07:26 AM
