| Flash drives have become the golden standard of | | | | When DVDs first entered the market they were a little |
| transferring data from one computer to another in the | | | | more expensive than CDs and their writer device was |
| last decade, and looking at the rate their speed and | | | | ridiculously overpriced, but with raising market |
| capacity grew it is no wonder why. | | | | saturation they've become the de-facto HD movie |
| They in fact raised in capacity so fast, that once | | | | standard and flash drive manufacturers had to raise |
| people are used to the amount of data they can | | | | the capacity of their devices. 4GB drives were unable |
| comfortably put on a flash drive the information is | | | | to hold one DVD worth of data and it rendered them |
| outdated already. Even 4GB flash drives are | | | | inferior. |
| considered low capacity now, 8 and 16GB versions | | | | Chip manufacturers solved this problem with ease by |
| are much more commonly used, and now we have | | | | ramping the capacity of their drives to 8GB and later |
| the 32GB capacity flash drive to get used to. | | | | to 16 and 32 gigabytes. These drives are rather cheap |
| The first time in 2000 when manufacturers released | | | | for their capacity and comfortability. But there are a |
| their modified EEPROM devices that could be | | | | few issues coming up with these capacities. |
| connected to an USB flash drive, floppy manufacturers | | | | People have a really bat habit of stacking things. They |
| must have shivered a little, it was so much better at | | | | like to keep everything at the same place for easier |
| what it did. | | | | access but with a big capacity flash drive it can raise |
| In the early 2000s there was a definite demand for | | | | concerns. A 32gb drive is big enough to hold all |
| something better than the floppy drives. Software | | | | personal data and the most important files of anyone |
| were distributed on CDs and their saved files become | | | | with the usual few hundred pictures and documents in |
| larger and larger. It was not anything unusual having to | | | | total. By keeping everything on the same device for |
| split something in 5 to be able to carry it on floppies. | | | | ease of access, the risk for data loss raises |
| Those floppies were not really reliable either, one of | | | | considerably. |
| five floppies failed to make sure you go another round. | | | | Data loss in the sense of actually losing the device. A |
| Flash drives really made transferring data easy. With | | | | damaged hard drive or scratched CD can be fixed |
| their convenient and straight forward USB compatibility | | | | enough to get some of the most important data back, |
| they were usable on all platforms including linux, | | | | but a lost flash drive is gone and is very welcome to |
| windows and all mac versions with an USB port. USB | | | | people with fraudulent intentions. They're very easy to |
| ports were much easier to find than a floppy drive that | | | | lose too, some of the models are smaller than a coin. |
| works. | | | | Before giving your sensitive personal data up and |
| For only a few times the price of a rewritable CD | | | | make the very common mistake of keeping all the files |
| people could buy a 1GB pen drive that could be written | | | | on the media you use think about getting a data |
| and erased without any expensive device, and by | | | | backup service. Online solutions are already available |
| design flash drives were more durable. No scratching, | | | | where can synchronize your 32gb usb flash drive and |
| no vulnerability to UV light. Also, with no moving parts | | | | keep everything safe, but if you're going to keep |
| inside, they lasted longer too. | | | | important data on your drive, at least use encryption. |