How to Choose a USB Flash Drive

Why choosing the best Flash drive or USB drives or pen drive or key drives

1. 1. You will use it for long time
2. 2. You want you data to be safe
3. 3. You want to see if you can easy handle and carry it without problem
4. 4. You Flash can tell your personality

Ten Tips

1. 1. What size do you need for your works and files is the first thing to think about. Size ranges from 32MB to 32GB. 2GB can play up to 8.5 hrs music, store 3hours DVD files, store up to 1190 5mp pictures.
2. 2. USB 2.0 can fit most computers and as has been made to be compatible to computers designed before its release
3. 3. Among popular and most reliable brand names are Kingston, Transcend, Memorex, Verbatim, LG, Scandisk Cruzer, Sony, Lexar and Iomega. There are other good ones not listed here.
4. 4. Explore main feature as see if you really need that for your flash and type of work. E.g. Security lock, password protection. Hardware-based encryption is more secure than software-based encryption--and also more expensive.
5. 5. Choose design to fit portability, comfort use, colour type, whether you need to use key ring, light grow when in use.
6. 6. Look for USB drives that come with strap, lanyard or clip that you can attach key rings. If it has a cap to protect USB connector make sure it is well attached so that it doesn’t get lost. If it has retractable connector it is the best, no need for a cap
7. 7. What amount are you ready to pay for you flash. Price varies greatly between brands, sizes,
8. 8. Look for warrant provision, could be 2 yrs, 5 yrs or lifetime for the best brands.
9. 9. Check reading and writing speed.
10. 10. Above all if you can read review of other users will get to know more of the product before buying it. Website like www.amazon.co.uk provides review for various products.