Hardware is always updating and there’s one bit of hardware I really like. A while ago the USB standard enhanced to become 3.0 and that’s changed things for a lot of portable devices. Now I love portable file storage and being able to move around my own computer files very easily. This is why I’m a big fan of the USB 3.0 flash drive devices and I own so many of them. I’ve used a few older versions for a long time and now I’ve upgraded.
I use a USB flash drive in my work to backup my important files. I use these for my personal life to store my audio and videos on when I’m moving them between my personal laptop and my own TV. I can’t consider anyone I know that doesn’t know what any USB flash drive is.
The problem with all the older models was because they were too slow. Old USB 2.0 flash drives were fine to use for small files and became very popular for that. But for larger files the original transfer speeds have been too slow which is why folks started using external hard drives instead. But a USB 3.0 flash drive is a lot more portable than an external hard drive now they can be just as good for read/write speeds.
As well as becoming quicker they can now store a lot more files. Not too long ago all flash drives were small and very slow. Now they can be as fast and save as many files as some external hard disk drives. They’re small enough keep these things in your pocket on your key ring.
Some USB flash drives are even so small that you cannot notice them plugged into your computer. I know my brother use’s the USB 3.0 flash drive to bring his homework and games directly into college and his tutor doesn’t notice it plugged in.
See my USB 3.0 flash drive reviews for deals on USB 3.0 flash drives








