Wednesday 17 October 2012

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Discover The Benefits Of Small Flash Drives


by Leigh Bean


Major technological advances have been made in recent times. These advances are clearly evident in storage technology. Storage capacity has increased yet the storage devices that holds information becomes smaller and smaller. This is evident when the rise of small flash drives is taken into consideration.

Initially information was stored on 'floppy disks'. These disks however proved unreliable as they would be accessible on some computers but not on others. They also proved a hassle to move around with as users where required to move around high numbers of disks which contained their information. Storage space per floppy disk was also very limited. This indicated a need for an alternative storage device.

It showed that it could be an impeccable substitute in the place of floppy discs. It demonstrated that it could be consistent because it could be read on the majority of computers. Its size allowed for it to be transported anyplace without any troubles. It had a larger storage capacity than floppy disks as well. An additional edge over the floppy discs is that it is a more affordable option and much faster too.

These storage devices provide a number of choices. Users can choose from low reading speed, medium reading speed to high reading speed. Users also get to choose from capacity ranges such as 2-, 4-, 8-, 16, 32-, 64- and 128 gigabytes of space. This shows that high amounts of information ranging from presentations to videos can be transported from point A to point B without any hassles.

When firstly presented these devices were kept in pointless large casings. This ended up being a problem because these large casings made it hard to place the device into the slot which connects it to the computer. Similarly, these large casings made it tough to place two of devices alongside each other. As a result a user was unable to make use of two devices simultaneously.

A remedy for this problem was sought. The problems that were experienced with these big casings of the first storage devices resulted in the more designing and engineering of reduced storage devices. The reduced devices contradicted the difficulties that were present with the bigger devices and this thus meant that devices could effortlessly be positioned into the computer slots and more devices could simultaneously be placed alongside each other on a computer.

Slighter storage devices mean greater flexibility to its user. Manufacturers have tried to outwit one another by creating more reduced storage devices than their opposition. Due to this the dimensions of the average storage device has decreased massively recently. Devices now weigh approximately 10 grams and measures 20 millimeters.

In essence, it is about the same size as the nail of a human thumb. More and more users choose smaller devices because it can easily be attached to a cell phone or key ring. There are major benefits and that is why small flash drives are an ever increasing necessity in modern day life.




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