Pros: compact, lightweight, good transfer speeds, USB compatible Cons: the portable hard drive looks a little fragile Buffalo Ministation Plus 500GB Portable USB3.0 HDD is made for transportation and therefore has a light and compact built but is better than any other USB memory stick....

Pros: easy to use, fast transfer rate, huge storage capacity, great looks, portable Con: some devices might require an additional USB cable to power it The Freecom 500GB MobileDrive Classic 2.5-inch USB 3.0 External Hard Drive has the latest 3.0 USB hard drive, which is being hailed...

USB 3.0 is slowly becoming ever more popular, and with good reason. It’s a great new standard that is absolutely necessary for transferring the ever-increasing data even a regular user generates these days. Nearly everyone of us today has a ton of songs and video files that...

In the previous article, we discussed the advancements in the development of Flash memory and some of the challenges it face during its development. Today, we continue that story, and as promised the last time, we will also cover some of the newer memory formats that seem to have...

Most of us today use some form of flash memory in our daily lives. Flash memory is a storage chip on which data can be electronically erased and reprogrammed. It is mainly used in digital cameras, cell phones and other storage devices such as USB drives and Memory cards. Therefore,...

It’s funny how Heraclitus never saw technology but gave us one of the most cardinal truths about it: “There is nothing permanent except change.” I mean, wasn’t it just yesterday that we started hearing about “USB 2.0” and these great little inexpensive flash drives? However,...

If it has anything to do with external storage, Transcend has it. That’s the reputation this company has carved for itself through years of delivering excellence in terms of USB storage media. Therefore, their development of the Jetflash® series of flash drives that support...

Among the tech enthusiasts, USB 3.0 has definitely raised expectations to a completely different level. The revisions with respect to speed and power along with a few extra capabilities make it the next generation standard for all USB devices. Speed USB 3.0 offers a theoretical maximum...