TechGazing

From being an exotic gizmo a few years ago, flash drives (or “thumb drives” as people love to call them) have now very much become a part of our daily lives, and are at hand for most of our storage needs. But buying them is not the simple task it once was with a number of brands with different features in the market. So when we needed to find out the five factors a consumer should keep in mind while opting for a Flash memory card, we decided to ask SanDisk, the global leader in the Flash memory card business. Yes, they did plug their own products from time to time, but their answers are still more than worth a read for everyone in the market for a USB flash drive.

• A brand name you can trust – SanDisk is a global leader in flash memory products.
• Reliable product – we store many important files in our USB flash drive, investment in a reliable product from a trusted brand is certainly critical to safeguard your data.
• Capacity – Different people have different needs on capacity. Choose a brand that offers a wide range of capacities from 2GB to 64GB to cover all your needs.
• Value-added features – If one uses USB flash drive to backup data regularly, it makes sense to consider the Ultra Backup – a special USB flash drive with dedicated, one-touch “Backup” key that make it extremely easy to backup your data.
• Easy to use – The USB drives should come with various shapes and size that fits your personal choice – For instance, SanDisk offers a variety of choice, from Cruzer Blade (CZ50) that comes in a small form factor that fits nicely into your crowded USB ports; to CZ37 that is easy to hold, with slide button at the side of the drive.