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USB Sticks
Since the introduction of USB as a universal interface for computer peripherals, the USB stick (or flash drive) has become the standard for mobile data transport. Unreliable floppy disks once offered little storage capacity, and optical discs were slow and cumbersome to write to. The USB stick eliminates the drawbacks of its predecessors, allowing (relatively) fast and (nearly) infinite data writing thanks to rewritable flash memory chips, without skimping on space. It's no surprise that USB sticks are now available in countless variants and every colour of the rainbow.
Quick and Easy from A to B
Whether as a figure, chip card, key, flip stick, slider, or classic pen drive with or without a cap, memory sticks are ideal for quick and straightforward data transport. As mass storage devices, USB sticks can back up large amounts of data (such as films or music) or install entire operating systems (like Windows or Ubuntu Linux). Popular gaming platforms also allow easy storage of downloaded games on memory sticks.
- The storage capacities of USB sticks currently range from 1 GB to 1 TB.
- Differences in data transfer rates among USB sticks are due to the memory chips used and the interface, with premium products achieving significantly higher read and write speeds.
- Depending on the quality, USB sticks with USB 3.0 can achieve read and write speeds of over 150 MB/s. Older USB sticks with USB 2.0 achieve only up to 40 MB/s and 25 MB/s, respectively.
- USB sticks can feature data encryption, integrated card readers, fingerprint sensors, and even be built to be waterproof.