Kamis, 29 Desember 2011

Buyer’s Guide: USB Flash Disk Drive

Why flash disk is still the main choice to serve as a data storage device? In fact, external hard disks tend to have greater storage capacity. Apparently, the ease of carrying and practicality make the flash disk is preferred by most people. Most of the users did not bother owned performance flash disks. Unfortunately indeed, high-performance flash disk that can make your job done faster. In this article, we will give you some shopping tips in a flash disk.

Flash Disk USB 2.0 or USB 3.0?
 


Now the USB flash disk with USB 3.0 interface can be obtained on the market. By using USB 3.0, the performance of the flash disk that supports USB 3.0 will have a performance nearly doubled your old USB. When you use a USB 3.0 flash disk in USB 2.0, its performance will be on USB 2.0. This is because USB 3.0 supports compatibility to previous versions. If you are still curious how the performance of USB 2.0 and USB 3.0, you can look back on the article "Comparison of Transfer Speed ​​USB 3.0 vs. USB 2.0 'us.

Unfortunately, the USB Flash Disk with USB 3.0 interface which we found in the Indonesian market until the writing of this article is the Super Talent Express Drive Duo with a large capacity of 8 GB and 16 GB. However, we also have been the arrival of two flash disk with USB 3.0 interface, namely Kingston and Adata N005 Ultimate Data.
The uniqueness of Design

Because of hectic competition between USB Flash Drive, the manufacturer must replace the design they have. For the women's market share, still the mainstay of funny. Many Flash Disks are sold with funny shapes, like a cartoon character. At the moment there are certain seasons, such as Christmas, will be many forms of Christmas icons like snowmen and Christmas stockings. For the men, usually funny shape had little influence. However, during the Chinese New Year, usually they buy a flash disk with the same Shio year.

On the other hand, besides cute designs, there are manufacturers who make products have a flash drive its waterproof feature. When the flash disk is waterproof, the data is in it when flash disk is splashed into the water will be safer.

Unfortunately indeed, not much flash disk with a unique shape that has a high performance. When you find a flash disk that has a unique design and high performance, the selling price was too high.



Capless Vs. Cap 


Do you rate yourself a little sloppy? If the answer is yes, buy a flash disk with a large size and has a slide model. This will prevent you from losing a flash drive cap or seal. On the other hand, models with a stamp very useful. This can make the USB connector on the flash drive away from dust and dirt. 


Capacity  Vs. Performance 


"If I, just think of the amount of capacity". That said one of my colleagues. Apparently, there are many people who still lulled by the amount of capacity without regard to performance. Indeed, when you're not a professional, low performance on a flash disk will have no effect. Unfortunately, pelannya performance will be felt at the time you do a file copy with the number of files a lot. Some brands even have a very low performance until you have to wait more than 30 minutes to copy the image files with a number of very much. 


Bonus Software: Software Encryption is very important! 


Many flash disk that is bundled with the software. Some flash disk even been bundled with an anti-virus software. For performance, there are also manufacturers that include a driver for improved performance on USB 2.0 flash disk. Most of them include software encryption to protect your data.Flash disk could be lost and your data vulnerable to theft by ignorant hands. This is where encryption software can make you safe. Software encryption usually requires a password to make your data safe. Make it as difficult as possible passwords that contain numbers and letters. Let's say that by making a sentence "my boyfriend I love you". You can combine with "p4c412koe4koetjint4p4d4moe". Here you only need to replace the letter "a" to "4", "u" to "oe", "c" to "tj", and "r" to "12". It's hard to type? Indeed! However, your password is more secure and more difficult to crack.

Not the Main Storage 


Do you ever get a statement that the flash disk to be formatted? Whereas previously the flash disk seems fine. That constraint that you still have to face today. Not all notebooks, netbooks, and desktop have a steady electric current. When power is required as a USB not require, loss of data that must be experienced.Things like this that make a flash disk is not for primary data storage. Moreover, the company's confidential data is worth millions and even billions of dollars. Time lost because of damage, it could be the data recovery companies charge high fees to return it. After all, when you only use to store temporary data, key data are still there when flash disk is corrupted or missing. 


Guarantee 


When damage occurs, which is owned warranty flash disk tends to long. We've been monitoring some of the manufacturers to fix one to five years. Some producers even set a lifetime warranty. This of course makes the flash disk users need not worry anymore will damage the flash disc. When damaged, do not be thrown away, redeem it at the store where you purchased or directly to the distributor of each flash disk. Bring your receipt if the warranty sticker that is on the flash disk is damaged. 


B A C K ​​U P! 


Backup, backup, and backup! No matter how small that there is important data on a flash disk, always make a backup on another device. Backup is not something that expensive compared to the value of your precious data.Category 


Prices below Rp. 60,000 


In this category, flash disk is generally sold with a capacity of 2 GB. Performance flash disk with a capacity of standard speeds tend to under 20 MB / s. If you want to buy at this price range, try to select the flash drive that provides a bonus software for your flash disk prices are cheaper. 


Price Rp. 60,001 to Rp. 100 000 


These price ranges are dominated by a flash disk with a capacity of 4 GB. Performance flash disk with a capacity also tends to the standard, but there are some who have read the performance of 20 MB / s. Same as above, 


Price Rp. 100,001 to 200,000 


In this price range, flash disk is dominated by the capacity of 8 GB and 4 GB with high performance. Some flash disk with cartoon character designs are also mostly exist in this price range. 


Price Rp. 200,001 to Rp. 300 000 

Price range is dominated by a flash disk with a 

capacity of 16 GB. In addition, you can also get a flash disk with a capacity of 8 GB with high performance. Some manufacturers even still sell flash disk capacity of 4 GB at this price range by offering several functions such as impact resistant and waterproof.
 
 
Price above Rp. 300 001

 

You need a capacity of 16 GB to the top? At this price you will get it. If you need a flash disk with USB 3.0 and a capacity of 16 GB, please provide the money more than Rp. 300,000.




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1 komentar:

Nice article. I agree with the opinion of the admin but in Indonesia for the supply of flashdisk and external hard drives with USB 3.0 connection is not so much that it often runs out of stock every want to buy it .....

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