USB Flash Drive Showdown
Author: John Whaley at moka5
Last updated: November 10, 2006
Here at moka5, we are big on the idea of carrying your machine state around with you. The question is, what portable storage device should you use? We've tried lots of them, from tiny flash drives to iPods, SD cards to even cellphones! Read on to learn which devices are worth using and which ones you should have given away to unfortunate little kids at Halloween.
A selection of USB devices we have lying around the office. moka5 business card not included.
This article is the first part of a multi-part series on USB storage devices. For this article, we will be looking at USB flash drives. Future articles will look at other possibilities, such as media players and SD cards.
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