Modern users need the separation of official and personal information. Can contribute to various reasons: virus attack, confidential or proprietary information that should not be in the public domain for obvious reasons. With this purpose, the removable storage media. Which one is better: USB flash drive or external hard drive?


The pros and cons of portable devices




In the question that it is better to choose to work with the information, you should start from its importance, speed of access and claims to the carrier. From flash drives and external hard disk has its predominant features and complexity, they should pay attention.


Advantages of external hard drive




1. Comfortable and durable.
2. Puts a lot of files, there is no need to use several flash drives.
3. The possibility of exploitation drive unlimited, unlike the stick, the expiration date which expires after the 10 th record.



The disadvantages of the device are as follows: the requirement for additional port for power, is costly for the device on a 250 GB need to give up to three thousand rubles, the low resistance to temperature changes.


External hard drive is available in two types: standard 3.5 inch miniature 2.5 inches. The first of them plays the role of increasing the memory on the laptop or computer. It has a great weight, and requires additional power. The second has a smaller weight and size of the memory, but it has anti-shock properties.


Characteristic of the stick




1. Low price of the device. For example, a device with a storage capacity of 16 GB will cost 800 rubles.
2. Easy to use, takes up little space, are practical in office work, for pupils and students.
3. Has high-speed read or write.
4. Low absorption of power, which is very important if the laptop is not connected to the network.
5. A large selection of shapes and colors flash cards.


Of the minuses, we should highlight the lack of a USB port in some gadgets, as well as the impossibility of reproducing information if the flash drive is "broken."


Answering the question of which device is preferable: an external hard drive or flash drive, I must say that it is better to have on your desktop and then, and more. Although the confrontation between the two devices will continue for a long time.


Information is measured in huge volumes, places to store it are sorely lacking. Need a compact media that provide large amount. It is clear that only external hard drive meets these requirements.