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Finally, USB flash drives are ideal for expanding the limited storage space you tend to get on budget laptops. Many TVs, media boxes and car stereos can play music or video files directly from a USB stick, and you’re less likely to lose one than you are an SD card. You wouldn’t want to use one for full PC backups, but they’re ideal for keeping a safe copy of important documents or photos, and you can stash them in a locked drawer or safe. Nor is this the only reason to keep a flash drive within arm’s reach. It’s quick, easy and reliable – and incredibly cheap to boot.
There’s no faster way to move massive files than to plug a flash drive into one computer, copy the files across, then plug it into the other and reverse the process. While it’s more convenient to move data from one PC to another using the cloud, it’s not much fun doing it with 8GB or more of video files and photos. There’s an argument that USB flash drives (or memory sticks) are the best bargains in storage today.
