subject: Pen Drives - Writing Our Future [print this page] Pen drives are one of the best in new technology. They act just like a floppy disk where you can transport and hold files and programs and open them anywhere there is a computer. They are stylish, smart and built to be as small as a pen. Most people are not even using floppy disks anymore and are turning to a more advanced method such as the pen drive.
There are many different styles you can choose from. You can pick from any color imaginable and styles can vary too. They can be slim or chunky and can be long or short depending on the brand and style. There are even some devices that are designed to look like jewellery or shaped like a sports jersey and meant to be carried as a key chain. With all of the available themed pen drives and shapes and sizes there is one to fit every taste. It's hard to carry around an old floppy disk with all of the stylish and creative pen drives out there, in fact it almost seems silly.
The pen drive is a USB flash hard drive and it is capable of transporting data and accessing it. It can support up to 8 GB of disk space. It can hold more than 5600 times more than a floppy disk. And if that is not reason enough to buy one, it is also more reliable and durable because it has no moving parts. It is also more convenient to carry around, you can stick one in your pocket and go, and the floppy disk is a bit too square to fit into a pocket comfortably.
There are a variety of models you can get. There is the fastest model at 2.0, the smallest design and the MP3 model designed for storing and playing music. There is also the pen drive camera which can take pictures and store them until you're ready to load.
With the pen drive you simply plug it in and it plays, it's that simple. You can read, copy, write, delete, and you can move info from it to the hard drive or from the hard drive to the pen drive in one easy step. It makes carrying around info that much easier. And with such simple to use technology anyone can figure it out and use it properly.
The most popular ones of the moment are the HP Slim, the Lexan Media 16 GP and the San Disk 64 GB. Those models seem to be selling out as people love their look and size. Choosing one is really about personal taste and the price. Some people are okay with spending a hefty amount on their pen while others prefer to stay inexpensive.
You can also check out online forums that buy and sell pen drives to get a used one at a cheap deal. With a new pen drive you can easily take work home with you or take work you did at home back to work. There will be no more excuses and it's so easy to carry around such as one a key chain that there will be no ay to leave it somewhere or forget about it, as long as you have your keys, you will have your information.
