subject: SanDisk Flash Drives Meet All of your Data Storage Needs [print this page] So you have been hearing all this buzz about flash drives, but what exactly do they do and how do you decide which one is right for you? In this article we will explore the SanDisk Flash Drive, the storage sizes available and how they will store and protect your data, documents, media and other important files.
Unless you are somewhat knowledgable about the sizes of MegaBytes and GigaBytes you really have no idea what these numbers mean in terms of storage capacity when you see them on a flash drive product. Unless you really know what you are able to store, you will not really know which one is right for you.
SanDisk Flash Drives come in multiple storage sizes. You can get a storage device from 1GB-32GB. How do you know which one is right for you? Well you must first ask yourself what you will be using your SanDisk Flash Drive device for? Will you be storing documents, music, videos, movies or presentation files? The average size of the files you are going to be storing on your Flash Drive will help you decide which storage size is right for you.
Below is a table that gives a description of the other available sizes and their storage capacity.
SANDISK FLASH DRIVE STORAGE CAPACITIES*
Size Songs Pictures Text Docs Other
1GB 250 125 5000
2GB 500 250 10,000
4GB 1,000 500 20,000
8GB 2,000 1,000 40,000
16GB 4,000 2,000 80,000 Two 2hr movies
32GB 8,000 4,000 160,000 Five 2hr movies
* Please note that these are just estimates and the amounts will vary greatly depending on the size of your individual file and the qualitys. These examples are based on 3- minute average quality songs, standard quality picture, 2- page Text Documents, and standard definition movies.
The chart above gives a general sense of how much files a 1GB-32GB SanDisk Flash Drive can hold. So now that you have this information it is time to decide which one will hold all of the data and materials you will be using it for. Some people actually own multiple flash drives and keep a separate one for each one of the projects they have, such as one for all photos, one for all music etc. This is a very useful and effective way to organize all of your files and media.
Imagine this tiny little device holding not one or two but five full length movies? With one tiny 1 in devices you would completely eliminate the need to carry around five different DVD's. That is awesome especially if you are traveling and want to minimize the amount of stuff you have to pack. These days, people are always looking to reduce the size of items, specifically when it comes to electronics, and amount of space that item takes up. So SanDisk is the perfect, compact solution.
SanDisk Flash Drives Meet All of your Data Storage Needs
