Thursday, September 1, 2011

Why Buying an Inexpensive Portable USB Storage Device Can be a Mistake

By Jason Sloan


Everybody wants the best deal when purchasing an item. This is particularly true in the business world; the cost of engaging in business affects your bottom line. Usually price is a main consideration. We actually don't want to pay too much for a data storage product, like a USB flash drive or a Flash card, especially when all of them look the same.

A flash device just stores information, right? The off-brand cheap product works just as good as the known brand flash drive, correct? The answer is, yes and, no! Both devices can operate in the same way; they hold the same amount of info. But that's where the similarity ends.

Not All Storage Items Are Created Equal

Let us take a look at memory storage chips, as another example. These are components in the PC that are employed as volatile memory. Your document is loaded from the hard disk into the memory so it can be edited. When you save the document, the updated data is written back to the hard disk for long-term storage. There are 3 types of memory vendors. One will purchase memory from some other person and put their name on it. The 2nd buys the memory parts, assembles them, and checks the finished assembly. The 3rd type manufactures all of the components themselves, assembles them, and checks them for quality and speed of performance. Plainly, the third has a higher quality assurance record, guaranteeing dependability.

Quality Versus Price

This idea was highlighted during a recent shopping excursion. I bought a bulk pack of USB Pen Drives that I had not heard about before because "the price was right". When placed in the PC's USB port, not a single one was recognized. A trip back to the shop and purchased some named brand USB memory sticks that worked right off. The lesson was learned; the known brand drives were a little more pricey, but much more dependable. A search on the Web will give many product reviews, permitting you make informed decisions so that you buy the best data storage product at the best price. When shopping for data storage devices, ask what you are able to afford to buy, and what you cannot afford to lose, re your precious data. That's your real bottom line.

Treat Data Recovery the Same Way

All components can fail. When your data storage device fails and you have to have an usb memory stick recovery, make sure that you apply the same methods when searching for a data recovery service.




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