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USB and memory capacity...?
JAYk_2
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What's the largest amount of GB's I can get on a USB memory stick and where? (for saving files, work etc)
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You can get usb drives up to around 256gb, however if all you want it for is work files, etc then a simple 16gb would be plenty, http://www.play.com/PC/PCs/4-/11984513/Play-com-16GB-USB-Flash-Drive/Product.html?_%24ja=tsid:11518|cc:|prd:11984513|cat:Flash+Drives0
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Or a harddrive (portable) could hold much much more... some I presume can hold 1TB...0
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Bear in mind, when you're trying to write large amounts of data via the USB 2 interface to a USB Flash Drive, that it can be agonisingly slow. For example, assuming that you can write at 5 MB/s*, this scales up to 200 seconds per gigabyte written.What's the largest amount of GB's I can get on a USB memory stick and where? (for saving files, work etc)
* for some figures for various USB Flash Drives, see here.0
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