USB Memory Sticks

A 2GB Pen drive equates to approx. 1400 floppy disks. It is useful for school work, student work and business use. Forget your floppies, CDs and Zip Drives to transfer data between computers USB Flash Pen Drives make data transfer a breeze. There have been many different ways for backing up and storing data over the years which includes Floppy Disks, Zip Disks and more recently CD and DVD Disks. None of these can match the capabilities of the Pen Drive which has taken over particularly for temporary backups and transferring of data between computers. Because Pen Drives are electronic devices with no moving parts, they are incredibly compact and reliable, they do not require batteries.. More Pen Drive Details :- Plug-and-Play - No drivers to install with Windows XP. Just plug in and it works. Quick and easy to use with fast transfer speeds. Lightweight and compact. PC and Mac compatible Storage capacity from 128MB to 4GB at moment but will continue to increase in size and reduce in cost. Frequently asked Questions Q. What is a USB Pen Drive? A. A USB Pen Drive is like a portable hard drive, giving you additional storage independent of your computer. They hold incredibly large amounts of information and are small enough to add to your key fob. Q. Do I need a USB Pen Drive? A. Yes you do. You certainly need to backup your data and you may need to transfer data between machines. It takes a long time to reproduce your work - backup daily to a pen drive. Q. How much data can a USB Pen Drive hold? A. USB Pen Drives are currently available with up to 4GB storage capacity. You can store around 50,000 average sized Microsoft Word files. 4GB is equivalent to more than 2500 floppy disks. Q. How do I use a USB Pen Drive? A. Just plug your USB Pen Drive into the USB port of your computer and copy the files you want to take with you into the folder that appears on your screen. To transfer the items on your USB Pen Drive onto another computer, simply plug your USB Pen Drive into the computer. You can either work directly from your pen drive or you can copy the data to the computer to use. Q. Will my USB Pen Drive work with any computer? A. USB Pen Drives can be used with Pc's and MAC's Whilst you can get drivers for use with Windows 98 and Millennium they are best used with Windows XP as they are automatically setup for you to use. Q. What are the advantages of using a USB Pen Drive instead of a CD-R or DVD-R? A. USB ports are on all modern computers and are more common that CD or DVD burners. Copying the data to a pen drive is a great deal faster than burning CD's or DVD's. It's a great deal easier to use. Q. What are the advantages of using a USB Pen Drive instead of an External Hard Drive? A. USB Pen Drives are far smaller than external hard drives, and with no fragile moving parts that can break if dropped, they're more easily transported. Q: Who are USB Pen Drives for? A. USB Pen Drives are for everyone! Students and business people will especially benefit from using a Pen Drive. Q: How much do USB Pen Drives cost? A. Prices start from £6.50 to £70. See our price list.. Q. I'm looking for a USB Pen Drive that will work on my Linux OS. A. Most USB Pen Drives use mass storage class drivers that are supported in newer versions of the Linux operating system. The latest distributions like Ubuntu, Fedora and Suse all recognise the Pen drives automatically. Q. How can I protect my computer from possible virus corruption when using a USB Pen Drive? A. Our advice is to use Panda Anti-virus software and to scan all of your storage devices on a regular basis. If you have proper protection you can safely accept Pen drives into your system without compromising your system. Q. Where can I find a driver to download so I can use a USB Pen Drive on my older computer? A. If you need to install drivers because you are using Windows 98 or Millennium you can download the drivers from the manufacturers site. The address details are on the packaging that we supply. Should you have further problems - give us a call and we will advice you. Q. Can I use a USB Pen Drive as a back-up for significant files? A. In our view, this is the best use for a Pen drive. As the system sees the Pen drive as another disk drive it is especially useful for backup purposes. Q. What makes a USB Pen Drive bootable? A. Most modern computers will boot form a USB device but the pen drive must contain bootable system files. Have a look at Knoppix by Googling the Internet Q. Are USB Pen Drives hot-swappable? A. Yes they are they can be inserted and removed whilst the computer is still switched on. Q: Is it possible to transfer data to and from computers running different operating systems? A: Yes it is possible. Provided the drivers are installed you can transfer data from one to another. Q: Can I store and transfer music files with my USB Pen Drive? A: Yes you can. The MP3 format creates quite small music files. You can get tens of thousands of Music files on one pen drive.   Also available 4GB, 1GB, 512MB, 256MB, 128MB - See Price List for pricing. << Product Focus