Recently I was searching on Amazon.com for USB flash drive and found that many of the memory sticks they were selling for $25 - $40. This seemed like a lot of money for a flash drive-- certainly more than I wanted to spend. Through some searching I was able to find out the only the newest thumb drives sold for $25 - 40. Older models sold for $10 -$15, work perfectly well, and have high user review.
I wondered if other people we digging to find the high-rated flash drives, that cost $10 -$15, or if most shoppers just accepted their initial results. Let me break down how to find cheap flash drive and what to look for. To find the best cheap flash drive: you need to consider memory size, durability, cost, user reviews:
SIZE:
USB flash drives come in various sizes. The smallest memory size available these days is 128 (MB) Megabits. If you do not understand how big this is, it is enough memory to hold approximately 125 large image file, or 2,500 copies of your resumes, or could hold 10-25 type novels. If you want a USB for holding documents that you type, this is likely more than large enough for you. If you want to store hundreds or thousands of images, or several videos. you may want a larger flash drive. Consider that the average point and shot camera uses a about 1MB of memory per photo and look at the below as a guide.
• 128 MB drive = (125 photos, or several thousand copies of a resumes)
• 256 MB drive = (250 photos)
• 512 MB drive = (500 photos)
• 1 GB drive = (1,000 photos)
• 2 GB drive = (flash drive = 2,000 photos)
• 4 GB drive = 4,000 photos, or 1 full length movie)
• 8 GB drive = 8,000 photos, or 2 full length movies.)
• 16 GB drive = (16,000 photos, or 4 full length movies.)
• 32 GB drive = (32,000 photos, or 8 full length movies.)
DURABILITY:
It important to buy a flash drive that is durable and long lasting. This will unsure that you do not loose computer files. When shopping for thumb drives, make sure to skim customer reviews or mention of poor design. In skimming several user review, we note that the USB drives with a slider have a tendency to be more flimsy.
COST:
Ultimately cost is a big concern. To find the lowest priced USBs on Amazon:
1. Search for "USB Flash drive.
2. On the left hand navigation select "4 Stars"
3. Next, type $0 to $15 in the Price range search box (also on the left hand side navigation).
USER REVIEWS:
Now that you have a sense of size, durability, price, and you've done a basic search to see the cheapest USBs, it is time to look at user reviews. Look for thumb drives with more than 5 reviews. Read the top two reviews for the thumb drive you are interested in buying. If you see that someone has written a negative review, it might be worth reading to see what complaints they had before buying.
That's it. Thank you for reading about ways for finding the cheapest USB thumb drives.
