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We Dont want ppl 2 find out!!!
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easy to break
i've broken two in four months. the covers tend to come off as i'm a little clumsy and then won't go back on properly.
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Do not require special software
The target machine sees the device as another hard drive so you can insert it into a USB port and use it right away.
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No write-protection ability
On the older floppies there was a little notch you could move back and forth to write-protect it. Not so with the flash drive - it will write over anything you ask it to.
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Portable
The size makes it easily fit into a pocket or a purse.
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Limited number of uses before failure
They wear out just like anything else. Keep a backup handy.
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Hold any kind of media
It can hold .pdfs, word processing documents, spreadsheet files, entire applications, anti-virus software, video, and configurations.
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Will not work in some laptops
Even though flash drives pretty much all work the same, they do not all look the same. Some manufacturers create flash drives that have a lot of plastic on them that causes the drive to not be able to insert into a laptop.
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Dust and scratches no problem
Dust and scratches are still an issue for CD ROM and floppy disc media but because all of the memory exists inside of a hard plastic shell on the USB key, dust and scratches are not an issue.
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Easy to steal
If you left it lying around someplace, it's as easy as a quarter or a pen to pickup.
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Powered by computer or other device
This drive does not require a power source of its own; it borrows what it needs from the computer.
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Easy to lose
It was hard to lose a big 5 and a quarter floppy disc. They were so big you had to have a special container just for them. Not so with the USB drive, it's about the size of a lipstick container.
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Posted by Miss_d