Choosing A Travel Drive - Tips and Advice

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Mini Travel Drive and USB Hubs

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Mini Travel Drives and USB Hubs

♦A portable travel drive is like having another drive. Just like you already have the C drive or A drive on your computer, the travel drive (when plugged into your USB port) might appear on your computer for instance as the F or G drive. You can save any file on your computer to it, and even download software programs to it. A travel drive holds a lot, possibly more than ANY of your usual data or photo backup options---depending on the storage capacity size of the travel drive you buy (e.g. 256 mb, 512 mb, 1 gb, etc.). A portable travel drive is about the size of a key chain.

♦A good reliable brand is Memorex. Here's one I own and use. Here it is sold from Amazon.com:

♦Prices of travel drives increase with storage capacity size. This is the same brand and model of the Memorex Mini Travel Drive above but with different size storage capacity. These are all sold from Amazon.:

♦The portable mini travel drive plugs into a USB port on your desktop computer or laptop. The USB port is the same little "socket" that you plug printers and digital cameras into. Most computer hard drives have several and even if yours doesn't (or they're all full), you can easily add more USB ports with little computer technical knowledge (just use a USB hub). These hubs are in the computer section of stores everywhere. You will need to do a bit of research before buying one though to make sure it is appropriate for your computer and needs. Here is a hub for notebook computers that appears like it would do the job well enough. It is sold by Shopper's Choice:

Targus Ultra Mini USB 4 Port Hub