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**micaman** · Sep 15, 2007, 04:18pm

Yes, they are very reliable and super easy to use. They are called zip drives, flash drives, storage drives and storage devices.

They are tiny and hold a lot of data and can encrypt your data so no one can open it but you. They even come with fingerprint readers for security and no password requirements. You can get them to attach to your key chain, but some workplaces consider this a spy device since they can copy a hard drives contents pretty quick!

Once you plug it in, it will show up in your "My Computer" as another hard drive. Then you can "drag & drop" -or- use the "Send To" feature to simply store items...any items...on the flash drive versus your hard drive. They work the same way a hard drive works and will not over write your data. Once they are full, you will have to remove items to add more. If you just want to back up your media files & documents, a 4gb unit will probably work and only cost about $40.00! Stay away from any of them that say ???mb versus ???gb. The "mb" (megabyte) ones are left over from the past and cost just about as much as the gb (gigabyte ones) and do not hold enough data. I would aim for a 2-8gb with a 4gb working for most users. That is a lot of data!

And you can boost your system memory in Windows Vista with these little devices too. Just make sure they say ReadyBoost on the package!

Sep 15, 2007, 04:18pm	Re: Zip Drives
micaman Super Moderator Posts: 113 Name: James Karma:	Yes, they are very reliable and super easy to use. They are called zip drives, flash drives, storage drives and storage devices. They are tiny and hold a lot of data and can encrypt your data so no one can open it but you. They even come with fingerprint readers for security and no password requirements. You can get them to attach to your key chain, but some workplaces consider this a spy device since they can copy a hard drives contents pretty quick! Once you plug it in, it will show up in your "My Computer" as another hard drive. Then you can "drag & drop" -or- use the "Send To" feature to simply store items...any items...on the flash drive versus your hard drive. They work the same way a hard drive works and will not over write your data. Once they are full, you will have to remove items to add more. If you just want to back up your media files & documents, a 4gb unit will probably work and only cost about $40.00! Stay away from any of them that say ???mb versus ???gb. The "mb" (megabyte) ones are left over from the past and cost just about as much as the gb (gigabyte ones) and do not hold enough data. I would aim for a 2-8gb with a 4gb working for most users. That is a lot of data! And you can boost your system memory in Windows Vista with these little devices too. Just make sure they say ReadyBoost on the package!