Emerging just before the turn of the century, the USB drive comprises one or more flash memory chips that store up to two terabytes (2TB) of data. Initially holding only eight megabytes ...

For light-duty use, the Teamgroup X1 Max USB thumb drive provides far better performance than most. But it slows considerably ...

However, SSDs are still relatively expensive, with 1TB drives costing around $100/£150, whereas that same amount of money can get you a 4TB basic desktop hard drive with a USB interface (drives ...