Importance of the Pendrive (USB Memory)

We live in a digital world, and the analog era is practically behind us. The society he is already abandoning paper books, he hardly visits the video store to rent movies, he no longer reveals as many photographs as when 35mm film existed, and no longer believe in the Compact-Disc to listen to music.

The digital world has consolidated videos in DivX/MP4 format, music files with mp3/Flac extension, JPEG photos and e-books in .EPUB format. What is the most comfortable tool to enjoy the digital world? The USB memory, or also called Pendrive.
The USB memory began to be marketed in the year 2000, starting with a storage capacity of only 8MB, which in 2013 would be the equivalent of a single Photography Taken with a Smartphone with a 20MP camera. In the year 2013, the capacities of USB memories would already reach 128/256GB (1GB equals 1024MB).

USB flash drive is an essential solution adopted by virtually all consumers and users, whose maximum benefit lies in the transport of large amounts of information in a super physical space reduced. The USB memory is even the most comfortable alternative to the use of mobile hard drives, as they also offer greater reliability over time.

The USB memory can be found in different formats, the most standard being the stick, although with a body size that adapts to the storage capacities and technology used: the latest version of USB (universal serial bus) technology is 3.0, with a maximum transfer rate of 4.8Gbit/s, much higher than the 480Mbit/s of version 2.0.

Why is the existence of the USB memory important? Because it can hold hundreds and thousands of digital files, as many as possible depending on the capacity of said flash drive. A 16GB USB stick could store 8 high-resolution DivX movies, 117 music albums from 70 minutes and a minimum quality of 256Kbps, or 4681 .JPEG photos taken with a Smartphone with an 8MP camera.

The USB memory is vital in people's daily life, both for domestic use and for use in work environments, for those who need handle all kinds of information and digital content, greatly facilitating the copying of content from one computer to another: the USB stick has successfully replaced data CDs and DVDs, bringing greater flexibility when it comes to copying and organizing data (moving it or grouping it into folders, for example). example).

But the importance of the USB memory lies not only in the simple fact of storing content, but also in considering it as a source for the reproduction of certain formats (audio and image). The flash drive is the most comfortable solution to play movies and series through the USB reader of a television: DivX or MP4 content that one may have downloaded to a computer. You no longer need to use a Blu-ray or DVD player if the video is available on a digital file and, therefore, it becomes increasingly unnecessary to have certain electrical appliances in the home.

On the other hand, the USB memory is also a magnificent source of MP3 music reproduction, to connect it to Compact Home Cinema equipment, Mini Systems, or even in the car radio of the car. Why not take advantage of the 8 or 16GB of memory on a flash drive to house a good music collection? Using the USB memory in the car radio is one of the Applications more intelligent, saving the need to have several CDs, whose content will not be able to be modified and whose integrity can be endangered if the surface of the disc is scratched.

The USB memory, which is powered by the USB port of the device to which it is connected, allows you to copy content very quickly, without the need for recording software (as used to happen with the CDs). Simply connect the device to a PC/Mac port, wait for it to be recognized, and copy content inside with complete freedom: add or delete files without wasting time.

In a digital world flooded with files of all kinds, the pendrive makes its way to make our lives more easy, it makes us practical people and gives us instant access to the information we need. contains. Today, the USB memory can be used in a large number of electronic devices through which we can reproduce sound and/or image.