About USB Flash Drives

USB memory sticks are based on a form of flash memory known as NAND technology. The small flash memory chip is coupled to a circuit board, which in turn is connected directly to a USB interface.

Despite their tiny size, USB drives are able to store many hundreds of times more information than other traditional forms of storage media, such as floppy disks. Flash drives have made the transfer and secure storage of everyday files easy. There compact size and high storage capabilities allow users to store and exchange large files with ease, something not possible when data is stored on large internal hard drives.

Also, unlike traditional computer hard drives, flash drives contain no moving mechanical parts. Therefore they have very low power consumption, making them a much more efficient form of data storage. Unlike computer RAM memory chips, flash drives are a non-volatile form of memory.

This means that even the device is not drawing power from the host computer, the contents remain stored on the flash memory. The escalating use of such flash drives and their printable exterior have made them an excellent choice as a modern, high-impact promotional product.