March 9, 2009

How fast is the USB flash drive

A lot of computer users these days use a flash drive, this is because it is an easy way of transporting data around, so long as the user does not lose the device, but that is a different matter.

Often it is found that when users have different makes of flash drive they seem to perform differently, in fact there can often a be big differences and in performances and storage capacity.

But all is not lost, there are some great free software apps that can check the performance of the flash drives in your possession, this will ease you mind as to whether they are working correctly or not.

Below is a list of five useful flash drive applications:

Check Flash
HD Speed
Crystal Disk Mark
Flash Memory Toolkit
HD Tune

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