Flash Drive VS External hard disk/Which one do you prefer and why?  

I'm a External HDD user

and I think that using a Ext.HDD is better

than using a FlashDrive

many issue said that FlashDrive only last after 1000 writes(99% true)

so it means that FlashDrive is like a disposable device(ouch)

There is this hard drive with a usb connector has a space of 1 Terabyte is available on market for 200$.I think this is much beter than a flash drive anyways i use my psp as a mass storage .

Flash Drives are more susceptible to damages and such.

Like the USB connector breaking from the stick, etc.

Plus external HDs are much more sturdy and reliable and usually mean more space.

Not to mention, more reliable.

I use both. An external drive and a flashdrive both have their own pros and cons. Flash drives are cheap and compact, but they have a shorter lifespan than external drives. They can only last up to a thousand read/writes, and most do not even last that long - either the electronics inside give out or the USB connector gets broken.

As to your comment about dropping an external drive on the floor and ruining it, it all depends on the brand and model of your external drive. Some maxtor and western digital XDD's have rubberized casings that can sustain a drop of up to 6 feet. I've accidentally dropped my 500gb XDD twice and it's still working.

Even though there are already storage devices that could handle monstrous file sizes, I wouldn't be able to fill it up with the things that I usually get to handle. Music files, videos, documents, games and all that.. I wouldn't still be able to fill half of a storage device that had 320 Gigabytes of free space.

I already have an eight Gigabyte flash drive since I use to download files from my laptop and tranfer them to my desk top for burning but, I have not done that for a long while. I now have a 160 Gigabyte hard disk got it into a hard disk enclosure so that I could simply 'dump' anything that I could put in it.

Well, by the time that I have rendered a flash drive useless, plenty of other flash drives would've already been more affordable.

I guess it will be hard disk for me.. Because i dun store much things in my computer, and i'm not in those field of work that requires me to be on the go for often too.. Thus, i have no use for a thumbdrive at all ^_^

ON top of that, i dun have anything important or files regarding to my work, and so, a thumbdrive is actually redundant to me.. hehe ^_^

Yes fren you are right.. Harddisk can not be last longer m and anytime it can be crass and result we lost out data..
Well i don't need enouggh spacr for the hard disk..
So i will always perfer the Thmup drive only.. Its very easy to carry compare to hard disk.. we can put in our packest can take important fil in our poket.. without any worring.. I used the Kington the thumdrives fir this.

Happy myloting

in my opinion, a flash drive with 20-30G storage is enough for your normal work. it can be usually used to store some documents,files,pictures which sizes are not normally more than 200M. some larger files,games,videos can be stored in the hard disk of your PC.

i don't have an external hard disk and i had always been using a flash drive since i was in uni... i think it is more convenient and easier for me to use... i'm not really into technology and i prefer something simple... take care and have a nice day...

I prefer using the flash drive because it's esy and light to use than an external hard disk