External hard drives — whether classic HDDs or fast SSDs — are among the most popular alternatives to USB sticks. They offer significantly more storage (up to 4TB and more), and SSDs in ...

A 128GB flash drive costs €300, and 256GB will cost you more than twice as much. That's around €2.5 per gigabyte, while a 1.8-inch drive will get you a gig of storage for as little as €0.5.

Compare this with USB flash drives, where if you initially purchased a 128GB stick, you’d have to buy a new one for expanded storage needs. Reason #2 – External Hard Drives Got Bigger and Cheaper ...

The size difference between USB flash drives and external hard drives is also reflected in their storage capacity. Hard drives typically offer much larger capacities, commonly 500GB, 1TB, 2TB, and ...

Every year, USB flash drives get cheaper and hold more data. Unfortunately, they don’t always get faster. The reality is, many USB 3.0 flash drives aren’t noticeably faster than their U… ...