Why are 2 gig flash drives priced at $70 when you can buy a 60 gig external hard drive at the same price?
Julio Santos Montoya asked:
I figured maybe it’s because of the size, but they make external hard drives that can fit in your palm. It really baffles me that a 2 gig flash drives cost $70 when you could buy a 60 gigabyte external hardrive for the same price or less.
I figured maybe it’s because of the size, but they make external hard drives that can fit in your palm. It really baffles me that a 2 gig flash drives cost $70 when you could buy a 60 gigabyte external hardrive for the same price or less.
Exactly! It’s the size and portability of the device. People like small devices. I would rather get the 60 GB drive myself. 2 GB is nothing anymore.
because the smaller something is the more expensive.think about it .the technology it takes to put 2 gigs of info on a disk the size of a key chain is going to more expensive than the technology it takes to put info on a hard drive…see ya
Because flash memory is a lot more expensive than a hard drive.
It has benefits like being unaffected by knocks and power outages and being faster.
Flash Drives can be carried everywhere, more mobile, can fit in pockets, as oppose to lugging a giant 3.5 inch drive with a USB cord and power outlet. No power outlet, then it can’t be use.
However, the best one to get is a 2.5 inch drive. There bigger, than flash drives but smaller than 3.5 inch drives, may fit in big pockets, have lots of space and does not need a power outlet. It only needs a USB cable to connect to a computer.
However, why would you get a 2GB flash drive for $70? I got mine about 6+ months ago for about $45, with tax and shipping.
its mostly for marketing purposes - they can’t keep all the 2 gig flash drives at 20 - 30 bucks each week so they alternate. As well the cheaper you go with the external hard drives the less reliable it is - i wouldn’t spend below a hundred dollars on one.
First off, the technology is different, the fact that the USB things are a different storage type than a harddrive. The other thing your paying for is the portability and the miniaturization of the drive.