Now I’m a big supporter of convenience and ease of use, however, there comes a time when even the most simple minded have to sit back and really question just how much all of that convenience is worth. Enter the world of 256GB Kingston flash drives. The latest from the King is sure to make the less technically knowledgeable individual gape in pure and utter astonishment by the sheer size and amount this miniature device can hold. While the size is massive, drives of this magnitude usually suffer horrendously slow transfer times — something that isn’t very appealing when you’re talking about 10 Mbps transfer speeds on a device capable of housing 1/4 TB. Moving on to a brighter light, the Kingston 256GB flash drive will allow the 1 and 0 hoarder to stow away more than 40,000 songs just to give you an idea. Naturally, such size and sophistication comes at a price…and hefty a price it is: $900 according to several tech sites more familiar with the device. $900 is mighty steep for a flash drive regardless of features or size.

So what is a mere mortal to do? Obviously buy a small hard drive is the first step. Again, remember that transfer times are key, don’t let the shock of the big storage number cloud your judgement. There are much cheaper alternatives that while not as small, are just as useful and efficient. Then again, if you’ve never had that good of a relationship with say one of your kidneys, now may be the time to kill two birds with one stone….

Source: Technabob