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| Thread ID: 84930 | 2007-11-23 18:49:00 | Is there a difference between... | Myth (110) | PC World Chat |
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| 614382 | 2007-11-23 18:49:00 | pen drive, usb key, memory stick, flash card? If so, what is it, or are they just different terms for the same type of device? |
Myth (110) | ||
| 614383 | 2007-11-23 19:09:00 | My understanding is the a Pen drive and usb key are the same thing. A memory stick is a Sony product, to use only in Sony products. And a flash card is different as well. |
wmoore (6009) | ||
| 614384 | 2007-11-23 19:12:00 | A pen drive and USB key would be the same. Theyre portable, and once you put them in a USB port, you'll see whats on them. A memory stick (like the Sony ones) would be like an sd card / memory card, that you put in a camera / card reader. So you would have to put them in something (like a card reader) to copy, and to see whats on it. Dont know what a flash card is. Might be the same as a USB flash drive. BUT, basically they do the same thing. Store data / photos. |
Speedy Gonzales (78) | ||
| 614385 | 2007-11-23 19:18:00 | pen drive, usb key, memory stick, flash card? If so, what is it, or are they just different terms for the same type of device? The first 3 are all the same thing, although Sony have now claimed memory stick as their own, so it is not used as a generic term so much any more. Flash cards are SD, XD, mini-SD etc. cards for digital cameras & everything else that needs a small flat card to store stuff on. |
Greven (91) | ||
| 614386 | 2007-11-23 19:23:00 | pen drive, usb key, memory stick, flash card? If so, what is it, or are they just different terms for the same type of device? There is a difference. For example have you ever put a USB key in your digital camera if you have a digital camera? A memory stick usually refers to RAM but I have seen the term used elsewhere. RAM which you use in your computer does not hold information once you power off. On the other hand a pen drive, usb key and flash card will keep data without power. Flash cards usually go into cameras but I can format said cards and transfer data from like documents and take the card elsewhere. So long as the person I take the card to has a card reader then they can read it. When travelling I will take the card out of my camera and get the likes of Kodak to transfer to CD. Back at the Motel or where I am staying I format the flash card(s) in the camera. |
Sweep (90) | ||
| 614387 | 2007-11-23 20:12:00 | Sorry, the last term should have been flash drive (another term I have seen) | Myth (110) | ||
| 614388 | 2007-11-23 21:01:00 | a USB key, flash drive, and pen drive, would be the same thing. Pen drive (en.wikipedia.org) Memory stick (en.wikipedia.org) Flash drive (en.wikipedia.org) |
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