Buying 16 GB Patriot flash drive at low prices

Buying a 16 GB Patriot flash drive recently for a low price was a nice experience while shopping online at Tigerdirect.com. I’m certainly no techno-geek and I haven’t bought many electronics components online or even at a store. I needed to back-up my files, though, and my 2GB San Disk flash drive was running out of storage space so I checked flash drive prices online. I settled on the Patriot XT flash drive and so far I’ve been happy with my purchase. Writers who produce content regularly need a back-up plan for their files.

The Patriot XPorter XT Boost is a 16GB USB flash drive with a 200x read speed. I just used it to transfer an entire writing folder containing all my fiction (a novel, novella, and shorter stories) along with my business writing.  I transferred 507 MB in what seemed to be about thirty seconds from my hard drive to the flash drive when I took my MacBook Pro to get a new graphics card installed.

It’s compatible with Windows 7 and has a lifetime warranty from the manufacturer, PDP Systems, Incorporated.

I bought it online from Tigerdirect.com for $ 29.00 at the time and also received cash back in the process. Tigerdirect emailed a survey shortly after my purchase asking for my satisfaction.

It’s considered “one of the fastest USB flash drives in the market.” Retail prices range from $ 29 to $ 55.

A rubberized housing makes it shock proof and water proof. The manufacturer’s site claims they have heard from users who accidentally put the flash drive through the laundry and all the data survived.

More features include: Hi Speed USB 2.0 Compatible (backwards compatible to USB 1.1), Easy plug and play functionality, Speeds up to 200x, Driverless in Windows ME/2K/XP/Vista, Mac OS 9.x, OS X, and Linux with USB storage support , Certified for Microsoft® Vista® Readyboost.  

I never realized the power of storage space until I considered what 16 GB can hold.

The flash drive can hold 240 minutes of movies downloaded in a normal mode, or 6,100 pictures, or over 272 hours of music for an affordable price. Having a flash drive of this size provides convenience since it’s easier to keep data in one place.

The Patriot flash drive is available from Tigerdirect.com. Shoppers through this portal can earn 2% cash back on the purchase. It’s also possible to go through this portal and purchase for cash back through Buy.com and many other stores.

Amazon also has the flash drive available.

For writers, a flash drive or some other storage device is essential. Laptops work well -- whether a PC or a MacBook -- but problems do occur. Get in the habit of backing up essential data after every use. Choose a device like the Patriot that has plenty of storage space for an affordable price.