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The New Floppy Discs

Digital cameras, MP3 players, and PDAs have made transferring and storing your files more confusing than ever. Here's how to pick the best bucket for your bytes.

By Suzanne Kantra Kirschner Posted 01.25.2002 at 3:18 pm 0 Comments

USB FLASH MEMORY

Great For: People with two or more unnetworked computers, or those who ferry files from home to work.

Think Twice If: Your files come from digital devices that require a specific type of memory card.

What to Buy: Sony Microvault ($49 for 16MB to $299 for 128MB), IBM Memory Key ($89 for 32MB), Agat Q ($69 for 16MB to $199 for 64MB).

PERSONAL HARD DRIVES

Great For: Data hogs (think 40GB), such as those who want to carry around their collection of MP3s.

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