whats the best memory capicity i should get for my flashdrive for school?

Question

I'm going to buy a flash drive for school. (Currently a freshman in high school) But I don't know how much memory I'll need for my flash drive that's best and will last me throughout high school and college? I just don't understand GB MB KB? Thanks so much for your time.

Answer 1

im also a freshman, and in my engineering class, we do a lot of computer work, a 512MB would work fine, but if u want it thru collage, probly something like a 1-2GB

thers a 1000KB in a MB
1000MB in a GB

Answer 2

It is difficult to predict how much larger files will get in the future, however at present, you will find that a 2 GB flash drive (which costs about 20$) will serve you very well. All of my electronic files from my colledge education (1792 files) would have only used 1/3 of that space.

If in the future, towards the end of high school or in college you need a larger drive, you will be able to get what you need for 20$ or less, so keep that in mind instead of trying to buy something now that will last you for 10 years.

Answer 3

Well here's some info for you.

KB = Kilobytes = Thousands of bytes

MB = Megabytes = Millions of bytes

GB = Gigabytes = Billions of bytes

An average MP3 song is about 3 to 4 Megabytes (MB)

An average photo is about 300 Kilobytes (KB)

Hope this helps you understand a little better.

Actually, unless you're going to transport lots of music and photos, a 1 GB will suffice, and a 2 GB is normally more than plenty. I actually use a 512MB one, and it suffices for everything I want to transport and they are quite common for under $10 for the 512MB size. A 2GB will run you around $50.

Hope this helps.

Answer 4

goto radioshack.com and enter this number in the search:
2500155
It is a 4 GB SanDisk flashdrive with U3.

so, you can store tons of stuff on it, and the u3 lets you run programs like Firefox and OpenOffice right from the USB.