Forgive me for sounding stupid, but I’m confused with all the different names flash drives, pen drives etc. I just want to transer files around and store music. Is this what I want?

Item:4GB Aluminum CAPSULE USB Flash Pen Drive Memory

FEATURES:
* 100% Brushed METALLIC Aluminum Body Finish, Key Ring and Clasp Included
* Screw-cap enclosure and Ultra Strong Body and Light Weight
* 4GB Samsung Flash Memory, USB 2.0 High Speed
* Make the ideal gift for anyone who needs to move around different computers .
* You can store 1000s songs, photos, and eBooks

System Requirements:
Windows 98/ME/2000/XP/Vista/7, Mac OS9.x/X
IBM compatible PC, Notebook, Mac
USB interface

Content:
1(ONE) x 4GB USB 2.0 Flash Drive

Don’t laugh at me, I’m just confused

When you install a new hard drive it reads as less than the actual GB.

e.g I have a 750GB Western Digital sata hard drive that is completely empty of all data, but it reads at 698GB. There is no operating system or any type of data on it. That is how it read immediately after I installed the drive.

I just want to know if I will get the full 8 GB, or will it read as less after you plug it in the USB port assuming there is no data on the flash drive. Please help me decide thank you.
Thank you all for the intelligent answers. So if I have an 8GB file would it be wise to get a 16GB flash drive or would the FAT32 filing system bar me from putting a large file on the usb flash drive because of the size? Just curious. Again thnx!

USB flash drives are NAND-type flash memory data storage devices. And the modern flash drives have a USB 2.0 connectivity but doesn’t use the full 480 Mbit/s due to the technical limitations inherent in NAND flash. What are the limitations in the NAND flash?

I have just bought a memory stick, SanDisk 4gb Cruzer Micro U3 Smart 2.0 USB Flash Drive, has anyone else got this one or know about it. Is it good? Thanks

Hello, Im aware that some of the newer versions of Windows have an option for a usb flash memory stick to be used as extra memory.

Based upon this, with the proper controller/IC, could the ram be used as external usb 2.0 ram at a speed of 380-420Mbps?

I purchased a Toshiba Satellite 1105 laptop from Good Will Community Foundation a few months ago and it has a power on and BIOS password. I have tried the Parallel dongle and it doesn’t work. There is a USB key that will reset the password but it is 0 and that is more than the laptop is worth to me. Is there any way i can make this USB security access key? Thanks in advance.
Corey

does OCZ Rally2 USB 2.0 Dual Channel Flash Memory Drive
work with ready boost?

My USB key literally just stopped working today and it sucksss because i have really important info in it!
I plugged it into my Mac computer and at first it showed up but then it just froze and disappeared. Now it wont show up on any computer, i’ve tried it on many different ones. It’s not being recognized at all, it’s as if it’s not even plugged in
WHAT CAN I DO? PLEASEE any help would be greatly appreciated!