Flashdrives

[coyNcautious]

Computer experts out there. What is the best brand of flashdrive (jumpdrive) out there
in terms of reliability, and longevity, There are so many brands out there.

[Adeptus32]

It's pretty much all the same. If you are security cautious, AES256 encrypt the info when you store it.

[Unique_Carpenter]

Get whatever size you need and simply look for something on sale. You can get an 8GB flash for less than $10. If you're going to have large picture albums or backups, go with a portable hard drive. I picked up a 1TB portable for under $50 a couple weeks ago.
As Adeptus mentions, encryption. Almost all come with it built in. Use it. Client's expect it.

Last, flash drives are notorious for transmitting viruses. Always hard scan a flash with a decent anti program, before usage, and after the data is loaded, as the act of data transfer/copy sometimes triggers latent viruses. It’s simply a good habit. Last, once data is transferred, erase, etc. There's a more security driven concept on delete that I'll simply not go into as I'm only on 2nd cup.