Flash Stcks

[uncledave]

What is the difference between a Flash Stick costing �5 and a similar one costing �25 other than the cost of course. Is the download speed faster on a more expensive one or is reliabilty the answer?

[sarah4444]

the amount it holds?

[uncledave]

Sorry I did not make it clear. I should have said what is the difference.......a 4GB Stick for �5 and a 4GB stick for �25....

[sandmaster]

I use an expensive one in work. It has a flashing light one end to indicate when it is in use. It has a cover to protect the end and the case is sturdy.
One I use at home has none of the above but is just as reliable. I just have to be a little more protective of it.

[ACtheTROLL]

a �5 flash isn't as flash as a �25 one

the other answer is ... maybe

the speeds all vairy incredibly ... not necessarily by price ...
~I tend to work on the fact that I'll almost certainly loose it, leave it plugged in somewhere ... or find it by standing on it

�5 doesn't hurt as much as �25 second time round

[kempie]

Another factor may be the age of the item in stock.

Two years ago flash memory would have cost upwards of �15 per GB with a premium added for a brand name. Two years earlier it was more like �70 per GB. Newly produced flash memory can be bought for around �1 per GB.

Old stock may not have its price reduced sufficiently (if at all) to match current pricing.