MP3 Player used as USB Flash Drive?!
Such a doubt didn’t come into my mind before accompanying my friend to the shop for a new MP3 player. He mentioned something I used to take for granted and then I forwarded them to you guys. :-)
Is it appropriate or beneficial to use MP3 player as USB flash drive? Worth a thought?!
For me, as the means of storage, MP3 player always comes my first choice and I’d never think of buying a USB flash drive deliberately to store files. 'Cause anyway all mp3 players are just fancy flash drives. The only advancement from the flash drive: availability to those audio files. All MP3 players from iPods to irivers to zunes can be used as a flash drive.
But then what’s USB hard drive for? No need to exist? Well, as Hegelian states, existence has its reason. Anyway, it’s the special device of data storage, so the main function is the storage, while Mp3 player mainly functions audio playing. So with the each side emphasis, problem may arise when the latter is used as the previous one. Well…. it did occur to my friend who had his some files lost coz of constant transfer and utilization in different public PCs. “giggle”
So would you desire to get USB Flash Drive deliberately for the storage and have Mp3 player for the entertainment? Anyway, relatively speaking, USB hard drive always costs less than Mp3 player… so why not keep them separately and obtain their full function?
Hehe, just got such a hint from my friend, but still doubt the future of the USB flash drive….
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