USB vs SD Cards

Hello,

I use USB memory sticks for backup. I wonder if I should be using SD cards ?
My PC has slots for both. I have used SD cards in my camera, but never in my
pc.

Does anyone know how they compare in terms of speed and cost per gigabyte ?

Thanks

K

I wouldn't rely to much on USB sticks.
I burned several already, loosing some data.
I now rely mostly on DVD's.

"KRK" <> wrote in message
news:#...
> Hello,
>
> I use USB memory sticks for backup. I wonder if I should be using SD cards
> ? My PC has slots for both. I have used SD cards in my camera, but never
> in my pc.
>
> Does anyone know how they compare in terms of speed and cost per gigabyte
> ?
>
> Thanks
>
> K
>
>
>
>

I'd have thought reliabilty was more important.
Cheap memory sticks are no place to keep backups either.

"KRK" <> wrote in message
news:%...
> Hello,
>
> I use USB memory sticks for backup. I wonder if I should be using SD cards
> ? My PC has slots for both. I have used SD cards in my camera, but never
> in my pc.
>
> Does anyone know how they compare in terms of speed and cost per gigabyte
> ?
>
> Thanks
>
> K
>
>
>
>

DL wrote:
> I'd have thought reliabilty was more important.
> Cheap memory sticks are no place to keep backups either.
>
> "KRK" <> wrote in message
> news:%...
>> Hello,
>>
>> I use USB memory sticks for backup. I wonder if I should be using SD cards
>> ? My PC has slots for both. I have used SD cards in my camera, but never
>> in my pc.
>>
>> Does anyone know how they compare in terms of speed and cost per gigabyte
>> ?
>>
>> Thanks
>>
>> K
>>
>>
>>
>>
>
>

If it's price per gigabyte you're looking for then you should be looking
at an external drive.

gls858

I agree. 320gb external is only ~50

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CrucialHoax

On Wed, 11 Nov 2009 15:36:56 -0000, "KRK"
<> wrote:

>Hello,
>
>I use USB memory sticks for backup. I wonder if I should be using SD cards ?
>My PC has slots for both. I have used SD cards in my camera, but never in my
>pc.
>
>Does anyone know how they compare in terms of speed and cost per gigabyte ?

Depending on the current sale...

USB has the advantage of being portable to most computers. SD readers
are less common.