The Difference Between a Flash Drive & a Data Stick
A flash drive is any hard drive that uses flash memory as opposed to magnetic storage. The term "data stick" is sometimes used as a generic term to describe USB drives, as well as a brand of flash drives produced by Centon.
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Flash Drives
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A flash drive can be a USB flash drive or a solid-state hard drive that is installed into a computer. Flash drives use flash memory, which stores data electronically on data chips. This is different from traditional hard drives, which store data on magnetic heads. Flash drives are smaller, faster and more durable than magnetic head drives, making them ideal for portable use.
Data Sticks
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Centon's line of Data Stick flash drives comes in many different styles and formats. Centon produces special compact drives, "designer" brands made with leather and stainless steel, and hardware-encrypted drives for security purposes. Centon also makes officially licensed data stick drives branded with MLB, NFL and collegiate team logos. Data Sticks by Centon function the same way as other USB flash drives, and can be used to store and transport documents, pictures or any other kind of data.
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Overlap
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All data sticks are flash drives because they use flash-based memory. However, not all flash drives are Data Sticks, since that is a copyrighted term owned by Centon.
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