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WolfishMusings
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so when this iomega 320 is called a “usb drive” that is not really consistent with the generally accepted usage of “usb drive”

it should better be called an “external drive”

It’s an external drive that connects to your computer through USB.

Technically speaking, a thumb (or flash) drive is the same thing, except that in most cases, they are differentiated in two ways:

1. They are smaller and plug directly into the computer (as opposed to being connected through a cable)

2. They are solid state and generally have smaller capacities.

The Wolf