Yes, the secure digital memory cards do have a physical write protect switch like the USB flash drives.
Portable memory devices such as flash drives are extremely vulnerable to security risks. It is easy for all of the digital files stored on flash drives to fall into the wrong hands. To guarantee complete security of digital information, it is important to secure a flash drive with either a software or hardware method. There are software programs which allow users to set passwords when trying to access the files on a flash drive. There are also specialized mini combination locks which could be used to secure these devices.
There are a lot kinds of computer storage devices such as Hard drives, Floppy drives, Zip drives, CompactFlash cards, Tape drives, SD cards, CD, DVD, and Blu-Ray drives.
both are good brands. but western digital is the best.
Most USB drives have a small write-protect switch/slider which you can use to make the drive read-only. If your drive doesn't have one and its essential for you, then consider buying one that does have the write-protect feature- USB drives are quite affordable these days. You can buy this software to write protect a pen drive: penprotectorenglish.wordpress.com There are, however a few things you can do, like ... * Secure your thumdrive with TrueCrypt * Use a Registry Hack to Disable Writing to USB Drives * PenProtector - write protect a pen drive from viruses etc..
The website "BT Digital Vault" offers online storage services, meaning that you can transfer your files to their physical drives and access them anywhere in the world, as long as you are online.
Most hard drives have a hard metal case to protect the disk(s) within, so they could endure a small drop or two. But yes, they are sensitive to physical damage.
The top four brands of 1TB Hard Drives are amongst others Western Digital hard drives, Seagate hard drives, Toshiba hard drives, and Hitachi hard drives.
Seagate technology was founded in 1979 and is an industry leader in hard disc drives and storage solutions. Seagate products enable people to store, share and protect their valuable digital content.
Western Digital and SeaGate are the top manufacturers of hard drives, internal and external.
Some examples of external hard drives are SATA,SSD,sea gate and western digital. These are not able to be downloaded, but can be bought online from electronics stores, or from physical stores.
The best brand of storage drives are either FreeAgent or Seagate. Whatever you do, do not get Western Digital. They always die on me whenever I use their drives.
Tape drives are best for offsite backup to protect valuable information.