Small, No moving parts, No noise
High cost Limited number of read write cycles Smaller storage capacity compared to HDDs
Low cost Re-writable
Delicate device - prone to damage Moving parts
Cross compatibility Disk is silent
Prone to damage Can be slow Generally ROM device
Transportable Non - Volatile Reliable
Sequential - has to go through all data More expensive to operate
Small, No moving parts, No noise
High cost Limited number of read write cycles Smaller storage capacity compared to HDDs
Low cost Re-writable
Delicate device - prone to damage Moving parts
Cross compatibility Disk is silent
Prone to damage Can be slow Generally ROM device
Transportable Non - Volatile Reliable
Sequential - has to go through all data More expensive to operate