Choosing Eco-Friendly USB Drives for Your Business Needs

Article by rhizomatrix (2,563 pts ) , published Nov 5, 2009

Many businesses bulk-buy USB flash drives as a simple and portable means for their personnel to save and utilize corporate information such as inventory, sales figures and presentations. Now there are a number of green options on the market.

If you are accustomed to buying USB flash drives in bulk for your business you might want to consider these environmentally friendly options.

MemoTrek, is a Hong Kong based company that specialized in custom made USB flash drives that can be used for promotional marketing campaigns. The flash drives can be branded with a company logo and can be bought wholesale.

Earlier this year MemoTrek added a stylish and eco-friendly flash drive to its range. The Woody Bamboo has a hard-impact wooden body that is available in several different bamboo shades. The drives are high speed USB 2.0 certified, CE certified, compatible with USB 1.1 and only needs drivers for Windows 95/98, which are supplied free of charge on request. The Woody Bamboo also comes in a hardened bamboo eco-friendly gift box.

The Woody Bamboo incorporates a high-speed NAND flash memory from Hynix with a stylish eco-friendly casing made from renewable energy resources. It is durable and according to MemoTrek, will hold your company information such as sales figures and presentations for several years

The USB flash drive is 67 x 20 x 12 mm and can be customized in a number of ways:

· Complimentary personal or company logo branding

· Up to 80MB of data pre-loaded free of charge

· A range of available custom shapes and shades

· Free graphic illustration

Lexar's Firefly Flash Drive

For a flash drive that is eco-friendly, but looks a little more high tech, check out the Firefly flash drive from Lexar. The sleek flash drives contain no lead, cadmium, mercury or other toxic materials and, according to Lexar, they decompose at a faster rate than their leading counterparts though they are no more expensive.

  • 1G memory
  • 5x quality flash drive
  • Size 3.5X0.6X1in
  • a lifetime replacement warranty
  • eco-friendly packaging
  • 97-99% memory capacity
  • Samsung/Hynix memory chips

 
Subscribe to Green Computing
RSS
Get free weekly updates, directly to your inbox.
Browse Green Computing / IT