Portable zip drives are the latest memory storage devices used by business executives and students alike for carrying their useful information and presentations. Developed in the late eighties as an alternative to floppies portable zip drives can connect to your system using peripheral port for faster transfer of data.

With the storage capacity of 100MB to a maximum of 750 MB it is very easy to connect and remove these files from your system. However with the introduction of higher capacity USB portable zip drives the original zip drives are becoming almost obsolete. Still portable zip files are amazing memory storage option for a system backup as they are relatively inexpensive and can connect to computers not having USB ports. But it is always better to go for a portable zip drive that has a type of USB plug and play system and only take less then 15 seconds to format.

In today’s world where USB flash drives and DVD ROM’s are more preferred, you can still opt to buy a portable zip drive for your computer or laptop. After all, you can never have too many storage devices and they make good back-up devices, too. Just make sure that it consists of a plug-and-play USB system that won’t require you to install any software and that it has a format time of 10 to 15 seconds.