Hi, I download a great many movies and old uk tv sitcoms which I load onto a portable hard drive. 

I purchaed a 1000gb 3.0 external hard drive about a year ago which is now full. this drive cost oabout €55.00

I have looked on amazon for another hard drive and have come across 1000gb 3.0 usb [ memory sticks ] for about half the price of portable hard drives.

I am not tech minded and whilst I think I should get a usb there might be a good tech reason why I should get another hard drive.

Can anyone please advise. thanks nic.

USB memory sticks are for data collection .. commonly known as a flash drive..if you are into collecting movies a External hard drive will do a better job.

In general, the external hard drive has larger capacity comparing the flash drive. The main reason lies in the storage media. You can now get a 28TB drive but it costs.

Thank you both very much for the info, portable hard drive it is then.

Hi again Baz1946, appreciate that. I have found on amazon. es a Toshiba 1000gb 3.0 hard drive for €40.00 which I think is good value. nic