Many rural areas across the country don't have high speed internet access, leaving them with slow, noisy dial-up connections or being without the internet at all. Those without high speed internet access can use flash drives to download and transport large files which could take hours or days to download with dial-up connections.
Most libraries, office buildings, and coffee shops offer Wi-Fi internet access for free or at minimal cost. Music, videos, and other big files could be downloaded to a computer quickly at these places and loaded onto a flash drive which you can take home and have access to the downloaded files. College students and those on a budget would find this useful as well. Downloading files from a public computer and storing them on your flash drive allows you to enjoy internet material from your own home.