And with a number of portable storage devices available in the market, the power to transfer data -- like documents, photos, music, etc -- is now at your fingertips.

We look at five devices that allow you to do just this.

Point to note: All universal serial bus -- or USB, as they are better known -- drives/devices are plug and play and have common compatibility features. The plug and play feature is available in Windows 2000 and Windows XP. For other operating systems, you may need to install separate drivers to use the devices.