Now let us compare Rufus with the HP USB Disk Storage Format Tool. These two software are pretty much created for the same purpose which is to write on a USB flash drive. Both of them, Rufus USB and HP USB Disk Storage Format Tool is free to use so feel free to download them from the web. Both of them – Rufus and HP USB Disk Storage Format Tool is also small in size. Rufus has 1.1 MB of file size while HP USB Disk Storage Format Tool has a file size of 96 KB.
So now let us tackle how they differ from each other that way we can help you choose which of these two – Rufus and HP USB Disk Storage Format Tool – to use. First things first, I want to discuss about the operating system. As I have mentioned earlier, Rufus can be used on Windows 7 or later versions, regardless if it is a 32 bit or a 64 bit. While on the other hand, HP USB Disk Storage Format Tool is not too cool with modern versions of an operating system though it can still be run on a Windows XP, Vista, 7, 8 , and Windows 10. It is being said that HP USB Disk Storage Format Tool was designed to write or format USB flash drives and desktop computers or laptops that were manufactured even before the year 2012 with those that run Windows XP. At this point, we have stirred the water and now it is clearer which is better to use depending on the operating system that you are dealing with.
Also, the HP USB Disk Storage Format Tool can format USB flash drives in FAT, FAT32 and NTFS. If you are not familiar with these terminologies, FAT is File Allocation Table which is a file system created by Microsoft in 1977 while NTFS stands for New Technology Files System. Obviously, FAT is the older version of a file system and NTFS is the newer version. Though the HP USB Disk Storage Format Tool may be designed for this, but Rufus can also do this job.
Therefore, I conclude, considering that we are now nearing the end of 2019, there’s a higher chance of me guessing it correctly that you own a modern version of laptops and computer desktops. So if you were to use either of the two software discussed above, I would say go for Rufus. Why? Rufus is light-weight, fast, and flexible. Rufus may also have its own limitations but so does the HP USB Disk Storage Format Tool. There is no perfect software out there but definitely, there is always something better than the other, and that would be Rufus at this point of time.