Don't even waste time with those silly memory sticks,so few devices have readers for them. Use SD or USB flash memory they are far more standardized.

I just though,your probably talking about usb. There already is a type of flash storage called memory stick, its a propritary interface designed by sony and needs a reader. I've seen many people call usb flash usb sticks but be careful because memory stick is a completely different animal.
You don't need to store your documents on flash anyway, as netbooks got popular and people started stick hard drives in them the manufacturers took notice and started selling them that way. Mine has a 160G drive, though thats a little small so I ordered a 500G to replace it next week.