[TriLUG] Best attached storage

[Mauricio Tavares via TriLUG]

What is the RW life expectancy for those USB drives nowadays? I mean
SSDs are doing alright but I thought they were designed for much more
access than the USB guys.

On Thu, Dec 10, 2015 at 10:20 AM, Ken MacKenzie via TriLUG
<trilug at trilug.org> wrote:
> If you need fast usb file access first of all USB 3 for the port, but keep
> in mind all usb 3.0 are very not equal.  I have a low profile 32gb I keep
> connected to my chromebook.  It is fast enough for average size files but
> it barely hits usb 2.0 speeds in transfer.  If you need full usb 3.0 speed
> transfer you will need to spend more for a more full size device.  I have a
> 64gb one PNY drive that does hit full 3.0 speeds that I use for direct hard
> disk recording on location.
>
> On Thu, Dec 10, 2015 at 9:58 AM, Grawburg via TriLUG <trilug at trilug.org>
> wrote:
>
>> My Thinkpad T61 has a small HDD, which is fine for what I do. I have a 1TB
>> NAS available that I connect to via wireless when I need it.
>> I'd like to add local file storage, 128GB would be more than adequate, and
>> wonder if a USB flash drive that would always be connected
>> is okay.  I don't need super fast access, the files are usually
>> LibreOffice files and an occasional MP3.  I simply have no use for 1TB so
>> I see no need to buy such a large portable drive.  Should I format the
>> flash drive?
>>
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Brian Grawburg
>>
>>
>>
>>
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