I think USB 3 --> SATA is much slower than connecting directly to the motherboard, but an SSD connected this way is still faster than a 7200rpm HDD. I would buy any internal (e.g. TeamGroup) 2.5" SSD and connect it sata to USB and then you basically have a regular flash drive but much bigger. Format NTFS for regular windows flash drive or ext4 if you're just using on Linux 🤷‍♂️. I have found if you don't properly unmount NTFS, that tends to corrupt things worse than others Sep 4, 2022 06:40:17 Michael via PLUG-discuss : > I think another advantage is that there are no mechanical parts to wear out. > > On Sun, Sep 4, 2022 at 4:18 AM Phil Waclawski via PLUG-discuss wrote: >> The one advantage of an SSD vs a spinning USB Hard drive is that you can bump an SSD drive without worrying about the drive crashing, regardless of speed. >> Drawback is you usually want to keep it at most about 70% full so it can do proper wear levelling >> Phil W >> >> On Sat, Sep 3, 2022 at 11:43 PM Michael via PLUG-discuss wrote: >>> I’m not considering usb2/3/4. I’m thinking about when I upgrade my computer. Right now I’m usb2. I know it will be slow that it might as well be a spinner.     >>> >>> >>> >>> On Sun, Sep 4, 2022 at 2:18 AM Joe Neglia via PLUG-discuss wrote: >>>> Especially if the controller supports UASP.  *aboutHuge* speed increase. >>>> >>>> >>>> On Sat, Sep 3, 2022 at 11:15 PM Steve Litt via PLUG-discuss wrote: >>>>> On Sat, 2022-09-03 at 19:11 -0700, Keith Smith via PLUG-discuss wrote: >>>>>> If I recall correctly what was said is USB will create a bottleneck so >>>>>> an SSD drive is of no benefit.  That is why the spinner was recommended. >>>>> >>>>> I think I was the one who said that, but it was in regard to USB2. I think USB3 is >>>>> fast enough to gain benefit from an SSD. >>>>> >>>>> SteveT >>>>> --------------------------------------------------- >>>>> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org >>>>> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >>>>> https://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >>>> --------------------------------------------------- >>>> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org >>>> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >>>> https://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >>> -- >>> :-)~MIKE~(-: >>> --------------------------------------------------- >>> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org >>> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >>> https://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >> --------------------------------------------------- >> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org >> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >> https://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > > > -- > :-)~MIKE~(-: