Re: using a thumb drive as a partition.

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Author: Steve Litt via PLUG-discuss
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CC: Steve Litt
Subject: Re: using a thumb drive as a partition.
Your device access will be slow.

Using a USB3 device on a USB2 port is as bad as just using a USB2
device. If the computer doesn't have any USB3 port, you might want to
buy one to fit your available [ISA/PCI/PCIe] slot.

SteveT


Michael via PLUG-discuss said on Fri, 23 Jul 2021 16:52:49 -0400

>It will be a USB3 drive but the port might only be a 2.... if that!
>
>On Fri, Jul 23, 2021 at 4:50 PM Steve Litt via PLUG-discuss
><> wrote:
>>
>> Stephen Partington via PLUG-discuss said on Fri, 23 Jul 2021 08:19:35
>> -0700
>>
>>
>> >
>> >i still find their write performance leaves something to be desired
>> >so i would test it out and see if it meets your needs.
>>
>> If the thumb drive is USB3 and it's connected to a USB3 port, the
>> write performance leaves a lot less somethings to be desired.
>>
>> SteveT
>>
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