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Looking for the Perfect USB Flash Drive (lemmy.world)
submitted 7 months ago by nopersonalspace@lemmy.world to c/selfhosted@lemmy.world
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I've been using some cheap flash drives for things like installing OSs and the like, but now I've picked up a Dell Wyse 3040 system to play with which only has 8gb of storage. So I'm installing the OS onto a flash drive permanently (don't worry, just for messing with, nothing of value will be lost if/when the drive craps out).

However, the performance of my cheap flash drive is terrible and installing packages & transferring files is so slow. My question is: Would getting a better drive make a meaningful difference here? If so, anyone have some recommendations of drives they like that are fast?

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[–] BombOmOm@lemmy.world 22 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (18 children)

For running an OS off a USB drive, I would recommend getting a USB to M.2 enclosure and putting an M.2 drive in it. This will give you better performance than any flash drive out there. The memory they put into normal flash drives is just slow slow slow for the use case of an OS.

M.2 Enclosure

M.2 Drive to go in it

Now, the only negative there is that is kinda expensive. If you really want to stick to a normal USB drive, maybe try this one out. But I would really like to stress that running an OS off a normal USB drive is going to be slow.

[–] Ep1cFac3pa1m@lemmy.world 2 points 7 months ago (1 children)

The M.2 enclosure I have gets extremely hot during periods of extended use like installing an OS or transferring large amounts of data. Not sure if it’s a problem with other enclosures, but it’s something to consider.

[–] lemmyvore@feddit.nl 3 points 7 months ago (2 children)

Check the chipset maker. If it's JMicro that's the problem, they suck. Look for something with Realtek or Asmedia chipset.

[–] bastion@feddit.nl 2 points 7 months ago

That may also be a problem, but these external enclosures need heat management. It can be passive, but they definitely need to handle heat, whatever the chipmaker for the actual drive.

[–] Ep1cFac3pa1m@lemmy.world 2 points 7 months ago (1 children)

You mean the SSD chipset, or the does the enclosure have a chipset, too?

[–] lemmyvore@feddit.nl 2 points 7 months ago

The enclosure chipset.

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