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Ordered six days ago,,, delivered today via UPS.
Much smaller than I expected... seems to work ok...

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Nice!
Looks like cased m.2?
Flac was a great move. As Matt mentioned, my plan for the next year would be same, to just download the update portion of tracks. No more accumulating of Hard drives!!!

I am guessing this drive should have around 300gb free?

Mine arrives tomorrow.

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Originally Posted by Rustyspoon#
Nice!

I am guessing this drive should have around 300gb free?

Mine arrives tomorrow.

I'm showing 124GB free


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Yes, confirmed. I did some fast tests and the Flac RealTracks I chose at random took up 38% of the space that the corresponding WAV files did.

The drive contents are 48% of the prior size overall. That makes sense because WMA and style files etc are unchanged. I already had some new Flac files from 2025 which also skews the comparison.

I’m amazed how small and light the new drive is.


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Originally Posted by bloc-head
I'm showing 124GB free

I think I remember that they included WMA version on that drive too, that' why my math not adding up.

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Originally Posted by Rustyspoon#
Originally Posted by bloc-head
I'm showing 124GB free

I think I remember that they included WMA version on that drive too, that' why my math not adding up.
Yes, WMAs are included.

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Originally Posted by Matt Finley
Yes, confirmed. I did some fast tests and the Flac RealTracks I chose at random took up 38% of the space that the corresponding WAV files did.

The drive contents are 48% of the prior size overall. That makes sense because WMA and style files etc are unchanged. I already had some new Flac files from 2025 which also skews the comparison.

I’m amazed how small and light the new drive is.

Mine arrived today also. After the large drive that arrived last year, I had to do a double take to make sure nothing was missing as it was small and compact. 48% in size - so about 1TB in size to do a full install, Matt? I work on my laptop, so 1TB is generally the size most of the latest laptops come in, and so storage is at a premium.


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Sounds right. I have 2 internal M.2 drives of 2 TB each. If that was a question, then I agree, I do not know any stock laptop where installing BIAB audiophile internally makes sense.


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Lol the box is huge, seems full of emptiness.


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Yes, I thought maybe all that was in the box was a cable!


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Hello everyone. Can anyone tell which USB connection have it, USB3.0 or.....?
Considering that this year's upgrade has been 30 GB of flac files, and has 124 GB free, we can deduce that this drive will be able to store at least three more upgrades.

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Did you see that the cable end contains an adapter that can be removed to get USB A? At least that's what the audiophile upgrade drive has. Does that help?


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"we can deduce that this drive will be able to store at least three more upgrades."

This drive also has WMA version on it. If you move it somewhere else, I believe it's safe to assume it will go a long way.

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Yes, totally sane Rustyspoon. If you think about it, it is even possible,I know because I've checked it out, to have the Realtracks folder on one drive and the Realdrums folder on a different drive. Logically you need one more usb port. But it can be useful at some point.
When Biab2028 we will make the decision. I hope we can discuss it then

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Hi Matt. I'm going to clarify my previous question: does anyone know what transfer speed the ssd has, Usb 3 or Usb 3.1 or Usb 3.2. I live in Spain and I don't expect to have it as soon as others. Best regards

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My laptop only has a 512 GB drive but it also has a slot for a 3.5" drive to be added. I was thinking about adding a 2 TB drive and making that the BiaB drive. The new little SSD drive is really cool.


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Originally Posted by mgrimaldi
Hi Matt. I'm going to clarify my previous question: does anyone know what transfer speed the ssd has, Usb 3 or Usb 3.1 or Usb 3.2. I live in Spain and I don't expect to have it as soon as others. Best regards
I thought someone said 3.2. I’ll see if I can find that.


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fyi when i receive the pg drive i immediately copy it to the fastest m.2 ssd drive i can get. last year only cost 50 bucks includeing enclosure.
well worth it. the drive transfer speed with my ryzen pc is crazy fast.

haveing copied the pg drive to the crazy fast m.2 i store away the pg drive and use the copy daily attached over usb 3.
no probs...pg content gets genned in a blink of an eye.
i always do a minimal install pg option....and do all work off the crazy fast copy.

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Matt,

You weren't imagining it. Rustyspoon mentioned it in the Pre-Release Testing forum. I think this is what mgrimaldi wants to know.

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Box, included card and manual speaks of USB 3.0 drive.
According to MFG and "internets"- as one gentleman coined it, Kingston XS1000 is a USB 3.2 Gen 2

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Hello,

Yes, this compact 1TB SSD is the Kingston XS1000 and it is USB 3.2. Definitely a big size difference from the previous Audiophile Edition drives!

The details on Amazon state: “Kingston XS1000R 1TB SSD | Pocket-Sized | USB 3.2 Gen 2 | External Solid State Drive | Up to 1050MB/s | SXS1000R”
You can check out the link on Amazon.com as well: https://www.amazon.com/Kingston-Digital-XS1000-External-SSD/dp/B0CCQB7BN7?th=1

Thanks!

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