Originally Posted by Mike Halloran
Not having seen it yet, I'll assume it's one of those inexpensive USB 3 flash drives that are now available up to 2TB. I've tested a few and they're slower than SATA SSDs but about the same speed as the HDDs.
Current drives are USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 over USB-C, up to 1500MB/sec. My laptop was able to sustain about 1000MB/sec, though it only has USB 3.2 Gen 2x1. WAY faster than SATA, which would top out around 450MB/sec.

Originally Posted by Mike Halloran
Everyone should add their essentials to their signature and keep it up to date as Matt and I do. No one needs to guess your setup this way.
Mine's up to date wink


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