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How hot do these things get? I have a few "bar" type USB sticks that get quite warm after even moderate amounts of data transfer.
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I have two SSK USB sticks that give me write speeds of up to 1GB/s (as long as they're not filled to the brim). I've copied things like 80GB games in something like 2-3 minutes. A real SSD will always be best, but I'm pretty happy with these USB sticks.
The USB sticks you talk about are basically USB SSDs, not what we know as traditional thumb drives. I have a similar one too from HP(PNY), and it's crazy fast for its size, but the issue is its controller (ASMedia IIRC) reports it to the OS as a UAS (USB Attached SCSI), similar to an external HDD, instead of Removable Mass Storage as most thumb drives do, so you can't hot -plug/-unplug it, and that controller seems t…
I've pretty much stopped using 'stick' type storage for anything >256MB, as regardless of brand and series, my experience is that these thingies overheat under anything but light write usage, and either slow to a crawl or drop off the USB bus entirely before my copy is finished. 'Credit card' sized SSDs are not that much more inconvenient to carry and store, and don't exhibit any of these issues for me. And the therm…
Even smaller and faster are nvme enclosures over thunderbolt. Easily can be boot drive.
I've pretty much stopped using 'stick' type storage for anything >256MB, as regardless of brand and series, my experience is that these thingies overheat under anything but light write usage, and either slow to a crawl or drop off the USB bus entirely before my copy is finished. 'Credit card' sized SSDs are not that much more inconvenient to carry and store, and don't exhibit any of these issues for me. And the therm…
I’d rather not have something like that poking out. Looks like it’ll ruin the port when for example it hooks behind something
> Shaped unlike any other USB memory stick and has awkward ill-fitting shape
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This product isn't quite there yet, but it's clearly aiming for the same market.
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Even smaller and faster are nvme enclosures over thunderbolt. Easily can be boot drive.
Any recommended enclosures that work reliably with Linux?
A drive like the Patriot Memory P400 Lite is very low power, so it works with cheaper enclosures or USB ports that don't deliver as much power to the peripheral. It also generates less heat, which can help sustain performance depending on the enclosure and environment.
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The USB sticks you talk about are basically USB SSDs, not what we know as traditional thumb drives. I have a similar one too from HP(PNY), and it's crazy fast for its size, but the issue is its controller (ASMedia IIRC) reports it to the OS as a UAS (USB Attached SCSI), similar to an external HDD, instead of Removable Mass Storage as most thumb drives do, so you can't hot -plug/-unplug it, and that controller seems t…
This USB SSD boots Debian Linux 6.1 kernel on HP Ryzen laptop, https://www.pny.com/PNY-DUO-Link-V3-USB-3-2-Gen-2-Type-C-OTG...
Back when Macbook airs had tiny drives and sdcard slots, there were multiple vendors selling flush-mount sd cards. They work surprisingly well, they can sink heat well into the aluminum body. This product isn't quite there yet, but it's clearly aiming for the same market.