Fast little USB thumb drive.

EdTittel said:

Yes, true and you can use CrystalDiskInfo to check to see if a device supports it:
Attachment 327308
If you can use a UASP connection your USB access speeds will usually top out at around 1 Gbps instead of 0.5 Gpbs. I've confirmed this on numerous PCs and laptops recently myself.
HTH
--Ed--

Must depend on the age of the USB and/or USB-to-PCIe chain involved. My older PCs (2017 and back) all show speeds in the 400-500 Mbps range; some of the newer ones (esp those with USB 3.1 or 3.2 and/or Thunderbolt support) show 900-1000 Mbps for the same external USB-attached NVMe drives. Thanks for making me clarify: it's always a learning experience.
Hope you get things squared away to your satisfaction. Always find your posts interesting and often educational.
--Ed--

Ghot said:

Just got one of these.
Pretty fast.


Attachment 327136



I had it in a USB 3.2 Gen 1 Type A, port.

I think it is expensive. For less than US$ 90 you can buy a 1T 2.5" SATA SSD and install on a US$16 USB 3.1 caddy
BX500 1TB
SATA III to USB3.1

or
US$66 + US$30
M.2 2280 512GB PCIe
M.2 NVMe SSD Enclosure, USB 3.1 Gen 2

EdTittel said:

Must depend on the age of the USB and/or USB-to-PCIe chain involved. My older PCs (2017 and back) all show speeds in the 400-500 Mbps range; some of the newer ones (esp those with USB 3.1 or 3.2 and/or Thunderbolt support) show 900-1000 Mbps for the same external USB-attached NVMe drives. Thanks for making me clarify: it's always a learning experience.
Hope you get things squared away to your satisfaction. Always find your posts interesting and often educational.
--Ed--

I'm thinking the speed difference ALSO depends on the chips used ON the device.
This USB stick is the fastest one I could find, and I would think the marketing depts. would advertise the fastest speed achievable.