I need hotswap faster than ssd
4 hours ago, VisualProcessor said:@Lady Fitzgerald
Its for my convince. I need a rugged and standard way to transfer large files from computer to computer consistently.
For downloaded content such as video games, and movies.
We dont have fast internet, so when one person in our house wants to share some large media file with another who hasnt downloaded it, I want a plug and play drive that can be copies to and read from quickly. USB 3.0 has never done the magic speeds as advertised, and usually slows down for some reason, its just not consistent (usb 3.0) is what im trying to say.
Network transfer is an option, but windows shared folders is a headache, and so it setting up p2p/ftp.
I have found that my need for a super flash drive has become quite clear over the years.
When I want something really large downloaded. I can give my friend the drive (he has fast internet) and he can plug it into his system and download it and drive the drive over to me. it'd be faster than downloading the media myself.
the point is, I cant rely on USB 3.0 for fast transfer speeds, because for some reason, it never goes the speed I need it to (yes, usb 3.0 drivers are installed, I think it might be something with the flash drives, usb 3.0 isnt slow on just my computer)
USB 3.0 is only up to 5.0Gbps. As someone else pointed out, most flash drives will not run at to speed. Even the ports often do not reach full speeds. Keep in mind that the way the standard is written, anything faster than USB 2.0 up to 5.0Gbps can be considered to be USB 3.0.
USB 3.1 is up to 10Gbps but, again, most devices and ports will not run that fast.
An NVME drive really is overkill for what you need, especially considering the bus you are going to connect to will most likly be a bottleneck. A 2.5" SATA SSD that goes into a hot swap bay that is connected to a SATA 6.0Gbps port will probably just as fast, if not faster, than what you are proposing (even if what you are proposing is a bit faster, i doubt you would notice the difference) and trayless hotswap bays that can be installed into cases with 3.5" or 5.25" bays and connected to SATA ports on the MOBO (or, if needed, an HBA card) are quite common. Most fit in 3.5" bays but 5.25" to 3.5" bay adapters are also quie common. That's what I used on my last two desktop machines and they worked quite well for that.
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