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A USB drive I'm looking at comes in both Type A and Type C variants. Which one should I choose?

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I want to get a really fast USB drive since it is going to be hosting a database and a bunch of files used by a read/write intensive program. This is the drive I'm looking at: https://shop.kingston.com/products/datatraveler-max-usb-c-flash-drive?variant=40686294892736

 

Should I get the Type A or Type C drive? All of my computers have Type A and Type C ports. I've done a little bit of research and it seems like it is 6 one way half a dozen another way. Maybe you guys know something I don't though, which is why I'm asking here.

 

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Go USB C. A isn't going out of style anytime soon, but C allows you to plug it into smaller and smaller form factor devices like phones, or thin books with only a USB C port.

 

Plus, you can always get an A-C adapter if you can live with some speed loss.

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go with type c

also just wana mention you should check every now and then your write wear on the drive if your application is going to be write intensive.

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5 minutes ago, OhYou_ said:

go with type c

also just wana mention you should check every now and then your write wear on the drive if your application is going to be write intensive.

How do I check that? Is that something hwinfo64 tells me?

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47 minutes ago, MrZoraman said:

How do I check that? Is that something hwinfo64 tells me?

There are a lot of disk information softwares that can read S.M.A.R.T. data. 

Google a few, test them with the disks you already have and see what you like best. 

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It is also important to get the correct revision of USB-C to take advantage of higher read/ write speeds, some USB-C devices operate at the same speed as some USB-3.0 type A ones.

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Definitely C though. There are some with both.

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9 hours ago, MrZoraman said:

I want to get a really fast USB drive since it is going to be hosting a database and a bunch of files used by a read/write intensive program. This is the drive I'm looking at: https://shop.kingston.com/products/datatraveler-max-usb-c-flash-drive?variant=40686294892736

 

Should I get the Type A or Type C drive? All of my computers have Type A and Type C ports. I've done a little bit of research and it seems like it is 6 one way half a dozen another way. Maybe you guys know something I don't though, which is why I'm asking here.

 

Thanks!

Usb drives are not really meant so such intensive writes such as running a database. I'd really look at getting an SSD (or hdd) in an enclosure.

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