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Nexo
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What is the best type of storage device I can get that is portable and that is fast? I'm looking for around 200+ GB on it because I travel around a lot to friends house and do things.

Does your laptop have thunderbolt/USB 3.0?

 

if so, grab a USB 3.0 HDD enclosure, and throw an SSD in it. 

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How big is the performance difference when using an SSD properly and using one in an enclosure using USB 3.0?

Last time i tried, was with a Samsun 840. It transferred pretty fast. Preformed to my expectations. 

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I have that same SSD, but I mean does USB3.0 bottleneck the SSD?

I believe USB 3.0 tops out at 600 something MB/s. Wont top off any SSD's of today. 

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