David Taylor  wrote:
> Yes, brands I would trust as well.  Thanks.  I was hoping that someone
> might have actually used one of the USB-3/SSD drives!

Not on a Pi, but I've used these on similar systems:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Samsung-MUF-32BE3-EU-Champagne-Silver/dp/B07CV9KCPN/

and they seem decent enough, although I haven't pushed the limits of USB 3
(I was mostly interested in small-block performance).
I couldn't tell you what the 256GB is like, but the 32GB was fine.

Theo

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