On 03/07/2019 22:11, Theo wrote:
> 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.

These are great devices, I have several, but they are USB3.1 pen drives,
not SSDs.

They are very quick (both headline large file speed, small block
performance), but not quite SATA3 SSD speeds. They are much more
reliable than SD cards, but they wont have the longevity of an SSD.

---druck

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