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In Reply to: RE: New SSDs ligtning FAST.... posted by AbeCollins on January 09, 2025 at 16:39:40

Like kh6idf, I'd added a Samsung 2TB 980 PRO PCIe 4.0 x4 M.2 for a new workstation for my wife. It actually had a 1TB M.2 2280 drive and an extra M2 slot and added the 2TB drive for Adobe projects and cache. It's quick.

Anyway, half as fast over USB with the M2 drive is still a lot faster than a SATA drive even in the motherboard. I just looked on my system and an SATA SSD drive only gets 540 MB/s. I thought the M2 drive that I stuck for my son's PC was only about 1,300. They've gotten a lot faster.

I've got one of those Samsung 2TB USB drives for travel for music files and video stuff. It's slow if you're copying a lot. But, for reading, it's fine, it's fast enough for streaming.

-Rod

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Depends upon which *fast* - E-Stat 07:14:34 01/15/25 (0)
As with cars, there are multiple measures for fast. The sequential transfer rate you cite is analogous to top speed. Not something used everyday.
What I like about any SSD is its 0-60, aka access time .

Edits: 01/15/25
There was a time when disk speed was noticeable - AbeCollins 13:18:49 01/14/25 (0)
Not as much these days unless you're dealing with huge files or large backups. I DID notice the backup speed difference over USB 3.1 vs USB 4.

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