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0 pointscromka2mo ago0 comments

Its not about size but being able to run a RAID1 setup for speed and redundancy. External USB storage doesn't help here.

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guerby2mo ago· 1 in thread

"With a USB 3.2 Gen 2 interface, it reaches 1000 MB/s read and 800 MB/s write speeds. It is fast enough to run apps and even boot an operating system from"

cromkaOP2mo ago

That doesn't matter. Fastest PCIe 5.0 NVMe SSD is 14000MB/s. You typically run RAID1 on identical drives. It's also about IOPs, not just speed.

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