Orclas Wrote:Waitaminute!
Engaging my brain fully, I now see that the OP asks whether USB speed matters for Live menus. I didn't experience any noticeable difference when going from USB to SSD as far as menus go, only boot time (and the SSD lasting longer than two weeks before failing on me, i.e. it's still up and all good).
That's running Dharma 10.1 Confluence with 4Gb RAM and linux cache settings to minimal (can't remember the proper lingo for the latter). All in all, it pretty much felt like it was mostly running directly from RAM, also when booting rom USB.
eskro Wrote:Patriot Xporter XT's are FTW!
a bit on the bulky side but, still FTW!
Beer40oz Wrote:Right.... I love to transfer 8 gigs of music quick to them....
cable_guy Wrote:Thanks for the post, yes i'm indeed talking about menu performance. I Just wondered if I would be OK with a cheapy USB drive or should I look for a 2GB-4GB drive with a bit more performance? I've been looking at USB thumb drive benchies today and the KINGSTON DT108 seem good bang for buck in terms of performance, any opinions on those please ?
Orclas Wrote:Seriously, unless you're really squeezed for cash, for which I have all respect if it's the case, why spend time 100% optimizing a USB purchase? It wont really matter beyond boot, but if you want it good, then just go and buy the Xporter.
The difference between a cheap and a really good USB is likely, and at the most 20-30 seconds, but buy a good one to avoid downright failures. From there on we're probably talking about possible seconds of boot time difference, likely none in actual use performance, so who cares? :confused2:
baldmosher Wrote:I'm a cheapskate and proud of it
good to hear. I just wanted to ensure I was getting the most of of my media centre. I've looked at some reviews and benchmarks etc and think I'm going to plump for some Kingston DT108 sticks.
cable_guy Wrote:Don't mean to be rude, but I don't really appreciate the tone of the last two responses I've had.
I didn't know that the only difference between a fast and slow USB drive was the boot up time. This is the reason I opened the thread, to find out what the benefit of a faster USB drive is!
I don't like the accusations that I'm a cheapskate etc, I was simply asking the question, if I get a faster USB stick to boot it from, will it work faster. I didn't know that before I asked, so chill out with the "who cares :confused2:" etc /sigh
cable_guy Wrote:Don't mean to be rude, but I don't really appreciate the tone of the last two responses I've had.
I didn't know that the only difference between a fast and slow USB drive was the boot up time. This is the reason I opened the thread, to find out what the benefit of a faster USB drive is!
I don't like the accusations that I'm a cheapskate etc, I was simply asking the question, if I get a faster USB stick to boot it from, will it work faster. I didn't know that before I asked, so chill out with the "who cares :confused2:" etc /sigh
Orclas Wrote:Sorry if you took it that way, but I figured that my post which said "I noticed no difference between USB and SSD (=faster than any USB) except for boot time" answered that question pretty much in full.
The part about money was in no way intended to hint at you being a cheapskate. I just wanted to make sure that I don't sit here and go "huhu, why care about a few dollars" to someone who's trying to achieve good stuff with a very limited budget (which could be the case). Sorry if you felt disrespected, it was meant quite the opposite way since I didn't know your budgetary constraints (or lack thereof).
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