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HAS_REPLYTO(0.00)[confabulate@kintzios.com] X-Rspamd-Queue-Id: 3381A1E0003 X-Archives-Salt: 284a25c5-fc37-4a14-8405-4997bff18c11 X-Archives-Hash: 9f8947b25b8e893fb3e8fad9ebfd0172 --nextPart4423039.ejJDZkT8p0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7Bit Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8"; protected-headers="v1" From: Michael To: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org Reply-To: confabulate@kintzios.com Date: Tue, 18 Feb 2025 23:13:03 +0000 Message-ID: <2658421.Lt9SDvczpP@rogueboard> In-Reply-To: MIME-Version: 1.0 On Tuesday 18 February 2025 18:54:07 Greenwich Mean Time Philip Webb wrote: > So yes, at least 1 of the sticks is unusable & probably both. > I can take/mail them back to the store & ask them to test them with Linux > & refund my CAD if they confirm they're defective. I would refrain from stating anything which could well be outside their sphere of knowledge or understanding. Hence I would not mention Linux, ext2, gparted, or anything exotic for the average MSWindows user, beyond: "I just cannot format these sticks - they took many, many hours and eventually failed. They are not like the previous USB sticks I bought FROM YOUR SHOP. Can I please replace them for something more reliable AND FASTER. If need be at a higher price point." > I would expect this store to be honorable re it > & to be pleased to have someone report the problem > st they can report back to their supplier & avoid future trouble. > > Frank had a useful suggestion re alternative devices, > which I will reply to separately. Your own comments thereon wb useful. For reliable NAND flash storage on a modern PC which can make use of the higher speeds, I wholeheartedly agree the M.2 small form factor SSD drive within a USB enclosure must be a consideration. Or one of the external SATA SSDs which are physically bigger, with a USB cable. There are also USB enclosures (caddies), in which you can buy and install a suitable M.2 or 2.5" SATA SSD of your choice; e.g.: https://plugable.com/products/usbc-nvme/ The SSDs come with a fast DRAM cache which accelerates transfers of smaller files, so the difference in speed from your flaky USB sticks will be very noticeable. --nextPart4423039.ejJDZkT8p0 Content-Type: application/pgp-signature; name="signature.asc" Content-Description: This is a digitally signed message part. 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