From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from smtp.gentoo.org (woodpecker.gentoo.org [140.211.166.183]) (using TLSv1.3 with cipher TLS_AES_256_GCM_SHA384 (256/256 bits) key-exchange X25519 server-signature RSA-PSS (4096 bits) server-digest SHA256) (No client certificate requested) by finch.gentoo.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 7D3121582EF for ; Tue, 18 Feb 2025 19:11:47 +0000 (UTC) Received: from lists.gentoo.org (bobolink.gentoo.org [140.211.166.189]) (using TLSv1.3 with cipher TLS_AES_256_GCM_SHA384 (256/256 bits) key-exchange X25519 server-signature RSA-PSS (4096 bits)) (No client certificate requested) (Authenticated sender: relay-lists.gentoo.org@gentoo.org) by smtp.gentoo.org (Postfix) with ESMTPSA id 6365134355F for ; Tue, 18 Feb 2025 19:11:47 +0000 (UTC) Received: from bobolink.gentoo.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by bobolink.gentoo.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 6BB5311047E; Tue, 18 Feb 2025 19:10:39 +0000 (UTC) Received: from mp-relay-01.fibernetics.ca (mp-relay-01.fibernetics.ca [208.85.217.136]) (using TLSv1.3 with cipher TLS_AES_256_GCM_SHA384 (256/256 bits) key-exchange X25519 server-signature RSA-PSS (4096 bits) server-digest SHA256) (No client certificate requested) by bobolink.gentoo.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 4285D110470 for ; Tue, 18 Feb 2025 19:10:38 +0000 (UTC) Received: from mailpool-fe-02.fibernetics.ca (mailpool-fe-02.fibernetics.ca [208.85.217.145]) (using TLSv1.3 with cipher TLS_AES_256_GCM_SHA384 (256/256 bits) key-exchange X25519 server-signature RSA-PSS (2048 bits) server-digest SHA256) (No client certificate requested) by mp-relay-01.fibernetics.ca (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 8201DE0E12 for ; Tue, 18 Feb 2025 19:10:37 +0000 (UTC) Received: from localhost (mailpool-mx-01.fibernetics.ca [208.85.217.140]) by mailpool-fe-02.fibernetics.ca (Postfix) with ESMTP id 7EDBC60CF4 for ; Tue, 18 Feb 2025 19:10:37 +0000 (UTC) X-Virus-Scanned: Debian amavisd-new at X-Spam-Flag: NO X-Spam-Score: -0.299 X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-0.299 tagged_above=-999 required=5 tests=[ALL_TRUSTED=-1, BAYES_50=0.8, DKIM_SIGNED=0.1, DKIM_VALID=-0.1, DKIM_VALID_AU=-0.1, URIBL_BLOCKED=0.001] autolearn=no autolearn_force=no Received: from mailpool-fe-02.fibernetics.ca ([208.85.217.145]) by localhost (mail-mx-01.fibernetics.ca [208.85.217.140]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with ESMTP id WPHmS0cDHNZg for ; Tue, 18 Feb 2025 19:10:37 +0000 (UTC) Received: from ca.inter.net (ipagstaticip-775be200-4a37-75d6-8e66-9fb1bf5ef423.sdsl.bell.ca [74.15.193.54]) (using TLSv1.3 with cipher TLS_AES_256_GCM_SHA384 (256/256 bits) key-exchange ECDHE (P-256) server-signature RSA-PSS (2048 bits) server-digest SHA256) (No client certificate requested) (Authenticated sender: purslow1@ca.inter.net) by mail.ca.inter.net (Postfix) with ESMTPSA id 30CA460BF1 for ; Tue, 18 Feb 2025 19:10:37 +0000 (UTC) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/simple; d=ca.inter.net; s=mail; t=1739905837; bh=JSLLtx8lEehAXuVl3t9RxgoJ3O85HCcZA5ehGaYvJdY=; h=Date:From:To:Subject:References:In-Reply-To:From; b=MmMPngVQtlbV2fcbGYFCz1yQgBOB8Rpi2tdI+RrsNxkm3nzRXPWTQZ6ce90nSkmnE FtYVPGgMxryIBMfEtGnmYAZhLwB2eTU5APL39we0pp5dQRbJ2e2Gi2NEw494mttAOQ GMuJwYkFs7S6MwPrsIJG5ziOQt5iFgND9Ki64Wvp2F3qnqc7Z8xEehLl5xPwj/n1bo rrJml0iXDec6hAyCLCVx2c/ch4fMU4jvprO69Z9qip+db9gs81OlRGUMQB33E8LqhU dw7GKUKiCP1IAwlwugPJ0+MI7imOYm/vU2rS76NGJ9lyHWoppT8viaVzdlEdfFVoBY c0butZ/bAT0oA== Date: Tue, 18 Feb 2025 14:10:35 -0500 From: Philip Webb To: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Re: problem formatting new 256 GB USB stick : alternatives Message-ID: Mail-Followup-To: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org References: <115993398.nniJfEyVGO@rogueboard> Precedence: bulk List-Post: List-Help: List-Unsubscribe: List-Subscribe: List-Id: Gentoo Linux mail X-BeenThere: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org Reply-to: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org X-Auto-Response-Suppress: DR, RN, NRN, OOF, AutoReply MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit In-Reply-To: X-Archives-Salt: ac9dc15a-9b0d-43ce-b8e2-660b1e03de09 X-Archives-Hash: 21fe8d10c5a3ffb370f0ffb232972d94 250218 Frank Steinmetzger wrote: > I recommend an external USB case with an NVMe SSD inside. > This may not be as compact and not as cheap, > but they are much much much faster and probably longer-lasting > than any USB stick, because their flash controllers are more sophisticated > and the parts of higher fidelity. A not-too-cheap NVMe will do fine, > as long as it’s TLC, not QLC flash. Can you explain this -- TLC/QLC -- in more detail ? > And when used behind USB, an on-board DRAM cache is beneficial > if you deal with many small files. Is that a different solution or part of the same device ? > A good metal case with 10 Gb/s USB is c USD 20 > and the older Kioxia Exceria G2 with 500 GB and DRAM > can be had for 35 € on the Old Continent’s market. That looks very interesting, if CC sells it or someone reliable via I/net. I use a USB 3 stick with 32 GB for daily back-ups & USB 2 or 3's with 64 - 128 GB for longer-term archives ; smaller sticks are necessary to live-system ISOs. USB sticks are very economical with physical space, but if they're becoming less reliable at the manufacturing end, it would make sense to try something which promises to be more reliable. Does anyone else comments on this or other alternative solutions ? > Latin: the late revenge of the Romans to all Germans. To a native Anglophone, German looks more like someone's revenge (grin). -- ========================,,============================================ SUPPORT ___________//___, Philip Webb ELECTRIC /] [] [] [] [] []| Cities Centre, University of Toronto TRANSIT `-O----------O---' purslowatcadotinterdotnet