This Silverstone ML05 will be very crowded soon. My pc storage hovers around 50-75Gb. Can I ditch the HDD or SSD for a 3.0 usb key drive of 128 Gb or so for my storage. I am Win 10 now. I don't game or office, just mail,shop, etc. Oldie, but still newbie. I have more questions than answers, so far. Thanks, dinosoar.
Accessory USB key drive for ITX storage
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You could, but it wouldn't be very fast and depending on the drive may result in a near unusable condition.
Most USB drives aren't really usable as a main storage device and will wear out soon. As @GentlemanShark said, most USB sticks have appauling performance compared to even the worst SSDs, which you will especially feel in a desktop OS.
You'll inevitably run into the more expensive "SSD-like" USB sticks that cost a pretty penny and aren't that small. Your best bet is to get something like the Samsung 750 EVO SSD like @Aibohphobia did in his STX160.0 project:
Depending on the motherboard, there might be other options.
You'll inevitably run into the more expensive "SSD-like" USB sticks that cost a pretty penny and aren't that small. Your best bet is to get something like the Samsung 750 EVO SSD like @Aibohphobia did in his STX160.0 project:
Depending on the motherboard, there might be other options.
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