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Hey everyone, Does anyone know what sort of read/write speed I need for Gentoo linux to run smoothly? So I installed it on a 64gb 3.1 usb and it is like the whole operating system runs really slow. I did a speed test on the usb and its read is around 37mbs is this to slow or?


Thanks in advance
 
37 MB/s? That is just a little faster than max speed of USB 2.0. I have USB thumb drives that have read speeds over 150 MB/s. So yeah your USB thumb drive is probably too slow.
 
sharky007 said:
Hey everyone, Does anyone know what sort of read/write speed I need for Gentoo linux to run smoothly? So I installed it on a 64gb 3.1 usb and it is like the whole operating system runs really slow. I did a speed test on the usb and its read is around 37mbs is this to slow or?


Thanks in advance
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I did the same on a lexar usb 3.1 64gb usb stick rated at 212MB/s and it still slows down to a crawl randomly. It ended up dying on me after a forced reboot. I got after an ssd drive (sata3) for cheap (around $45 for 250GB 3D Nand) instead and its blazing fast like on a pc. Just upgrade to a good quality ssd like Crucial MX series, its a good investment beyond the linux on ps4. Buying a quality one is important for reliability and no overheating and consistent speed. I will never buy usb sticks again! so PS: for the ssd usb3 enclosure make sure it supports UASP, it frees the cpu from managing data transfers.
 
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Lexar? Honestly, that brand is basically one of the cheapest and unpopular brands. So I wouldn't trust it.

Yep, a SSD in a USB 3.0 enclosure will do much better. Great job :) .
 
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