aonavy Posted September 21, 2017 Share Posted September 21, 2017 Hello, I was thinking on using one of these to install OSX on. Anyone have an any experience? Seems like it would be a good option Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foskvs Posted September 21, 2017 Share Posted September 21, 2017 Hello, I was thinking on using one of these to install OSX on. Anyone have an any experience? Seems like it would be a good option At the same price, you should be able to buy a SATA3 250 GB ssd. It would be faster and better supported. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aonavy Posted September 21, 2017 Author Share Posted September 21, 2017 At the same price, you should be able to buy a SATA3 250 GB ssd. It would be faster and better supported. Im trying to go small with no cables. Thought the flash drive would be good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foskvs Posted September 21, 2017 Share Posted September 21, 2017 Im trying to go small with no cables. Thought the flash drive would be good.It might work, but you won't be able to use hibenation, as it shuts down every usb device plugged in.The usb stick you linked reaches 3 GB/s. Best SATA3 ssd reach speeds very close to 6 GB/s and they cost around 100 bucks. IMHO it is not worth it. Have a nice hack. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brumbaer Posted September 22, 2017 Share Posted September 22, 2017 I have 4 of these and use two of them to have a working Sierra and High Sierra available at all times. They are ok. The transfer rate is ok, but the iops aren‘t. So copying large files is ok, but booting or copying small files is not great. If you want to save space and have a relatively modern board use a m.2 drive SATA or NVMe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aonavy Posted September 22, 2017 Author Share Posted September 22, 2017 I have 4 of these and use two of them to have a working Sierra and High Sierra available at all times. They are ok. The transfer rate is ok, but the iops aren‘t. So copying large files is ok, but booting or copying small files is not great. If you want to save space and have a relatively modern board use a m.2 drive SATA or NVMe. Thanks for the input. Ive canceled the order and got the 500GB T5. Should perform much better! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts