Path: csiph.com!newsfeed.xs4all.nl!newsfeed8.news.xs4all.nl!bofh.it!news.nic.it!robomod From: Anssi Saari Newsgroups: linux.debian.user Subject: Re: solid state storage device with USB type-A plug for use as OS drive (was Re: Installation "Bullseye") Date: Thu, 10 Feb 2022 13:30:01 +0100 Message-ID: References: X-Original-To: debian-user@lists.debian.org X-Mailbox-Line: From debian-user-request@lists.debian.org Thu Feb 10 12:28:54 2022 Old-Return-Path: X-Amavis-Spam-Status: No, score=-4.74 tagged_above=-10000 required=5.3 tests=[BAYES_00=-2, FOURLA=0.1, FREEMAIL_FORGED_FROMDOMAIN=0.25, FREEMAIL_FROM=0.001, HEADER_FROM_DIFFERENT_DOMAINS=0.249, LDO_WHITELIST=-5, SARE_MLH_Stock10=1.66] autolearn=no autolearn_force=no X-Policyd-Weight: using cached result; rate: -4.6 X-Injected-Via-Gmane: http://gmane.org/ Organization: An impatient and LOUD arachnid MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain User-Agent: Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Emacs/26.1 (gnu/linux) Cancel-Lock: sha1:tJPAXPU9+UN05HuIua/xJdNtT9g= Mail-Followup-To: debian-user@lists.debian.org X-Mailing-List: archive/latest/785978 List-ID: List-URL: List-Archive: https://lists.debian.org/msgid-search/sm01r0arjma.fsf@lakka.kapsi.fi Approved: robomod@news.nic.it Lines: 22 Sender: robomod@news.nic.it X-Original-Date: Thu, 10 Feb 2022 14:28:29 +0200 X-Original-Message-ID: X-Original-References: <19951746-25a0-6ac8-0ac9-2ed1bb204e7e@holgerdanske.com> Xref: csiph.com linux.debian.user:245172 David Christensen writes: > I am looking for a small (~16 GB), low power, high-endurance, > solid-state storage device with a USB 1.0/1.1/2.0/3.0+ type-A plug, > powered by a USB 1.0/1.1/2.0/3.0+ type-A receptacle, which is designed > to be used as a system drive. I would use it to install and run > commercial and FOSS OS's (Windows, macOS, Debian and FreeBSD) on > SBC's, laptops, tablets, desktops, workstations, servers, etc.. I don't know if it's relevant to your case but when I wanted a USB SSD a few years ago, I just bought a case from eBay I think. Brand was "JEYI" and they advertized the control chip used and TRIM support right in the subject. The case is a little wider than a usual USB memory sticks and takes standard m.2 SSDs. Only the smaller physical sizes though, I think 2240 and 2232 which aren't that common any more. But back then Sandisk 2240 120 GB SSDs were common and it's still going strong. These days looks like the 2280 form factor dominates and 120 GB is the cheapest size. Smaller ones are around, both physical and capacity but they cost more. Oh and JEYI still makes USB adapter cases for m.2 SSDs.