2011-12-13, 09:58 AM
Thorr Wrote:You are both right.
Flash drives read fast. However, Flash drives are typically connected by USB. USB has a speed limit. The data bottlenecks at the interface. Standard hard drives read a bit slower because they are mechanical. However, they are connected through a much faster bus (SATA). So, it may read slower, but it can transfer the data as fast as it can read it. The USB drive has to wait for the bus to catch up to it. Solid State Drives give you the best of both worlds - Fast read speed, Fast transfer bus.
Loading maple from a USB drive is slower than a standard drive.
Get USB 3.0