r/buildapc•12 yr. ago

Would using a SSD Thumbdrive be faster than using a typical IDE Hard Drive?

My computer at work is rather slow, it's using an old IDE Hard Drive. I was wondering, if I bought a 256Gb thumb drive and worked off of that; would it be faster?
Here's the thumb drive I'm talking about:
http://www.amazon.com/Patriot-256GB-Supersonic-Boost-Series/dp/B00F9V72H4/ref=pd_sim_pc_9?ie=UTF8&refRID=0G158MW01A0NCCDMBSEF

Posted Jun 16, 2014, 5:46 AM UTC

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EpicFlyingBulbz•12 yr. ago

Well if your work PC has USB 3.0 ports then yeah it should do but your programs and OS will still be on the hard drive

NeptLudi•12 yr. ago

What kind of USB ports are on the system? If it is old enough to be using an IDE drive, I'd imagine your USB ports are old and slow.

If you're going to spend $130, why not spend it on a SSD drive, unless you don't even have a sata option... in which case.. screw it, be slow. Maybe if you are slow enough your company will realize they will save money by upgrading your system.

_monad•12 yr. ago

You can buy yourself an internal SSD and install that... it would be cheaper to do so as well.