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Write speed is the practical measure that separates storage devices built for occasional file transfers from those expected to handle sustained workloads. The tagged discussion focuses on USB flash drives and when paying more for faster writes makes sense, noting that USB labels and connector shapes say little about real performance. Sustained write speed matters for regular backups, Windows installation media, camera footage, and multi-gigabyte project folders, where a slow drive becomes a bottleneck. The thread also weighs premium flash drives against SSDs, using measured throughput on large mixed-file transfers to show where the dividing line falls.
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    USB Flash Drives: Pay for Fast Writes, or Choose an SSD

    A premium USB flash drive is worth paying for when it will spend its life writing large files, rather than merely carrying a few documents between PCs. Engadget’s guide to pricier flash storage gets the central point right: USB labels and connector shapes are poor shorthand for real performance...