256GB USB Flash or SD card for MacBook Air?

[goodbytes]

I know NOTHING about SD cards - but 60MB per second read speed sounds like enough to load a typical .mp3 track into Traktor in less than a second?

I'm probably wrong - can anyone confirm? Because I've been considering using SD storage for a while...

It's fast enough for most tasks, I didn't want an external drive or USB drives sticking out of the laptop, I just wanted additional storage I could add and forget about... I've stuck my entire music production library on it and it works fine...

SSD is best for the OS and apps, or in a situation where you work with really large files or lots of data at once... you don't really feel the benefit playing media files, maybe except from a slightly noticeable loading time. my main drive is an SSD and I barely notice the difference.

[ZxZDeViLZxZ]

I really like these their fast and have had no issues besides they are a pain in the ass to pull out of a cdj because of the nub being small

[ZxZDeViLZxZ]

I've had really good luck with patriot/Kingston/ and even silicone power? All the more expensive lines don't bother with cheap usb3 sticks you will find out why when you start moving 5-10gbs

I spend on average $25-$50 for a stick normally 32/64/128

If your using it lots I recommend having a backup of what's on it on a stick that gets used less just for safety sakes.

Example I had finally got a bunch of playlist organized in rekordbox on a stick how I wanted and was just kind of updating one of them and the computer I was using decided to take a dive and corrupted the rekordbox database... Needless to say I was very annoyed and kicking myself because I had spare sticks I could of backed up to buy didn't ... I did not loose any day at as the files were there just the playlists data and structure very frustrating when you realize 30hours of work is poof gonzo

[Patch]

This looks like a bargain:

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Kingston-U...QAAOSwKrhVW55M

[Tomidas]

USB flash, i was asking myself the same question but was told that they are very more reliable. And it has been a gem ever since.

[DJDoubleYou]

I've recently bought an Sandisk Ultra Fit:



I have a 28 gig partition which has Ubuntu installed + swapspace and a HFS+ partition of 100 GB to store media and other documents, and must say that with a read speed of ~150 MB/s I'm very impressed, especially since it costs 40 euro's for 128 GB. Would recommend.

[Patch]

Those are the only USB sticks I buy these days.

I used to use these:

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But theye were a little fidly to get in and out... The Ultra's are perfect - small enough to not get in the way, and just enough finger space to make 'em easy to get in and out.

I can't imagine why any DJ would use any other stick.

[MUTEDSP3AKER]

Never seen those flush 3.0s but just picked up a 256gb 3.0 and have been pleased with speeds using wav files.... No dropouts or lag.

[Sikele]

I've recently bought an Sandisk Ultra Fit:



I have a 28 gig partition which has Ubuntu installed + swapspace and a HFS+ partition of 100 GB to store media and other documents, and must say that with a read speed of ~150 MB/s I'm very impressed, especially since it costs 40 euro's for 128 GB. Would recommend.

I bought one too. I like it because it is small.
Thanks for your help!

[SlvrDragon50]

You want to be careful with the flush ones though if your gigs are long. They are known to get quite hot.