256GB USB Flash or SD card for MacBook Air?
I have a macbook air with 128GB storage.
I really need some more space.
I use NI Traktor Pro 2.
What is better, what will be read faster and will make me no problems?
USB flash or SD card?
Thanks In Advance!
USB 3.0 drive is faster, if you can afford it the Samsung T1 would be a really good option.
Look no further than the Transcend JetDrive Lite
I’ve just purchased a 128GB version for my Macbook Pro.
It sits flush in it’s slot so there is nothing sticking out, therefore no need to remove it ever.
http://www.transcend-info.com/apple/jetdrivelite/
SSD on USB3 is obviously faster.
With a max read speed of 60MB/s that is really too slow for anything other than media storage
SD card would be my first choice cause of convenience.
My only concern is if there are going to be any audio drops when traktor analyze tracks
and also the speed of analyzing tracks
Yhea if you really want an SD card i would certainly go for something like the NiftyDrive and the fastest SD card you can afford, the macbook’s built in SD reader does not support USB 3.0 speeds though.
If you have someone that can take the thing apart…the Samsung 950 series SSD is pretty much what you’re looking for I think 
This is a little expensive, it will cost me more than an ssd without the case.
Maybe DJDoubleYou is right. An external USB 3.0/SSD like Samsung T1 is the best choice.
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… 
More than enough actually, nowadays there are cards that provide speeds of more than 250MB/s which can load an MP3 in about 1/25’th of a second theoretically.
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.
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
256GB USB Flash or SD card for MacBook Air?
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
This looks like a bargain:
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.
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.
Those are the only USB sticks I buy these days. 
I used to use these:
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.
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.
I bought one too. I like it because it is small.
Thanks for your help!
You want to be careful with the flush ones though if your gigs are long. They are known to get quite hot.
