Anyone tried a USB 3.0 SSD for boxing?

[ShadowKntSDS]

I was wondering if these are viable for boxing. The speeds look great but there may be some latency issues.

[Ughmahedhurtz]

Versus what?

[ShadowKntSDS]

Compared to not having one and using a normal HDD?

[Ughmahedhurtz]

I can't speak to boxing on one but the ones I tested a few months back were terrible versus a normal HDD (SATA/300) for just about everything. Having the drive be transportable would be the only reason I'd even bother. Considering the write latency I observed when writing small files versus any cheap old SATA/300 drive, let alone SATA SSDs, I'd not even bother.

Also keep in mind that drivers are still undergoing heavy revision and optimization.

Personally, I'd give 'em a wide berth for another 9 months or so.

[ShadowKntSDS]

Thanks for the heads up. Was a drive caddy with a sata/usb 3 interface, or was it a sealed enclosure that came with a drive bundled in?

[Bollwerk]

http://www.itworld.com/hardware/98987/usb-30-vs-esata-is-faster-better

[ShadowKntSDS]

http://www.itworld.com/hardware/98987/usb-30-vs-esata-is-faster-better


That compares a 7,200 RPM drive over eSATA vs USB 3.0. You'll hit the limits of the drive long before you actually get to test what USB 3.0 can do. Even a SSD will bottleneck the process, as USB 3.0 can hit ~5Gbps and SSD's are in the 200-300MB/s range (5Gbps = 625MB/s).

[Bollwerk]

http://www.testfreaks.com/blog/review/review-of-ocz-enyo-64gb-usb-3-0-portable-solid-state-drive/