I need to be able to load image drives utilizing USB flash drives for work. The iso file I'm going to be loading is approximately 110 GB. I currently have 11 flash drives that average around 45 minutes for a full install. The fastest one I have can get the job done in roughly 30 minutes or so, but I need something faster.

Any recommendations?

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Posted by TAMU-93

Sachse, TX

Member since Oct 2012

1073 posts

Posted on 5/16/22 at 10:28 pm to TideSaint

Kingston DataTraveler Max

- Up to 1,000MB/s read speeds
- USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-C

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Posted by armsdealer

Member since Feb 2016

11956 posts

Posted on 5/16/22 at 11:37 pm to TAMU-93

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Kingston DataTraveler Max

We got a batch of Datatravelers, not sure if the max but they worked great for like 30 seconds then all but shutdown and got really hot. We ended up with some SSD drives that were super quick and didn't overheat.

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Posted by SG_Geaux

Beautiful St George, LA

Member since Aug 2004

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Posted on 5/17/22 at 8:01 am to TideSaint

Ironkey

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Posted by SaintEB

Member since Jul 2008

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Posted on 5/19/22 at 9:21 am to TideSaint

You can try putting a NVME M.2 drive into an external enclosure. They have usb 3.2 enclosures.

Would something like this work?

Newegg - Sabrent USB 3.2 Type-C Tool-Free

You could drop a cheap 250GB drive in it.

This one will read at 2,900 MB/s

Newegg - Samsung 980 M.2 2280 250GB

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Posted by Macfly

BR & DS

Member since Jan 2016

9489 posts

Posted on 5/19/22 at 5:55 pm to TideSaint

Don't know if it's the best but I've been using a Sandisk Extreme Pro 256 Gb, which is also available in 128 Gb.
It's been working fine the last 6 months and I use it about 3 times a week.

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