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Asked: 2026-06-14T07:20:21+00:00

As compilation is mostly reading small files, I wonder if buying a fast usb

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As compilation is mostly reading small files, I wonder if buying a fast usb key to work on can speed up compilation time compared to a standard SATA drive, and with a lower price than an SSD drive (16Gb keys are < 30$).

Am I right ?

PS: I working with .Net, VS and the whole MS’ tools, but I think this is true for all languages…

[Edit] According Toms’s hardware, a recent hdd drive read access time is near 14ms average where the slowest USB key is 1.5ms

That’s why I’m wondering if my hypothesis is right

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    One year later, SSD drives cost has melt.

    This is now the simplest solution, as you can host the operating system and all the dev tools on a fast SSD drive, which costs less than $ 120 (100 €)

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