jwckauman
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I have some questions about using USB storage in the latest models of the Acura TLX/RDX/MDX. My new 2023 TLX Advance has a couple USB-A ports. I think one is purely for charging and the other is for Android Auto/Apple Car Play, and USB media.
1. Does anyone know if matters if I use USB media that uses USB 3.2, 3.1, 3.0 or 2.0? My understanding is 3.2 requires USB-C. so that is out, but 3.1 is the fastest/newest of the type A connectors, so would that translate to faster load/access times in my Acura?
2. Is there any benefit to using traditional flash drives (also called 'thumb drives') versus an external SSD that uses USB-A connectors?
4. is there any detriment caused by using higher storage capacities? for example, would there be any lag caused by filling up a 4TB USB drive? versus four individual 1TB drives? if so, is there a sweet spot between capacity and storage amount?
In short, i want to get the best in terms of fastest access speeds, and highest capacity, but dont want to waste money either on higher end rates/capacities that dont matter or yield any benefits (or even are to my detriment). In addition, I have no idea how much storage i'm going to need to convert all of my physical media to digital. I've been a CD/DVD-Audio user forever and with my new car and finally having to move on. I'm going to need to local (in-house) storage for all this as well as what I copy to USB media, so any tips on that as well would be appreciated.
1. Does anyone know if matters if I use USB media that uses USB 3.2, 3.1, 3.0 or 2.0? My understanding is 3.2 requires USB-C. so that is out, but 3.1 is the fastest/newest of the type A connectors, so would that translate to faster load/access times in my Acura?
2. Is there any benefit to using traditional flash drives (also called 'thumb drives') versus an external SSD that uses USB-A connectors?
- Example of thumb drive: https://www.bestbuy.com/site/hp-1tb-usb-3-1-x796w-flash-drive/6488535.p?skuId=6488535
- Example of SSD drive: https://www.bestbuy.com/site/samsun...resistant-drive-black/6501714.p?skuId=6501714
4. is there any detriment caused by using higher storage capacities? for example, would there be any lag caused by filling up a 4TB USB drive? versus four individual 1TB drives? if so, is there a sweet spot between capacity and storage amount?
In short, i want to get the best in terms of fastest access speeds, and highest capacity, but dont want to waste money either on higher end rates/capacities that dont matter or yield any benefits (or even are to my detriment). In addition, I have no idea how much storage i'm going to need to convert all of my physical media to digital. I've been a CD/DVD-Audio user forever and with my new car and finally having to move on. I'm going to need to local (in-house) storage for all this as well as what I copy to USB media, so any tips on that as well would be appreciated.
