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Hello my forum members!
Today, I was wondering about the Windows 8 To Go. I've done it on a USB flash drive and performance was ok. It booted up pretty quick, general usability was great as long as I wasn't installing something and trying to Photoshop at the same time. Other than the space issue, it was ok.
But ok isn't enough.
So I was wondering, I could do a Windows To Go drive on an external hard drive since the transfer speeds between flash and hard drive is like three times faster than flash on USB 2.0. There then comes the question, how durable are external hard drives for portability? I know they have their faults, and I have experienced those faults. But would you think external hard drives could last a year or so in a Windows 8 To Go set up?
Thanks!
Today, I was wondering about the Windows 8 To Go. I've done it on a USB flash drive and performance was ok. It booted up pretty quick, general usability was great as long as I wasn't installing something and trying to Photoshop at the same time. Other than the space issue, it was ok.
But ok isn't enough.
So I was wondering, I could do a Windows To Go drive on an external hard drive since the transfer speeds between flash and hard drive is like three times faster than flash on USB 2.0. There then comes the question, how durable are external hard drives for portability? I know they have their faults, and I have experienced those faults. But would you think external hard drives could last a year or so in a Windows 8 To Go set up?
Thanks!
My Computer
System One
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- OS
- Windows 8.1 Pro
- Computer type
- PC/Desktop
- System Manufacturer/Model
- ASUS
- CPU
- AMD FX 8320
- Motherboard
- Crosshair V Formula-Z
- Memory
- 16 gig DDR3
- Graphics Card(s)
- ASUS R9 270
- Screen Resolution
- 1440x900
- Hard Drives
- 1 TB Seagate Barracuda (starting to hate Seagate)
x2 3 TB Toshibas
Windows 8.1 is installed on a SanDisk Ultra Plus 256 GB
- PSU
- OCZ 500 watt
- Case
- A current work in progres as I'll be building the physical case myself. It shall be fantastic.
- Cooling
- Arctic Cooler with 3 heatpipes
- Keyboard
- Logitech K750 wireless solar powered keyboard
- Mouse
- Microsoft Touch Mouse
- Browser
- Internet Explorer 11
- Antivirus
- Windows Defender, but I might go back on KIS 2014