Just a simple question - couldn't find anything on the forums from a quick search on USB and RAM.
I'm currently using a cheap 1GB stick I had laying around for a Pogoplug E02. Im noticing my now archlinux (yay!) pogoplug server responds very slowly (ssh, samba, etc). Even copy speeds are <7-10MB/s (where as my RaspPi easily hits 10-12MB/s with far inferior hardware, but a higher quality USB stick to boot from). I believe the stick for the Pogoplug has very slow speeds for both read and write.
Would getting a faster USB stick improve speeds? Or does it all load into RAM anyway? If it all loads into RAM, I can't see a faster USB helping.
If getting a faster USB *WOULD* help, what speeds would you recommend?
---I could get a $6 USB 2.0 with 16 MB/s Read and 5 MB/s write
---I could get a $12 USB 3.0 with 40 MB/s Read and 20 MB/s write
Obviously the 2.0 ports wouldn't allow full 3.0 speeds, but it could at least max the 2.0 speed limits. Would there be a noticeable difference though?
Thank you in advance for the help and wisdom!
