Economical & High Endurance USB Flash Drives - Looking For Unicorn?

[abq]

Hello All,

What are most folks using for small USB boot & OS drives? I want Static and Dynamic Wear Leveling, Bad Block Management, etc. But it is very hard to decipher which nano thumb drives have ANY wear leveling. Any recommendations? ...Pricey, but USB - SIP Pen Drive FxAce looks promising. ...or set up a klugey usb to m.2 adapter ?

My use case is setting up a Wyse 3040 as a small home server for apps like PiHole, etc. So no Sata or M.2 SSD ports available, must use USB. Any recommendations?

Cheers,
ABQ

 

[BlueFox]

M.2 slot on the Wyse 3040 is SDIO, so, with the right adapter, could use any of the readily available high endurance SD cards. See: Wyse 3040 Thin Client

 

[abq]

@BlueFox, thank you for the link. ...regrettably requires a custom pcb design and no 'buy it now' option.

I always wished the Wyse 3040 m.2 slot was SATA or PCIe interface, not niche SDIO. ...my hopes are dimming for a simple, easy, & cheap endurance solution. A Samsung Fit USB thumb drive looks semi-promising for speed & potential wear leveling.