0x4E4F@sh.itjust.works to linuxmemes@lemmy.worldEnglish · 7 months agoAnd then you get hooked on it and start using it for realsh.itjust.worksimagemessage-square111fedilinkarrow-up1691arrow-down134
arrow-up1657arrow-down1imageAnd then you get hooked on it and start using it for realsh.itjust.works0x4E4F@sh.itjust.works to linuxmemes@lemmy.worldEnglish · 7 months agomessage-square111fedilink
minus-squareNeatNitlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·7 months agoI imagine there’d be a performance penalty if using a flash drive for the OS. Not sure though.
minus-squareitslilith@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkarrow-up4·7 months agoMost important stuff is loaded in RAM, so unless you’re downloading the stuff as well, you’re probably fine
minus-squareuis@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up2·7 months agoOnly boot performance if you have enough RAM. Linux’ pagecache can be quite agressive. I think with 4GB there won’t be evicted pages, but with 8GB there won’t for sure.
minus-squaretrashgirlfriend@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·7 months agoYeah probably but it could be serviceable over USB C?
I imagine there’d be a performance penalty if using a flash drive for the OS. Not sure though.
Most important stuff is loaded in RAM, so unless you’re downloading the stuff as well, you’re probably fine
Only boot performance if you have enough RAM. Linux’ pagecache can be quite agressive. I think with 4GB there won’t be evicted pages, but with 8GB there won’t for sure.
Yeah probably but it could be serviceable over USB C?