

I tried cheaper USB 3.0 drives but couldn't break 7 MB per second, which is really slow for hosting an OS and the performance was only slightly bearable. Using HD_Speed I got a solid average read/write speed of 50 MB per second.

I am using the SanDisk Extreme USB 3.0 and have found the responsiveness to be quite good.

Have any interest in creating a LUKS encrypted, persistent OS that fits in your pocket? Then this post is for you.This tutorial will take you through installing a LUKS encrypted instance of Mint 16 on a USB drive.Įdit: be sure and check out vwhite's post on integrating LUKS NUKE into this kind of setup:
