My iTunes library is currently 220 GB and is kept on a less portable external drive. It works fine but there's the inconvenience of being 'rooted to the spot' with this mains powered drive. I'd really like the portability of my laptop back, without having to disconnect my music library. Therefore it seems in theory that ones of these cheap, 500+ GB flash drives would be the way to go - or are they? Has anyone got any experience of them working OK? Do they cause any lagging when playing the audio? Do they tend to stay connected OK? Is there a particular way to format it to get the best performance? Would any old cheap stick with that capacity do the job? I have no idea.
I know I could buy a WD drive or something that doesn't use mains power, but having a small stick in a USB port would be better, if it's not a bad idea.
I know I could buy a WD drive or something that doesn't use mains power, but having a small stick in a USB port would be better, if it's not a bad idea.