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Can i Install Ubuntu on my SDCARD and improve performance?

rated 0 times [ 7] [ 0] / answers: 1 / hits: 17276 / 3 Years ago, thu, june 17, 2021, 12:09:10

I am going to do a reinstall of Ubuntu on my Laptop this holiday. I have an ASUS UL30VT, with no flash drive, and i just wondered. I never use my card-reader for anything, but i have a 32GB SD-card that i do not use really. I was then wondering if installing Ubuntu on that SD-card will improve my performance much? Would it be like SSD

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answered 3 Years ago disdry · Accepted Answer

By experience, I can tell you that running Ubuntu on a SD card is usually unbearably slow. You won't get anywhere near SSD-like performance. This is due to the read and write speed limitations of SD cards and card readers.

Installing on a USB flash drive would give you at least equal, and most likely significantly better, performance.

Please note that I am only speaking from personal experience.