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Not necessarily faster than all new USB flash drives, but the USB flash drives I bought last year thinking they would work didn´t work very well despite looking good on paper.
The Intel 540 I use has write/read speed of 400/560 mbps which isn´t very fast compared to newer SSD:s but still faster than most USB flash drives.
I had the 540 laying in a drawer anyway so I bought a Deltaco USB to SATA-cabinet for about 20$, put the SSD in it and let the SQ5 format it – no problems so far, I´ve recorded about 15-20 full shows and a bunch of our own rehearsals so far.
I also use the SQ5 with Cakewalk (by Bandlab), no problems soundwise there either, just keep the computer clean from unnecessary programs, especially the autostarting ilk – which have a tendency to hog resources that could be used better in whatever DAW you use/prefer.