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DaffyDuck

You haven't really kept up to date over the past few years, have you?

SSD's come in SATA flavors (early ones were PATA). Current SSD's are the same form factor as a 2.5" SATA laptop drive.

Smaller ones, like the ones used in the MacBook Air and iPods, have a miniature version of the same interfaces.

Finally, putting the Operating System on a Flash drive is very possible - I do it regularly with my Mac OS X installation and maintenance disks, and it's quite effective and fast -- IF YOU PICK A FAST USB Flash drive!!!

Most flash drives do not provide speed information, so better shop around by reading reviews of the various brands you pick. I have had excellent results with the16GB Patriot RAZZO drives.

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