I want to know whether its faster.
The flash memory is faster but whether the data will go through the usb faster, im not sure of.
theoretically usb2 is 480mbits/sec which is about 50-60 mbytes/sec which will be faster than your ide hdd works in almost all cases.
I'll do it on monday so we can get a definate answer.
No one wants to wait extra seconds for the music to start (or the wanky show off bits ) when they get in their cars