It could be this too! Don_Dickle @lemmy.world

What about the device you’re connecting these two to? What are the interfaces on that device?

Not enough info here. Is it a SATA drive connected to your mobo? What type of USB are you using? Are you transferring files?

If you are transferring files from a SATA drive, you’re going to be limited by the sata interface. If you are using an older USB standard, you are going to be limited by the speeds of that USB interface. Also depends on what specs your system is using.

If everything is “fast enough” (using an m.2 ssd and fast enough USB connector), it could be that your USB cable isn’t able to do 3.0 type speeds and is only meant for power or older devices.

Basically, without more info, there could be a lot of things at play here that’s not going to be resolved with a software solution. ALSO, you can’t really solve hardware problems with software anyways.

At this point, I would also second MacOS/iOS just because of how much the two synergize with one another. But if you’re just doing basic shit and web browsing, iOS cause at least you can hold onto your phone for a long while before feeling the need to upgrade again.