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I am installing Linux (YDL) on my old Powerbook G4. Thinking only of speed, which would be faster to install it on: a Lexar JumpDrive TwistTurn 32GB USB flash drive, or a DVD (a CD hasn't got enough memory.)?

Does this even make any difference, with the speed of the hard drive?

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Please specify the exact model of your USB drive. – Daniel Beck Jan 28 at 12:39
@DanielBeck have edited. – gadgetmo Jan 28 at 13:01
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It depends on your DVD reader speed. Usually the read speeds on DVD drives are faster than on flash drives, however if you have USB 3.0, then that would be a faster alternative.

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You ignore the USB drive's speed here. It's a specific one, otherwise the user probably wouldn't mention the make. – Daniel Beck Jan 28 at 12:39
I was just making an assumption on how fast it was because I didn't know. – Adam543i Jan 28 at 12:53
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