You can use a thumbdrive too. It's what I've got and works wonders, never any rendering issues and reconnects from crashes in 30-45 secs. I use this one (not highly rated but I got it on a sale a while back):

Lexar JumpDrive S75 256GB USB 3.0 Flash Drive - LJDS75-256ABNL (White) https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00S5V5PTC/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_fht8AbDHJX8XS

Edited: removed link to SanDisk Cruzer mislabeled on Amazon as USB 3.0