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Any modern USB stick from a well-known brand is fast enough to use Tails
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Generic brands are more likely to be slower and less reliable.
 
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**Buy USB sticks from well-known brands, such as [[Kingston|https://www.kingston.com/en/usb-flash-drives]], [[Samsung|https://www.samsung.com/us/computing/memory-storage/usb-flash-drives/]], and [[SanDisk|https://www.sandisk.com/product-portfolio/usb-flash-drives]].**
 
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USB sticks become slower and less reliable over the years. Older USB sticks
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**Buy new USB sticks.**
 
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The quality of your USB stick is crucial when using Tails. A bad USB stick will be slower and more likely to corrupt the files in your [[Persistent Storage|doc/persistent_storage]].
 
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All the data on this USB stick is lost when installing Tails.
Toda la información en la memoria USB o DVD se perderá cuando se instale Tails.
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You need a USB stick of 8 GB minimum to use Tails.
Una memoria USB de al menos 8 GB o un DVD grabable.
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Tails still works on some older Mac computers with an Intel processor.
Tails funciona en la mayoría de las computadoras con menos de 10 años de antigüedad.
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Recommended laptops
Hardware recomendado
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Tails might not work on some PC computers, for example, if their [[graphics card is incompatible with Linux|support/known_issues/graphics]]. Nvidia or AMD Radeon cards often do not work in Tails.
Algunas computadoras más nuevas, por ejemplo, si su [[tarjeta gráfica no es compatible con Linux|support/known_issues/graphics]]. Las tarjetas Nvidia o AMD Radeon a menudo no funcionan en Tails.
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Mac computers with an Apple processor (M1, M2, and so on)
Computadoras Mac más nuevas con un procesador Apple (M1 o M2)
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Newer Mac computers with an Apple processor (M1 or M2, M2, and so on)
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