Anyone know of long lasting big-storage flash drives that I could look into? Interested in the idea of having a reliable, portable computer anywhere I go in the form of a little USB drive
Anonymous · 2025-10-09 13:40 [#741][report] I remember seeing a picture on LambdaJS of an ultra deckeed out USB that had a USBC connector, an SD card slot, and other goodies along with storage by default. I don't know what it is orr how useful it actually would be but I think that'd be something I'd be interested in. Not sure how fast it'd be, tho
VisualPlugin · 2025-10-11 01:09 [#758][report] 1. A SABRENT SATA-to-USB adaptor cable 2. A 1.6 TB Toshiba SSD from Craigslist 3. A custom image of Tiny11 23H2 4. A laptop to carry in case you're in a remote location
That's my setup. When I go to my university, I sometimes use 4090s.
Anonymous · 2025-10-11 07:32 [#761][report] Sabrent makes an excellent toolless NVMe enclosure as well. They're pricey, and you have to provide the drive itself, but I believe it to be unbeatable. I feel it's only caveat is the unreliability I've found with Type C. YMMV with that.
Anonymous · 2025-10-11 07:33 [#762][report] Grab yourself an: - NVMe M.2 enclosure - Good NVMe M.2 SSD - NVMe to USB adapter
Anonymous · 2025-10-12 01:39 [#812][report] These seem good but I'd imagine it'd be slightly more complex than just having a single USB stick and plugging it in anywhere you go, right? How's the overall workflow especially when it comes to using it across several machines? Public use?
Anonymous · 2025-10-17 01:29 [#895][report] Bump. Really interested in this right now as well since I got a new laptop recently and I'm looking to upgrade my daily workflow to make it werk consistently across multiple devices no matter what the circumstances are.
For my laptop, I would probably install Linux while on the portable storage I could install Windows 7 or something on it. Windows To Go? I was thinking about getting a 1 TB or more SSD and putting 7 on it for Windows programs since the main SSD would have Linux on it. Actually, I think it'd be even better if I could insert the portable storage and choose to boot from Windows 7 AND Linux. Is that even possible? Can I have portable storage and boot into multiple OSes on it while having a "normie" OS on the device I'm using??
I don't even know how I'd go along doing this kind of thing... Ventoy? Can it go like: 1 TB portable SSD
Step 1 - ventoy it, creates 2 partitions
Step 2 - cut ventoy storage partition in half to separate ventoy boot from intended SSD space, ventoy keeps 150/250 gigs and intended SSD space keeps 750
Intended SSD partition gets WindowsToGo 7
ventoy partition gets all of my isos
then, install Linux on laptop main SSD, boot to 7 from external SSD.
Dual boot strategy would require me cutting ventoy storage partition into thirds so I can have my Windows partition and Linux partition right next to the Ventoy iso storage partition which itself can also be used as a form of consistent shared storage between the two operating systems..
would this all just werk?
What should I purchase for what I'm trying to do? More storage = better but I don't want it to be really slow and I would also like for it to live for more than a couple of years.
Anonymous · 2025-11-07 01:52 [#1060][report] A regular external SSD that you plug in anywhere will do the trick. Just don't break it and make an occasional backup and you'll be fine for years.
Anonymous · 2025-11-08 21:03 [#1091][report] Haven't used an SSD in 11 years since my last one died. I'm stuck in my ways. Isn't an external SSD the worst fucking thing you could ever do for a "portable computer"?
Anonymous · 2026-01-13 20:14 [#1917][report] I second OP, But I want something like an sdcard that won't die on me, it's very portable and can be hidden anywhere (even in ur anus :) ) and doesn't stick out of the laptops usualy unless you need a reader for it my idea is to use one as a live boot of a custom linux (probably alpine if I got around to read their docs) that can be easily destroyed or hidden when in need but also might need some data to be stored on it (encrypted ofc) I still havent found something that can satisfy my needs suggestions are welcomed