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Can I just... run it off the USB? (any downsides?)
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Can you install software on it? Kernel updates etc.?
I feel it's the future, keep your data in your pocket, don't care about hardware.
Sure, it's no different than an internal SSD.
I have been so used to windows where you almost have to reinstall the OS if you add a stick of RAM...
I like the idea of having "it all" just on a stick. They are getting big/cheap enough and easy to duplicate for backups too...
I don't think that's been true of windows since maybe 7 onwards, I've swapped windows installs between completely different hardware (Intel > AMD and several generations newer) without any issues, other than licensing freaking out, but that's why other solutions exist lol.
But yeah a USB-C SSD enclosure works fine as a bootable device, so you can have a portable OS with you.