Just be aware that Linux running from a flash drive will probably be quite slow compared to real Linux.
Put an SSD into a USB 3.2 enclosure, and use Ventoy to add ISOs. You can select the distro at boot, and it runs fast enough that the difference between an installed drive isn’t noticeable.
The difference compared to a flash drive is brilliant, it’s ridiculously fast in comparison.
That sure would be a lot faster, but I doubt USB would be all that fast on a 10 year old Dell. Also, if a decade old Dell is your platform of choice, I’m not sure if spending 150 bucks on an SSD + enclosure is worth the money. Probably best to upgrade the internal drive and memory first.
It works well on my 7 year old laptop and my 10 year old media server :)
I don’t know about prices anywhere else, but I bought a 500GB SSD and a Sabrent enclosure about a month ago for £20 each. Like you said, it’s better to upgrade the computer first, if it hasn’t been already, but if you use portable storage regularly, it’s worth it.
Put an SSD into a USB 3.2 enclosure, and use Ventoy to add ISOs. You can select the distro at boot, and it runs fast enough that the difference between an installed drive isn’t noticeable.
The difference compared to a flash drive is brilliant, it’s ridiculously fast in comparison.
That sure would be a lot faster, but I doubt USB would be all that fast on a 10 year old Dell. Also, if a decade old Dell is your platform of choice, I’m not sure if spending 150 bucks on an SSD + enclosure is worth the money. Probably best to upgrade the internal drive and memory first.
It works well on my 7 year old laptop and my 10 year old media server :)
I don’t know about prices anywhere else, but I bought a 500GB SSD and a Sabrent enclosure about a month ago for £20 each. Like you said, it’s better to upgrade the computer first, if it hasn’t been already, but if you use portable storage regularly, it’s worth it.