Linux on an external SSD?

Question

linux

USB 3.0 provides quite a decent data transfer rate, and therefore I had the idea to buy an external SSD and install Linux on it to boot from it and work on completely different computers. What are the pitfalls of such a decision?

Answer 1

I once had one nuance with USB 3 - for example, Zalman's virtual CD, it made no sense to take it to usb 3, there, before the driver is loaded by the system, it is still not strong, in some places it was not scary at all, so there may be the same rake . Again, you need to check.

Answer 2

I didn't look at the detailed comparison of speeds, but, offhand, the advantages of ssd over usb speed are lost. I myself worked for a very long time with Ubuntu installed on SD class 10 - laptop 13 ", there is no drive, I needed the main hdd disk for another (which is now replaced by ssd) and sd with ubuntu installed - in the end it was perfect. Now, by the way, like this:
lenovo u310: msata
ssd 32gb: Ubuntu 14.10
ssd 2.5" 128gb: Windows 8.1 pro
SD class 10: Ubuntu 14.10

Answer 3

Such a solution may have pitfalls of the form - the kernel will not support the hardware on which you will run or you will need a driver for some kind of controller.