can you put an operating system on an sd card

[Pc6777]

I assume it will work easily with linux, but windows would be harder, if the sd card is connected to sata would it work with windows, like a sata card reader?

[WhitetailAni]

Linus already did it.

 

[jaslion]

Yes you can but that will wear out a sd card fast.

[ProjectBox153]

You can, but that's a terrible idea in so many different ways. As for using them over SATA (though it wouldn't make any difference at all), watch this video:

 

[Pc6777]

4 minutes ago, ProjectBox153 said:

You can, but that's a terrible idea in so many different ways. As for using them over SATA (though it wouldn't make any difference at all), watch this video:

 

I can almost buy a 128 gig ssd for the price for an adapter for my 128 gb sd card lol 

[Pc6777]

8 minutes ago, ragnarok0273 said:

Linus already did it.

 

I just remembered that vidioe, so i would have the use rufus and an iso disk because Microsoft has to be special, at least it would work natively with Linux. 

[Pc6777]

8 minutes ago, jaslion said:

Yes you can but that will wear out a sd card fast.

are they like an ssd except they cant handle as many writes?

[ProjectBox153]

Just now, Pc6777 said:

are they like an ssd except they cant handle as many writes?

Their performance is absolutely terrible compared to an SSD. And yes, they can't handle many writes before failing. 

Just now, Pc6777 said:

I just remembered that vidioe, so i would have the use rufus and an iso disk because Microsoft has to be special, at least it would work natively with Linux. 

It's because Windows can't be installed onto a USB drive by normal means. 

[Pc6777]

2 minutes ago, ProjectBox153 said:

Their performance is absolutely terrible compared to an SSD. And yes, they can't handle many writes before failing. 

It's because Windows can't be installed onto a USB drive by normal means. 

yea, maybe I will just keep it as a backup storage device I would rather use a hard drive for windows if its that bad lol. 

[jaslion]

2 minutes ago, Pc6777 said:

are they like an ssd except they cant handle as many writes?

No the only thing they have in common is that they use flash storage. They are pretty darn slow and cannot handle too many reads and writes. Just like most generic usb sticks they cannot be used for long before they break and windows is in general barely usable.

[Pc6777]

31 minutes ago, ProjectBox153 said:

Their performance is absolutely terrible compared to an SSD. And yes, they can't handle many writes before failing. 

It's because Windows can't be installed onto a USB drive by normal means. 

how bad would older games like skyrim run on sd card? im curious.