USB stick / drive for virtual machine

[tejlgaard]

Hey guys. So I basically want to run a virtual machine off of a USB stick.
The reason is, I want to use the exact same computer in multiple environments. The computer can be pretty light weight - but ideally, I should be able to run it using mac, windows or linux as the host os.

I don't know what type of Guest OS is most suitable, but linux might be the only option.

I figure the most important metrics are storage space, physical design and read-write cycles. The drive is likely to be jutting out the side of a laptop from time to time, and I know sandisk has some excellent small form factors.

Can any of you think of why this idea is retarded, or does any of you have any specific recommendations?

[Digital_]

I'd personally get a 32gb+ if you're running it off of a flashdrive.

[Fungal]

Sounds cool and unbox therapy had a video on one like a month ago but it was really expensive like over $150 i'm pretty sure.

[tejlgaard]

yeah, 32gb+ is definitely a must. I know that some of my host os's will need drivers for the file system, since I will have to use ntfs or whatever mac uses, and they aren't compatible.