Hey guys,

Just curious if someone has done it before and thoughts behind it. I’ve ordered a 16 with GPU and was wondering what’s the best way of setting up the system when it arrives.

My primary OS is Arch Linux and I prefer not to split the disk for windows. And I happen to see some folks might be booting an OS through an expansion card ( I got the 1TB ).

My windows usage is primarily Steam and nothing else. The expansion card seems fast enough to run an OS, but it doesn’t look as fast as an SSD or NVMe, so games like starfield might suffer some performance is my current guess. If my guess is right, does it mean it’s better to have some external SSD to use as storage?

What do you guys think?

  • _XonoX_@alien.topB
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    1 year ago

    It is definitely possible! I just installed Windows 11 To Go on my 1tb expansion card using rufus and it runs very nicely. The card gets only slightly warm when booted into windows but it should be fine i think. I have only had it installed for 2 days though but all works very well for now.

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      1 year ago

      Totally agree. It’s just funny seeing soo many people say it’s impossible. It’s really stable in reality. Refreshing to see actually knowledgeable people here