USB Toolkit

Creating a multiboot USB Swiss Army Knife for all of your IT needs

05-17-23

This, like many notes, is a work in progress. This is incomplete, there may be overlapping, etc. Just jotting down ideas.

Multiboot with ventoy

ISOs to load

will categorize/link later

• Gparted
• Clonezilla
• Memtest
• Ubuntu live ISO
• Hirens bootCD
• Tails ISO
• Qubes OS
• Kali Linux ISO
• iPXE
• Netboot

Installers to load (if relevant)

• Windows 10
• Windows 11
• Latest macOS (maybe?)
• Arch Linux

Flash drives

Target storage size: 64GB

Drive types

Stick

• SanDisk Ultra Flair - $9
• Kingston DataTraveler Kyson - $7
• Lexar E31 - $8
• Lexar E21 - $6
• Lexar V40 - $6
• Lexar V400 - $7

Slide

• SanDisk Ultra - $8
• SanDisk Cruzer - $7
• PNY Turbo Attache 3 - $5
• PNY Turbo Attache 4 - $8
• Lexar JumpDrive S80 - $11
• Lexar JumpDrive S60 - $11

Cap

• Kingston DataTraveler Exodia - $6

Compact

• SanDisk Ultra Fit - $8
• Kingston DataTraveler Micro - $10
• Lexar JumpDrive S47 - $15

Storage/backup SSDs/NVMe enclosures

Enclosures

• Sabrent M.2 NVMe to Type-C - $30

SSDs

• SK hynix Gold P31 (1TB) - $62
  • Very power-efficient, low-heat, reliable

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