> expect it to work with any hardware you throw at it I have an external USB3 1TB hard disk drive that boots into Ubuntu 14.04. I'm using it right now. So far

> expect it to work with any hardware you throw at it I have an external USB3 1TB hard disk drive that boots into Ubuntu 14.04. I'm using it right now. So far it boots with all my computers and several work laptops and desktops and recognizes all the hardware I have used so far. I does it much better than windows, because for some stuff like add on video and network cards, Windows needs the boring 'go to manufacturer's website, download and install' additional drivers. In fact, if Windows was installed into the external drive, it would have failed to boot in a second computer. Linux can. I also use and enjoy Windows and friends, like MSSQL Server and Visual Studio, but let's be realistic here: Linux is much more from what it used to be a decade ago.