[Handwash]

I do wish that something like this (and the compute stick) will become mainstream. My company has multiple office location and I need to commute to work. Bringing a 5-kg+ of load everyday (laptop, charger, etc) is sure hurting my back.

With this, I can just bring a card or a stick, and plug it in on my company card/stick reader and start working.

[gtvwill]

Mate buy yourself a decent backpack. 5kg, hell 10kg extra weight shouldn't cause anybody back problems even if you wear it for a 12 hour shift.

[jjgreen]

... but please take it off when you get on the Tube/Metro/whatever, every sodding day I'm bashed by ignorant twats with laptop backpacks

[chrisper]

Isn't Windows To Go exactly meant for this? All you need is a certified USB drive which you can plug in at home and at office.

[dougmwne]

Yes, and it works better than I'd ever have expected. I'm actually using a regular usb3 flash drive as a keychain gaming rig. Skyrim running in 5 minutes on any PC or Mac.

Start here: http://www.intowindows.com/4-tools-to-create-windows-to-go-u...

[BinaryIdiot]

I never really thought of that but that's pretty smart. Then you can take your games anywhere and a USB3 256GB drive is super cheap nowadays you could pack a lot of games on it and play at friends houses or really anywhere. Slick.

Granted I'd rather just have better gaming capability in a smaller, dockable device like a Surface but I see the merit for sure.

[jeff_marshall]

Yes it is. Some variants even include a hardware security module so that you can store your encryption keys on it and keep everything but the bootloader encrypted (assuming proper software support of course).

[izacus]

Wouldn't replacing your 5kg laptop with a <2kg one be a significantly more realistic upgrade? Which you can do RIGHT NOW?