> Instead of downvoting me, maybe you could explain what I'm missing? I didn't downvote you, just my opinion: > it's pretty trivial to make grub boot off USB,

> Instead of downvoting me, maybe you could explain what I'm missing? I didn't downvote you, just my opinion: > it's pretty trivial to make grub boot off USB, leaving the SDcard only being used doing the initial boot In that case you still need an SDcard, and it requires manual setup. With this you can truly boot from USB drives easily WITHOUT the SD card.