I've done the Live CD/USB, and that worked fine, but for the lack of being able to save data. Persistence is an option, but what I'm really looking for is a full fledged bootable install on a USB ...

Windows: Want to try out a flavor of Linux or other LiveCD-based tool without installation or even having to exit Windows? MobaLiveCD has updated to include support for both LiveCDs and bootable USB ...

Thanks to the flexibility of Linux, it's possible to run the OS directly from a USB drive, but is that the right approach? Here are the pros and cons.