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balenaEtcher vs netboot.xyz

A side-by-side look at balenaEtcher and netboot.xyz. For an in-depth review of either product, follow the links below.

balenaEtcher

balenaEtcher

Os & Utilities

balenaEtcher is a free and open-source utility used for burning image files such as ISO and IMG files to external devices such as USB flash drives, SD cards, and microSD cards. It has a simple interface with intuitive controls for selecting an image file, target device, and writing the image.

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netboot.xyz

netboot.xyz

System & Hardware

netboot.xyz is an open source tool that allows you to boot multiple operating systems over the network using PXE. It contains bootloaders and distributions for hundreds of operating systems.

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