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N-gated Hacker News<p>😱🔍 &quot;Groundbreaking&quot; discovery: <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SSDs" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>SSDs</span></a> don&#39;t like being neglected and decide to avenge their loneliness by losing your precious data. Looks like storage media have feelings too, who knew? 😂💾<br /><a href="https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/storage/unpowered-ssd-endurance-investigation-finds-severe-data-loss-and-performance-issues-reminds-us-of-the-importance-of-refreshing-backups" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">tomshardware.com/pc-components</span><span class="invisible">/storage/unpowered-ssd-endurance-investigation-finds-severe-data-loss-and-performance-issues-reminds-us-of-the-importance-of-refreshing-backups</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/GroundbreakingDiscovery" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>GroundbreakingDiscovery</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/DataLoss" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>DataLoss</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/TechHumor" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>TechHumor</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/StorageMedia" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>StorageMedia</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/HackerNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>HackerNews</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ngated" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>ngated</span></a></p>
Kevin Karhan :verified:<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://oxytodon.com/@fuchsiii" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>fuchsiii</span></a></span> my guess is that <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Apple" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Apple</span></a> socketed the <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/SSD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SSD</span></a> on the <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/MacMini" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MacMini</span></a> because for many <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/IT" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>IT</span></a> departments <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/KeepYourDrive" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>KeepYourDrive</span></a> is a non-negotiable must-have and they'll flat-out refuse to procure anything that doesn't support that requirement when decomissioning a machine.</p><ul><li>Plus <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/SSDs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SSDs</span></a> are undeniably a <em><a href="https://infosec.space/tags/wear" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>wear</span></a> part</em> that will <em>inevitably die due to use</em>!</li></ul>
Rock Paper Shotgun<p>Crucial’s zippy X9 Pro SSD hits the Amazon Spring Sale with its lowest prices since Black Friday - <a href="https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/crucials-zippy-x9-pro-ssd-hits-the-amazon-spring-sale-with-its-lowest-prices-since-black-friday" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">rockpapershotgun.com/crucials-</span><span class="invisible">zippy-x9-pro-ssd-hits-the-amazon-spring-sale-with-its-lowest-prices-since-black-friday</span></a> <a href="https://die-partei.social/tags/AmazonSpringSale" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AmazonSpringSale</span></a> <a href="https://die-partei.social/tags/PCGamingDeals" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PCGamingDeals</span></a> <a href="https://die-partei.social/tags/SSDs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SSDs</span></a></p>
AlexHernandez :verified:<p>Samsung 9100 Pro SSD review: Fast read and writes, just be sure you have the system to support them</p><p><a href="https://techaeris.com/2025/03/25/samsung-9100-pro-ssd-review/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">techaeris.com/2025/03/25/samsu</span><span class="invisible">ng-9100-pro-ssd-review/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://techhub.social/tags/technews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>technews</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/Samsung" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Samsung</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/SSDs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SSDs</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/reviews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>reviews</span></a> </p><p>The new Samsung 9100 Pro SSD is said to deliver up to twice the read and write speeds compared to its predecessor.</p>
Rock Paper Shotgun<p>The Samsung 990 Pro, a top-tier gaming SSD, is up to 40% off in the Amazon Spring Sale - <a href="https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/the-samsung-990-pro-a-top-tier-gaming-ssd-is-up-to-40-off-in-the-amazon-spring-sale" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">rockpapershotgun.com/the-samsu</span><span class="invisible">ng-990-pro-a-top-tier-gaming-ssd-is-up-to-40-off-in-the-amazon-spring-sale</span></a> <a href="https://die-partei.social/tags/AmazonSpringSale" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AmazonSpringSale</span></a> <a href="https://die-partei.social/tags/PCGamingDeals" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PCGamingDeals</span></a> <a href="https://die-partei.social/tags/SSDs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SSDs</span></a></p>
Rock Paper Shotgun<p>PCIe 5.0 SSDs are growing up, but ye olde 4.0 drives are still better value for gaming PCs - <a href="https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/pcie-50-ssds-are-growing-up-but-ye-olde-40-drives-are-still-better-value-for-gaming-pcs" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">rockpapershotgun.com/pcie-50-s</span><span class="invisible">sds-are-growing-up-but-ye-olde-40-drives-are-still-better-value-for-gaming-pcs</span></a> <a href="https://die-partei.social/tags/Hardware" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Hardware</span></a> <a href="https://die-partei.social/tags/SSDs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SSDs</span></a></p>
WinFuture.de<p>Mit der Trennung von <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SanDisk" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>SanDisk</span></a> zieht sich <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/WesternDigital" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>WesternDigital</span></a> komplett aus dem Geschäft mit <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SSDs" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>SSDs</span></a> zurück. Das bedeutet auch das Ende der Marke <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/WDBlack" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>WDBlack</span></a>. Wer <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Flash" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Flash</span></a>-Speicher sucht, muss sich nun anderweitig umsehen. <a href="https://winfuture.de/news,149405.html?utm_source=Mastodon&amp;utm_medium=ManualStatus&amp;utm_campaign=SocialMedia" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">winfuture.de/news,149405.html?</span><span class="invisible">utm_source=Mastodon&amp;utm_medium=ManualStatus&amp;utm_campaign=SocialMedia</span></a></p>
TechNewsRo<p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Samsung" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Samsung</span></a> Launches <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/9100PRO" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>9100PRO</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SSDs" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>SSDs</span></a> with Stunning Performance</p><p><a href="https://technewsro.blog/samsung-lanseaza-ssd-urile-9100-pro-cu-performante-uluitoare/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">technewsro.blog/samsung-lansea</span><span class="invisible">za-ssd-urile-9100-pro-cu-performante-uluitoare/</span></a></p>
LisPiApparently <a class="hashtag" href="https://udongein.xyz/tag/consumergrade" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#consumergrade</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://udongein.xyz/tag/ssds" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SSDs</a> do not actually do anything to make their volatile write-cache safe.<br><br>What kind of asshole decided this was a good idea? Fucking infrastructural privilege assumptions.<br><br>As it turns out, yes, a *lot* of consumergrade SSDs will lose flushed data on a power outage.<br><br>So that means unless one has the privilege to be able to afford a UPS or enterprise SSDs, one otherwise has to disable the cache (promptly getting rid of most of the performance).<br><br>Hardware designers, much like software designers, should be required to live in underprivileged shitholes before releasing anything intended for wide public use.<br><br><a class="hashtag" href="https://udongein.xyz/tag/ssd" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SSD</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://udongein.xyz/tag/infrastructuralprivilege" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#InfrastructuralPrivilege</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://udongein.xyz/tag/privilege" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Privilege</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://udongein.xyz/tag/design" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Design</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://udongein.xyz/tag/designfail" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#DesignFail</a>
DarkGamer Geek<p>En este vídeo os hablo de las estafas que realizan algunas marcas Chinas a la hora de Vender sus modelos de SSDs. Además os diré algunos consejos antes de comprar y como detectar estas posibles estafas.</p><p>Ver vídeo ➜ <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kRXiAaCXZz8" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">youtube.com/watch?v=kRXiAaCXZz8</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ssd" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>ssd</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SSDs" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>SSDs</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/hardware" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>hardware</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/tecnologia" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>tecnologia</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/PCIe4" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>PCIe4</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/PCIe5" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>PCIe5</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/DiscosDuros" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>DiscosDuros</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/DiscoDuro" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>DiscoDuro</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/tecnology" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>tecnology</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/harddrive" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>harddrive</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/nvme" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>nvme</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/nvmessd" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>nvmessd</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/nvme_ssd" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>nvme_ssd</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ssdm2" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>ssdm2</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/dram" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>dram</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/memoriacache" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>memoriacache</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/hmb" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>hmb</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/dramless" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>dramless</span></a></p>
DarkGamer Geek<p>Te muestro cuales son las mejores marcas Chinas de SSDs. Veremos un Top 5 con las mejores marcas de SSDs chinos del mercado y la cuota de mercado que tienen actualmente y es que ya están dentro de los 10 mayores Fabricantes de SSDs en 2024. </p><p>Ver vídeo ➜ <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c3ClrmV6FXM" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">youtube.com/watch?v=c3ClrmV6FXM</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ssd" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>ssd</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SSDs" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>SSDs</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/hardware" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>hardware</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/tecnologia" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>tecnologia</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/PCIe4" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>PCIe4</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/DiscosDuros" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>DiscosDuros</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/DiscoDuro" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>DiscoDuro</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/tecnology" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>tecnology</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/harddrive" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>harddrive</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/nvme" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>nvme</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/nvmessd" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>nvmessd</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/nvme_ssd" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>nvme_ssd</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ssdm2" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>ssdm2</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/pcie5" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>pcie5</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/kimtigo" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>kimtigo</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/adata" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>adata</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/pny" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>pny</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/kingston" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>kingston</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/colorful" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>colorful</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/teclast" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>teclast</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/lexar" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>lexar</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/biwin" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>biwin</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/transcend" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>transcend</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/gigabyte" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>gigabyte</span></a></p>
Dantali0n :arch: :i3:<p>This is why I hate <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/SSDs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SSDs</span></a> without any warning the selftest suddenly fails to read beyond the first 100 megs and the entire drive is unusable, no low health warning no reallocated sectors just sudden death.</p><p>The change of this failure condition with spinning rust is just much lower.</p>
IrishMASMS<p>Part 1/4<br>The continuing efforts with the <a href="https://defcon.social/tags/ThinkPad" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ThinkPad</span></a> <a href="https://defcon.social/tags/W510" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>W510</span></a>: <br>A nice surprise is this has four (4) <a href="https://defcon.social/tags/DIMM" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DIMM</span></a> slots, so I was able to upgrade the memory to 32GB (and tested out fine with <a href="https://defcon.social/tags/MEMTest86" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MEMTest86</span></a>+ ver 7)! </p><p>Unfortunately, getting an <a href="https://defcon.social/tags/OS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OS</span></a> installed has been problematic. As I mentioned previously, to use this as my <a href="https://defcon.social/tags/workbench" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>workbench</span></a> <a href="https://defcon.social/tags/laptop" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>laptop</span></a> for testing, <a href="https://defcon.social/tags/imaging" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>imaging</span></a>, and <a href="https://defcon.social/tags/wiping" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>wiping</span></a> <a href="https://defcon.social/tags/HardDrives" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HardDrives</span></a> and <a href="https://defcon.social/tags/SSDs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SSDs</span></a> (leveraging that <a href="https://defcon.social/tags/eSATA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>eSATA</span></a> port) all the manufacturer and optimal <a href="https://defcon.social/tags/opensource" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>opensource</span></a> tools are on <a href="https://defcon.social/tags/Windows" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Windows</span></a>. <br>I started with the <a href="https://defcon.social/tags/Win11" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Win11</span></a> LTSP: Booted up fine, initial install was fine – and the initial boot want to a black screen with a blinking cursor. <br>Ok, let me try <a href="https://defcon.social/tags/Win10" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Win10</span></a> 64-bit LTSP with the same results: Booted up fine, initial install was fine – and the initial boot want to a black screen with a blinking cursor. </p><p><a href="https://defcon.social/tags/siliconValley" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>siliconValley</span></a> <a href="https://defcon.social/tags/SillyValley" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SillyValley</span></a> <a href="https://defcon.social/tags/sanfrancisco" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>sanfrancisco</span></a> <a href="https://defcon.social/tags/sanfran" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>sanfran</span></a> <a href="https://defcon.social/tags/sanfranciscocomputers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>sanfranciscocomputers</span></a> <a href="https://defcon.social/tags/sanfrancomputers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>sanfrancomputers</span></a> <a href="https://defcon.social/tags/sanfranciscovintagecomputers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>sanfranciscovintagecomputers</span></a> <a href="https://defcon.social/tags/sanfranvintagecomputers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>sanfranvintagecomputers</span></a> <a href="https://defcon.social/tags/sanfranciscovintagehardware" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>sanfranciscovintagehardware</span></a> <a href="https://defcon.social/tags/sanfranvintagehardware" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>sanfranvintagehardware</span></a> <br><a href="https://defcon.social/tags/vintagecomputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>vintagecomputing</span></a> <a href="https://defcon.social/tags/vintagecomputint" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>vintagecomputint</span></a> <a href="https://defcon.social/tags/vintagecomputer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>vintagecomputer</span></a> <a href="https://defcon.social/tags/vintagecomputers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>vintagecomputers</span></a> <a href="https://defcon.social/tags/vintagecomputalk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>vintagecomputalk</span></a><br><a href="https://defcon.social/tags/vintagehardware" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>vintagehardware</span></a> <a href="https://defcon.social/tags/computerHistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>computerHistory</span></a> <a href="https://defcon.social/tags/retro" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>retro</span></a> <a href="https://defcon.social/tags/VCF" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>VCF</span></a> <a href="https://defcon.social/tags/vintageComputerFestival" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>vintageComputerFestival</span></a> <br><a href="https://defcon.social/tags/retrocomputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>retrocomputing</span></a> <a href="https://defcon.social/tags/retroComputers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>retroComputers</span></a> <a href="https://defcon.social/tags/WallOfRetro" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WallOfRetro</span></a> <a href="https://defcon.social/tags/retroTech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>retroTech</span></a> <a href="https://defcon.social/tags/retroTechnology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>retroTechnology</span></a><br><a href="https://defcon.social/tags/nerdsOfVintage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>nerdsOfVintage</span></a> <a href="https://defcon.social/tags/happyNerding" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>happyNerding</span></a> <br><a href="https://defcon.social/tags/computer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>computer</span></a> <a href="https://defcon.social/tags/tech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>tech</span></a> <a href="https://defcon.social/tags/computerHardware" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>computerHardware</span></a> <a href="https://defcon.social/tags/laptop" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>laptop</span></a> <a href="https://defcon.social/tags/laptops" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>laptops</span></a> <br><a href="https://defcon.social/tags/IBM" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>IBM</span></a> <a href="https://defcon.social/tags/thinkpad" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>thinkpad</span></a> <a href="https://defcon.social/tags/thinkpads" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>thinkpads</span></a> <a href="https://defcon.social/tags/VintageThinkPad" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>VintageThinkPad</span></a> <a href="https://defcon.social/tags/X86" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>X86</span></a> <a href="https://defcon.social/tags/WindowsVista" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WindowsVista</span></a> <a href="https://defcon.social/tags/IBMhardware" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>IBMhardware</span></a> <a href="https://defcon.social/tags/lenovoHardware" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>lenovoHardware</span></a> <a href="https://defcon.social/tags/Thinkpadnium" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Thinkpadnium</span></a><br><a href="https://defcon.social/tags/upcycle" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>upcycle</span></a> <a href="https://defcon.social/tags/restore" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>restore</span></a> <a href="https://defcon.social/tags/TechnologyRepair" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TechnologyRepair</span></a> <a href="https://defcon.social/tags/ThinkPadRepair" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ThinkPadRepair</span></a> <a href="https://defcon.social/tags/WasteNotWantNot" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WasteNotWantNot</span></a></p>
IrishMASMS<p>The next <a href="https://defcon.social/tags/thinkpad" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>thinkpad</span></a> on my <a href="https://defcon.social/tags/workbench" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>workbench</span></a> is a <a href="https://defcon.social/tags/W510" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>W510</span></a> – it has an <a href="https://defcon.social/tags/eSATA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>eSATA</span></a> port as well as multiple <a href="https://defcon.social/tags/USB3" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>USB3</span></a> ports, <a href="https://defcon.social/tags/expresscard" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>expresscard</span></a>, <a href="https://defcon.social/tags/displayport" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>displayport</span></a>, <a href="https://defcon.social/tags/smartcard" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>smartcard</span></a>, memory card reader, <a href="https://defcon.social/tags/DVD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DVD</span></a>/#CDRW, with a max 16GM of <a href="https://defcon.social/tags/DDR3" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DDR3</span></a> <a href="https://defcon.social/tags/RAM" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RAM</span></a> so it can run <a href="https://defcon.social/tags/Win11" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Win11</span></a> (if you are careful) or <a href="https://defcon.social/tags/linux" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>linux</span></a> with ease. This will be a good replacement for my workbench laptop for testing and <a href="https://defcon.social/tags/wiping" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>wiping</span></a> <a href="https://defcon.social/tags/HardDrives" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HardDrives</span></a> and <a href="https://defcon.social/tags/SSDs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SSDs</span></a></p><p>But: the processor is only an i7-Q720 1.6 Ghz <br>This will be a dog with <a href="https://defcon.social/tags/Windoz" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Windoz</span></a> </p><p>So I am researching which &amp; where to get a <a href="https://defcon.social/tags/CPU" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CPU</span></a> upgrade. <br>According to <a href="https://defcon.social/tags/thinkwiki" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>thinkwiki</span></a> <a href="https://www.thinkwiki.org/wiki/Category:W510" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">thinkwiki.org/wiki/Category:W5</span><span class="invisible">10</span></a> Some models came with an Intel Quad Core Extreme Processor i7-920XM (2.0GHz 1333MHz 8MB L3). </p><p>But wowzas the couple I found were expensive as all hell. </p><p>Any thoughts on <br>a) where to find one of these <a href="https://defcon.social/tags/CPUs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CPUs</span></a> at a reasonable cost; possibly locally in the SF bay area? <br>b) Is/are there other <a href="https://defcon.social/tags/CPUs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CPUs</span></a> that would work in the W510 motherboard that would provide more bang for the buck? </p><p>TIA! </p><p><a href="https://defcon.social/tags/siliconValley" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>siliconValley</span></a> <a href="https://defcon.social/tags/SillyValley" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SillyValley</span></a> <a href="https://defcon.social/tags/sanfrancisco" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>sanfrancisco</span></a> <a href="https://defcon.social/tags/sanfran" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>sanfran</span></a> <a href="https://defcon.social/tags/sanfranciscocomputers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>sanfranciscocomputers</span></a> <a href="https://defcon.social/tags/sanfrancomputers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>sanfrancomputers</span></a> <a href="https://defcon.social/tags/sanfranciscovintagecomputers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>sanfranciscovintagecomputers</span></a> <a href="https://defcon.social/tags/sanfranvintagecomputers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>sanfranvintagecomputers</span></a> <a href="https://defcon.social/tags/sanfranciscovintagehardware" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>sanfranciscovintagehardware</span></a> <a href="https://defcon.social/tags/sanfranvintagehardware" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>sanfranvintagehardware</span></a> <br><a href="https://defcon.social/tags/vintagecomputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>vintagecomputing</span></a> <a href="https://defcon.social/tags/vintagecomputint" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>vintagecomputint</span></a> <a href="https://defcon.social/tags/vintagecomputer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>vintagecomputer</span></a> <a href="https://defcon.social/tags/vintagecomputers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>vintagecomputers</span></a> <a href="https://defcon.social/tags/vintagecomputalk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>vintagecomputalk</span></a><br><a href="https://defcon.social/tags/vintagehardware" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>vintagehardware</span></a> <a href="https://defcon.social/tags/computerHistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>computerHistory</span></a> <a href="https://defcon.social/tags/retro" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>retro</span></a> <a href="https://defcon.social/tags/VCF" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>VCF</span></a> <a href="https://defcon.social/tags/vintageComputerFestival" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>vintageComputerFestival</span></a> <br><a href="https://defcon.social/tags/retrocomputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>retrocomputing</span></a> <a href="https://defcon.social/tags/retroComputers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>retroComputers</span></a> <a href="https://defcon.social/tags/WallOfRetro" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WallOfRetro</span></a> <a href="https://defcon.social/tags/retroTech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>retroTech</span></a> <a href="https://defcon.social/tags/retroTechnology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>retroTechnology</span></a><br><a href="https://defcon.social/tags/nerdsOfVintage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>nerdsOfVintage</span></a> <a href="https://defcon.social/tags/happyNerding" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>happyNerding</span></a> <br><a href="https://defcon.social/tags/computer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>computer</span></a> <a href="https://defcon.social/tags/tech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>tech</span></a> <a href="https://defcon.social/tags/computerHardware" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>computerHardware</span></a> <a href="https://defcon.social/tags/laptop" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>laptop</span></a> <a href="https://defcon.social/tags/laptops" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>laptops</span></a> <br><a href="https://defcon.social/tags/IBM" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>IBM</span></a> <a href="https://defcon.social/tags/thinkpad" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>thinkpad</span></a> <a href="https://defcon.social/tags/thinkpads" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>thinkpads</span></a> <a href="https://defcon.social/tags/VintageThinkPad" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>VintageThinkPad</span></a> <a href="https://defcon.social/tags/X86" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>X86</span></a> <a href="https://defcon.social/tags/WindowsVista" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WindowsVista</span></a> <a href="https://defcon.social/tags/IBMhardware" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>IBMhardware</span></a> <a href="https://defcon.social/tags/lenovoHardware" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>lenovoHardware</span></a> <a href="https://defcon.social/tags/Thinkpadnium" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Thinkpadnium</span></a><br><a href="https://defcon.social/tags/upcycle" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>upcycle</span></a> <a href="https://defcon.social/tags/restore" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>restore</span></a> <a href="https://defcon.social/tags/TechnologyRepair" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TechnologyRepair</span></a> <a href="https://defcon.social/tags/ThinkPadRepair" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ThinkPadRepair</span></a> <a href="https://defcon.social/tags/WasteNotWantNot" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WasteNotWantNot</span></a></p>
keen456 keen456<p>Wow- <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://ioc.exchange/@kevinriggle" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>kevinriggle</span></a></span> did a paper researching economical ways to dispose of <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/ssds" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ssds</span></a> by <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/shredding" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>shredding</span></a> to 2mm, and came up with a list of suitable models.<br><a href="https://commons.erau.edu/jdfsl/vol16/iss2/1/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">commons.erau.edu/jdfsl/vol16/i</span><span class="invisible">ss2/1/</span></a><br><a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/infosec" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>infosec</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/datadeletion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>datadeletion</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/shredder" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>shredder</span></a></p>
HomePageExplorer<p>Western Digital Home Page Explorer on December 5, 2024!!</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/homepageexplorer" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>homepageexplorer</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/WesternDigital" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>WesternDigital</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/GamingStorage" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>GamingStorage</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SSDs" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>SSDs</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/HDDs" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>HDDs</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/CloudSolutions" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>CloudSolutions</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/PCUpgrades" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>PCUpgrades</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/datacenters" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>datacenters</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Sustainability" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Sustainability</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/HolidayDeals" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>HolidayDeals</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/TechDeals" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>TechDeals</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/DigitalStorage" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>DigitalStorage</span></a></p><p>👇👇<br />more <a href="https://youtu.be/9Xp_aQ10Xcs" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">youtu.be/9Xp_aQ10Xcs</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
Rock Paper Shotgun<p>The Samsung T7, a modern classic of a portable SSD, is up to 45% off in the Cyber Monday sales - <a href="https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/the-samsung-t7-a-modern-classic-of-a-portable-ssd-is-up-to-45-off-in-the-cyber-monday-sales" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">rockpapershotgun.com/the-samsu</span><span class="invisible">ng-t7-a-modern-classic-of-a-portable-ssd-is-up-to-45-off-in-the-cyber-monday-sales</span></a> <a href="https://die-partei.social/tags/BlackFriday2024" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BlackFriday2024</span></a> <a href="https://die-partei.social/tags/PCGamingDeals" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PCGamingDeals</span></a> <a href="https://die-partei.social/tags/SSDs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SSDs</span></a></p>
l4p1n<p>I wonder, what brand would you go with <a href="https://furry.engineer/tags/SSDs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SSDs</span></a> ?</p><p>I'm looking to buy a 2 TB M.2 SSD.</p><p>I'm not quite sure how I want to approach my server's storage yet… One thing is sure, I'll trade the current 1 TB SATA SSD for a M.2 one and probably keep the 4 TB HDD.</p><p>I'm not in a rush either; I have 260 GB allocated of 930 GB on the SSD according to ZFS…</p>
Rock Paper Shotgun<p>The Crucial T500 wins the battle of the Black Friday SSD deals, with better-than-half-price savings - <a href="https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/the-crucial-t500-wins-the-battle-of-the-black-friday-ssd-deals-with-better-than-half-price-savings" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">rockpapershotgun.com/the-cruci</span><span class="invisible">al-t500-wins-the-battle-of-the-black-friday-ssd-deals-with-better-than-half-price-savings</span></a> <a href="https://die-partei.social/tags/BlackFriday2024" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BlackFriday2024</span></a> <a href="https://die-partei.social/tags/PCGamingDeals" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PCGamingDeals</span></a> <a href="https://die-partei.social/tags/SSDs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SSDs</span></a></p>
Rock Paper Shotgun<p>Black Friday is here, and so is the best Steam Deck SSD at up to 50% off - <a href="https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/black-friday-is-here-and-so-is-the-best-steam-deck-ssd-at-up-to-50-off" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">rockpapershotgun.com/black-fri</span><span class="invisible">day-is-here-and-so-is-the-best-steam-deck-ssd-at-up-to-50-off</span></a> <a href="https://die-partei.social/tags/BlackFriday2024" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BlackFriday2024</span></a> <a href="https://die-partei.social/tags/PCGamingDeals" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PCGamingDeals</span></a> <a href="https://die-partei.social/tags/SteamDeck" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SteamDeck</span></a> <a href="https://die-partei.social/tags/SSDs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SSDs</span></a></p>