I was trying to use the new punctuation, the ~ to mean sarcasm. I know that it is very unlikely to ever see those kinds of speeds from hard drives. I had one of these and I remember how very hard it was to get it up to 15k rpm, so I would expect the amount of power to go to 15k rpm in a hard drive is pretty high.
Wow, never thought I would see an obscure reference like that. Most of the people I know who read Ender's Game never bothered to read the rest of the series and would have no clue who Jane was.
Maybe your thoughts are in the wrong direction? I recently bought a 32 GB Intel SSD, and that would be more then enough for your average laptop, you could then add external storage for your mass storage needs if you need more then that. It however is not enough space for a Vista Ultimate OS drive...time to use Ubuntu instead now that my tuner card is supported by Linux. FYI, I bought the SSD for my MCP, not my laptop as I already have a SSD hooked to my laptop.
As you can see, there are quite a few smaller drives which are actually pretty reasonably priced. Granted, you aren't going to be getting a 100GB SSD for $100, but you can get 32GB for approximately $100
I will never run RAID 5 on anything but data I don't care about. The risk is too great, and the rebuild times are not near good enough. RAID 1 or 10 is the only way to go. The acronym is Redundant Array of Inexpensive Disks, if they are so Inexpensive, why are you concerned about the difference between losing 1 drive to parity, or losing half your drives to duplicates. I cannot think of a single place where RAID 5 is appropriate, the performance loss on write just isn't worth the trouble.
They aren't talking about drive speeds as much as failure rate:
The bottom line is this: Disk density has increased far more than performance and hard error rates haven't changed much, creating much greater RAID rebuild times and a much higher risk of data loss.
They are talking about the MTBF of drives has not gone up as fast as the capacity, and the fact that a missed write is actually quite likely with a modern high capacity drive. Even saying drive speeds haven't gone up is very accurate, 15k RPM drives have been around for quite a while now, at least for 10 years, and there has not been an improvement in speed in that time. Where are my 30k RPM drives?~
Also, I have a bit of a problem with your statement about OMG small enterprise drives. Enterprise drives have caught up to consumer drives in size, you can now buy 1TB SAS drives; they are just OMG expensive compared to the consumer drives.
I don't actually expect AC to even see me respond to this, but I don't believe it is 802.11 that is being amplified at all, what would be the point of that? This device is designed to provide a cell modem connection to multiple computers withing a boat or RV, not exactly a large area unless you are quite rich. Most likely, they are amplifying the cell phone connection to 3W in order to better access the network.
You also seem confused by WiFi In Motion and Cradlepoint products.
I believe you are confused about WiFi In Motion's product. From thier FAQ:
What is WiFi In Motion? WiFi In Motion is a packaged wireless Internet access solution that includes a high-gain antenna, a 3-watt amplifier, a 3G mobile router, and all the accessories you need to create your own hot spot.
You are assuming that he said a new car. I don't see the word new anywhere in that post. I personally don't make more then an average income, and what I clear after taxes in one year is definitely more then the value of a new car. This doesn't mean I could buy a car every year however, as I don't dedicate my entire yearly income on only buying a car...
The first guy, I would say "yet" it just happened today. If I read it correctly, the student is being held by the police while they figure out if they should charge him. The story I heard on the radio this morning had an interesting quote from a relative of the thief who said that he did not deserve this treatment. I'm sorry, but if someone is trying to steal stuff on property where I live, I'm likely to do the same thing to them when they lunge at me in the dark. In he past, and most likely in the future, when I hear noises in my house, I grab my sword as a convenient defense weapon, and I am sure that it could kill someone if they came at me with intent to injure me.
Back 18 years ago, Sandia Labs was running testing of something that looked like it was this in Albuequerque NM, If that ain't sandy, what is. But I guess you were just quoting the FA, and as I read Slashdot, what is the point of RTFA...
Slashdot Mirror
I was trying to use the new punctuation, the ~ to mean sarcasm. I know that it is very unlikely to ever see those kinds of speeds from hard drives. I had one of these and I remember how very hard it was to get it up to 15k rpm, so I would expect the amount of power to go to 15k rpm in a hard drive is pretty high.
Wow, never thought I would see an obscure reference like that. Most of the people I know who read Ender's Game never bothered to read the rest of the series and would have no clue who Jane was.
Maybe your thoughts are in the wrong direction? I recently bought a 32 GB Intel SSD, and that would be more then enough for your average laptop, you could then add external storage for your mass storage needs if you need more then that. It however is not enough space for a Vista Ultimate OS drive...time to use Ubuntu instead now that my tuner card is supported by Linux. FYI, I bought the SSD for my MCP, not my laptop as I already have a SSD hooked to my laptop.
NewEgg SATA SSD Drives
As you can see, there are quite a few smaller drives which are actually pretty reasonably priced. Granted, you aren't going to be getting a 100GB SSD for $100, but you can get 32GB for approximately $100
It was such an appropriate car analogy too, really got the point across that the GGFP doesn't know what the hell he is talking about.
I will never run RAID 5 on anything but data I don't care about. The risk is too great, and the rebuild times are not near good enough. RAID 1 or 10 is the only way to go. The acronym is Redundant Array of Inexpensive Disks, if they are so Inexpensive, why are you concerned about the difference between losing 1 drive to parity, or losing half your drives to duplicates. I cannot think of a single place where RAID 5 is appropriate, the performance loss on write just isn't worth the trouble.
They aren't talking about drive speeds as much as failure rate:
The bottom line is this: Disk density has increased far more than performance and hard error rates haven't changed much, creating much greater RAID rebuild times and a much higher risk of data loss.
They are talking about the MTBF of drives has not gone up as fast as the capacity, and the fact that a missed write is actually quite likely with a modern high capacity drive. Even saying drive speeds haven't gone up is very accurate, 15k RPM drives have been around for quite a while now, at least for 10 years, and there has not been an improvement in speed in that time. Where are my 30k RPM drives?~
Also, I have a bit of a problem with your statement about OMG small enterprise drives. Enterprise drives have caught up to consumer drives in size, you can now buy 1TB SAS drives; they are just OMG expensive compared to the consumer drives.
No linky?
Ack, typos kill, really
s/whithing/within
I don't actually expect AC to even see me respond to this, but I don't believe it is 802.11 that is being amplified at all, what would be the point of that? This device is designed to provide a cell modem connection to multiple computers withing a boat or RV, not exactly a large area unless you are quite rich. Most likely, they are amplifying the cell phone connection to 3W in order to better access the network.
"So, in other words, you're completely fucking wrong, you idiot retard. God bless." - ShakaUVM
Who is ShakaUVM, and why do they think everyone is fucking wrong and an idiot retard?
You also seem confused by WiFi In Motion and Cradlepoint products.
I believe you are confused about WiFi In Motion's product. From thier FAQ:
What is WiFi In Motion? WiFi In Motion is a packaged wireless Internet access solution that includes a high-gain antenna, a 3-watt amplifier, a 3G mobile router, and all the accessories you need to create your own hot spot.
http://www.wifiinmotion.com/frequently-asked-questions
I however don't know if cradlepoint's device amplifies or not as they have no FAQ I can easily find on their website.
You are assuming that he said a new car. I don't see the word new anywhere in that post. I personally don't make more then an average income, and what I clear after taxes in one year is definitely more then the value of a new car. This doesn't mean I could buy a car every year however, as I don't dedicate my entire yearly income on only buying a car...
The first guy, I would say "yet" it just happened today. If I read it correctly, the student is being held by the police while they figure out if they should charge him. The story I heard on the radio this morning had an interesting quote from a relative of the thief who said that he did not deserve this treatment. I'm sorry, but if someone is trying to steal stuff on property where I live, I'm likely to do the same thing to them when they lunge at me in the dark. In he past, and most likely in the future, when I hear noises in my house, I grab my sword as a convenient defense weapon, and I am sure that it could kill someone if they came at me with intent to injure me.
Um, I don't think that is a chick...
I didn't study the picture very hard, but it appeared to be an arm to me....
I want to use that as my sig, made me lol hard and get dirty looks.
Eight month trip huh? Must be real entertaining read.
"At sea, the horizon is empty in every direction"
"Still at sea, nothing to do, playing WoW"
So, who would read this log of travel long enough to get to them making landfall?
Why offtopic? This is right on the topic of the article...
Nice sig, I turned off that view cause it annoyed me so much.
Back 18 years ago, Sandia Labs was running testing of something that looked like it was this in Albuequerque NM, If that ain't sandy, what is. But I guess you were just quoting the FA, and as I read Slashdot, what is the point of RTFA...
I actually remember seeing test setups of this tech 18 years ago, not a new technology, but still very cool.
If I am seeing this right, did I get first post?
I guess they figured out thier electric bills were too high.
Actually, he is right. a pool, not an pool, a/an is based off the noun, not the adjective.
I would hope most of the people in the UK would be unamerican, as they happen to not be American to begin with.
I'd offer him some cake, but the cake is a lie.