The Official PC building thread - 4th Edition

Ha ha, yeah I know

Intel's are looking quite spendy. May go OCZ again. But I would like to broaden a bit...

 

Actually they are making RAID systems with 2.5" HDD's and special SSD's. Here is an example of what you are looking for and it is mounted in what they call an Ice Pack but you could use it as a Laptop drive, it may run hot though of course. You could use a fan based platform that will help cool it, I use one from time-to-time but normally don't need it as I don't block the cpu fan when it's on my lap.

I was going to mention that SSD's are REALLY cheap right now even the pro series, if I had extra cash I'd be jumping all over that. The Muskin is a good SSD so I think it will serve you well Kev.

Workstation Hard Drives WD VelociRaptor

 

Alas my SSD is very average indeed... I would guess it's a gen 1.5 where they figured out the big problems but still had yet to work out a proper solution. As an OS drive it certainly is faster than the WD1001FALS, but it isn't particularly impressive either. I was surprised by its performance, being a mass mfg. SSD, but underwhelmed by its overall capabilities. Most modern SSDs outperform it by a large margin.

 

Here are two SSD deals, Intel 335 series 240GB and the Samsung 840 Pro 128GB both good specials.

Newegg Promo's

 

Thanks Steve. That Intel is highly tempting. 240GB is my minimum size. I'm currently using 107GB. But I could easily saturate a 240GB. I worry about an Intel drive, "playing well" with my AMD system. There seem to be reviews saying that they do not. That would be bad for business, so I doubt that. But I suppose driver issues could cause problems like that.

 

I don't think that is true, at least I haven't experienced it nor have my friends. You can always run their storage management software even if you are on a AMD platform if you want but you shouldn't have too. If I wasn't going on vacation soon I'd buy the 335 series and like you I want 240+ if not 500+ for my next SSD. I'm running a Seagate 2.5" 1TB Hybrid in my lappy and I'm just loving it, it runs just as fast as the SSD did but with one drive, instead of a normal hdd with a SSD.

 

Alternatively..

http://www.seagate.com/promos/bacon-drive/

 

Mmmm bacon. I'll take the Applewood smoked 240GB if you don't mind...

 

Whoa!
iBUYPOWER OrigamiBook
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/searchtools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=8935939

 

LOL the stuff they come up with...

 

Entertaining japes here - I like the dig at WD with the colours

 

well now its happening to Slysoft, have you guys seen this?


Breaking Slysoft DVD Ripper Owner Found Guilty in Criminal Action

The owner of the company behind a suite of popular DVD ripping tools has lost his case against several large Hollywood studios and their technology partners. Slysoft owner Giancarla Bettini was found guilty of providing tools to circumvent AACS encryption and was fined $30,000. Failure to pay will result in a jail sentence.

slysoftIf one existed, Antigua would hardly head up a list of countries sympathetic to copyright claims originating from the United States.

A dispute over the imposition of a trade blockade preventing Antigua from offering Internet gambling services has been lingering for some time, eventually resulting in a 2013 WTO ruling which officially allowed the country to ignore U.S. copyright law in order to reclaim lost revenue.

But despite the hostilities, in the background a copyright-related dispute has flourished between U.S.-based AACS LA – the decryption licensing outfit founded by a group of movie studios and technology partners including Warner Bros, Disney, Microsoft and Intel – and Slysoft Inc, a local company offering DVD and Blu-ray backup tools.

Slysoft is currently labeled a “rogue site” by the USTR but AACS has had the company on its radar for some time. After technical measures introduced by AACS failed to thwart Slysoft’s software, the group looked towards legal action. With the DMCA useless overseas, AACS looked to Antigua’s Copyright Act of 2003 which includes anti-circumvention clauses, as detailed below.

AntiguaCircumvent

However, a quirk of the law meant that only criminal action could be taken against Slysoft, leaving AACS at the mercy of Antiguan authorities who they hoped would bring a case against company owner, Giancarlo Bettini. Fortunately for the U.S. giants that’s exactly what happened in 2012 and now, 11 years after the anti-circumvention law was introduced, Antigua has its first conviction.

In an Antigua & Barbuda court, Bettini was found guilty of six charges under the 2003 Copyright Act and ordered to pay a find of $5,000 per offense. Bettini was told to settle two of the $5,000 fines immediately, with payment of the other four deadlined for the end of April. Failure to pay carries six months in jail for each offense.

“[SlySoft was] clearly violating Antiguan law, and the court ruled accordingly,” said AACS attorney Bruce Turnbull.

Meanwhile, however, Slysoft continues to do business. TorrentFreak spoke to the company who told us that this decision is not the end of the road.

“Subsequent to the recent ruling against Bettini, his lawyer Dane Hamilton QC immediately filed a notice of appeal so the judgment has been stayed,” Slysoft said, adding that it would not comment further on a pending case.

On the heels of the recent AACS case against DVDFab which saw the company’s US-based assets seized, it appears that AACS may be contemplating further pressure on Slysoft business partners.

“[The Antiguan legal victory] gives us a concrete decision to take to others who facilitate SlySoft and their business. We can say to those who do business with them: ‘This is an illegal activity’,” AACS’s lawyer added.
Tagged in: AACS, Slysoft
http://torrentfreak.com/slysoft-dvd-ripper-owner-found-guilty-in-criminal-action-140403/

kinda makes you wonder if we are even safe using this software anymore?

 

There is that but I doubt Hollyweird would go after everyone in a law suite, they may play the same game DirecTV did and hand it off to their Bulldog lawyers to send out nasty letters in an attempt to solicit monies using scare tactics but I would think it would stop there.

Let's hope that round two goes to Slysoft but it is hard to beat money and Hollyweird has plenty to throw around.

 

I second that!!!!

 

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2014/04/07/seagates_six_bytes_of_terror/


Preorder $$ = your soul

 

Fascinating. I'll definitely wait to see what becomes of these new drives, regarding longevity. And I'm quite curious how other companies will adapt

 

Hmm, a pair of those drives in mirrored RAID would do nicely in mine

 

The Hitachi 6TB He6 was announced several months ago. I'm not sure it's been available to buy yet, but I could be wrong.

Edited: Got the brand wrong!

 

Yeah theirs costs somewhere around $700-800, I think. Seagate's looks perhaps a little better on paper but who knows!