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  1. I have the same issue now, in that SquareSpace is not on that list, but I heard a sponsorship 1 to 3 weeks ago on the WAN Show. Are there any updates on this matter I might have missed? Thanks in advance. EDIT: I found it: "Visit https://www.squarespace.com/WAN and use offer code WAN for 10% off" Visible on the WAN Show from July 15th 2022:
  2. It seems that the major offender is being prosecuted. I referred to Western Digital that way because WD used SMR in their Red lineup, which is intented for use in NAS applications, which are many times used in a RAID configuration. SMR is very bad for RAID. Source: https://www.notebookcheck.net/Western-Digital-faces-a-lawsuit-over-the-specs-of-some-of-its-hard-drives.467601.0.html
  3. Thank you! It seems to have good information - but I am not able to verify it all. At the moment, I was not able to edit the original post. I will do it later.
  4. Source: https://blocksandfiles.com/2020/04/15/seagate-2-4-and-8tb-barracuda-and-desktop-hdd-smr/ @Demonking apparently, the HDD you mentioned is affected. Model: ST2000DM008 By the link you posted: https://www.newegg.com/seagate-barracuda-st2000dm008-2tb/p/N82E16822184773?item=N82E16822184773
  5. I am not against SMR. I think - as said before - if there is a use case for it with enough demand, that technology will survive. HDDs are not going anywhere! However, I am against manufacturers decreasing significantly the performance of a product, without letting the consumer know. It is important to highlight that these HDD remained on the same family of products, without a change in labelling, marketing name, or even specification sheets. This is not transparent, and consumer will be mislead by previous tests, reviews, and experiences.
  6. Thank you for you great insight. And I agree with you: consumer needs are significantly different from the enterprise. And, NAS - for consumers - is not a cold storage, in my opinion. NAS is accessed more frequently. And WD Red (up to 6GB) are commonly used in NAS application. And your text confirms my theory: They want to separate further their non-Pro to their Pro families of products. Cheers.
  7. If a company decreases performance of a product, without saying anything, everyone should starts worrying. Moreover, this could be extended to every product of those companies. This is particularly worrying, as many people seems to be ok with this - as seen in this thread. Which I personally think is not seeing the big picture. Because tomorrow, this may occur with your HDD, Processor, Smartphone, or Camera. Furthermore, we all should show our opinion on this to the OEMs, and to our local authorities. I will surely do that.
  8. Processors change series (or generation). This way, you have a way to tell the difference. HDD have families, but not generations. This is wrong doing. Not exactly. The perfomrnace - which they advertise - decreased significanlty. Thus, this is not acceptable.
  9. Guys, I am not against SMR. And there is space in the market for that The thing is: They decreased the performance of the drives, without (1) telling consumer, and without (2) changing the product name / branding / family. I reiterate: the main goals of these OEMs - maybe in conjunction - is to: a) Cheap out on production costs; b) Enlarge to the difference between the non-Pro and the Pro version, in order to force SOHO and enthusiast users to buy the more expensive Pro versions. Moreover, this is greatly complicated when people have RAIDs already implemented. What are you supposed to do?! Change your entire RAID, and buy all new HDDs? This is not acceptable, especially because of the two reasons I stated on the second paragraph.
  10. Guys, I understand your point of view. But this case is more than that. We are talking of and OEM changing the core of the product, without communicating the change. Same as, a new phone: Samsung Quiet S, with a Snapdrogn SoC. Then, after selling millions of those, Samsung changes to: Samsung Quiet S, with a MediaTek SoC. What would you think of that? Maybe call it Samsung Quiet S1, or S less. But never call it the same. Especially when the performance has decreased.
  11. Thanks for the tip. Will start using it. Yes, it depends on your application. For archiving, yes, you will only feel when you are storing. Then, for long term storage, there is no significant pani. But, for NAS application - like WD Red or Seagate Barracuda - I think this is not acceptable. Personally, I think this is a movement for OEMs to differentiate their Pro versions from their non-Pro versions. This way, most users (especially SOHO and enthusiast), will spend more on their Pro lineup.
  12. Fortunately, I can also afford SSDs on my computer. But, on my NAS, where I have my backups, photos, videos, and much more... HDDs is still the only way to go. How much would I have spent on SSD to reach my 8TB of total capacity? Now, I am looking to upgrade my NAS to a 4-bay one, with 3x 8TB HDD, and 1x 512GB SSD for caching. This situation concerns me. And, in fact, concerns all of us. Because it is an OEM changing the specifications of a drive, lowering its performance, without letting the customer know. You could be watching a performance graph for a WD Red 2TB, but when your new one arrives at your door, we are surprised with a slower performance. And, all this negative performance, while you are paying the same as before. Is this fair? Is this Legal? Is this acceptable? Especially when all of these OEMs have expensive drives, reputable names, and loyal customers. This will be interesting to pay attention. I, personally, will contact my local authorities and file a complaint!
  13. The three major HDD manufacturer - Western Digital, Seagate, and Toshiba - have been implementing slower technology (SMR) in their most recent revisions of their hard drives, without telling customers. Originally, this was noticed by a user, who contacted BlocksAndFiles.com for further investigation. This was felt as users inserting a new HDD drive to their RAIDs, but the new HDD (with SMR) kept pulling out of the RAID. In my opinion, this is unacceptable, because manufacturers decreased the performance significantly of their products, while keeping the same marketing name. You could watch today a video, read a column, or see the performance of a given HDD at your friend's house; and when you purchase the exact same drive (e.g. WD Red 4TB), you would be getting an inferior drive. Even if you bought a drive in the past, and now hit the "Reorder this item" button, to increase your RAID, you would have issues. Thus, I consider this a very bad precedent! Sources The news I read originally was from NotebookCheck.net, here: https://www.notebookcheck.net/Western-Digital-Seagate-and-Toshiba-have-been-using-slower-technology-in-some-recent-hard-drives-without-telling-customers.461822.0.html The original investigation was from BlocksAndFiles.com, which separated their articles by manufacturer: Western Digital: https://blocksandfiles.com/2020/04/14/wd-red-nas-drives-shingled-magnetic-recording/ Seagate: https://blocksandfiles.com/2020/04/15/seagate-2-4-and-8tb-barracuda-and-desktop-hdd-smr/ Toshiba: https://blocksandfiles.com/2020/04/16/toshiba-desktop-disk-drives-undocumented-shingle-magnetic-recording/ Additional sources: https://www.tomshardware.com/news/wd-fesses-up-some-red-hdds-use-slow-smr-tech Quotes NotebookCheck.com: BlocksAndFiles.com's Western Digital column: BlocksAndFiles.com's Seagate column: BlocksAndFiles.com's Toshiba column: CHANGE LOG: 18/04/2020 @ 03:23pm GMT - Original post 19/04/2020 @ Unknown - Moderator changes (thank you!) 20/04/2020 @ 08:59am GMT - Added Tom's Hardware source, separated the Seagate quotes, and added a clearer introduction.
  14. One day to go, and we need to stay strong Folding@Home :-) Give it POWERRRRR!
  15. For every member of LMG: a) What are your main difficulties being an internet "celebrity" regarding your work and home life? b) How do you fell about - almost - everybody being a specialist in anything you do in the channel?
  16. What makes you interested in the ZBOX when compared to a traditional desktop? This PC is exactly what I need. Just because it can be placed in the shelf below my TV, having a big screen to play my favourite games. It's size (pretty small) and flexibility (to place an SSD and fast memory) is very important to me. The specifications is exactly what I need to play at medium to high setting, in order to see those good sunsets.
  17. Very nice plans! Congratulations on the new move I will miss the kitchen. But hey, that is progress... And yes! I would love to see more VLOGs on this LMG evolution.
  18. Your Vessel username: hitardo Links to your two favorite videos on our Vessel page that you watched and liked: https://www.vessel.com/videos/DkWN4qqW1 https://www.vessel.com/videos/LCoY5zfFf You can gain bonus entries by sharing the link to both this giveaway and our Vessel referral link, http://vessel.com/linustech https://twitter.com/hitardo/status/580330962833260544 I am pointing at your rig PS: I had some issues with Vessel playback, stating that there was some internet connection issues, and I am on Auto on HD... Hope to see improvements in the future. Best of luck!
  19. Thank you guys! I learned a bit, and I will dig more into some things.
  20. It is due to efficiency. The HIFIMAN HE-6 have 83.5 DB of efficiency. It is not certain of the value of the BeyerDynamic DT990, but it is common to see the value 96 dB. If you have more input and information to give me, I will certainly appreciate it
  21. BeyerDynamic DT990 250ohm are the one I choose. Just because I prefer an open pair of headphones that are flat. Audio-Technica ATH-M50 are closed, thus getting uncomfortable over long periods of time wearing them, and there are too much bass.
  22. It is recommended that you test the headphones before taking the decision on buying an amp or not. But, as a reference, you can see the headphones impedance. For example, the majority of Sennheiser's HD 5-series (558, 598, etc...) have 32ohm of impedance. This value of impedance is relatively low, and makes them drivable for almost all devices: computer, laptop or smartphone. My BeyerDynamic DT990 250ohm need an amplifier. There are many versions of this DT990: 32, 250, 300 and 600ohm. Only the 32ohm does not require an amp. I use FiiO E06 on the go and a Topping NX1 on my laptop. Still choosing an DAC. If you want to kill two birds with one stone, you can buy and Amp + DAC, like the Fiio E10. Cheers!
  23. Great article! I am tired of explaining AMOLED is the same as OLED
  24. Hello, I need some advice on my current network. My ISP installed a Thomson TG784n router at my home. Frankly, this thing is slow it hurts. Entering its own GUI is a pain, and it take ages to change the wireless channel. I wanted to have a FTP server at home, so I put together the two things and bought a Xiaomi Mi Router. It is a AC1200 router with a built-in 1TB HDD, that runs a custom version of OpenWRT, which can run applications on it and it is very customizable. The firmware gets update, at least, one time per month. The only problem is that the GUI is in Chinese only, but Google Chrome helps me on translating everything automatically. My ISP uses VLAN tagging in order to prioritize the packets - to increase quality on IPTV and VoIP - and has a system behind the ONT that catches and memorizes the MAC address. It is a DHCP server, but the IP address only change on a couple of months basis. The MAC address issue can be worked around, since there is a link to unlock the current MA address, and the system will lock the new one automatically. But what about VLAN tagging?! My question is: Can I connect the Xiaomi Mi Router directly to the ONT, and then connect the Thomson to it through LAN? Or will I have problems with the VLAN tagging or IGMP snooping? This way I would not need the Thomson to access the internet, making things more direct.
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