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While I'm super excited for this, I actually have to argue against this point. If I drop my phone, there's a 50/50 chance (you know what I mean) of it landing screen down. On this, it's almost impossible *not* to land screen down. Additionally, I usually put my phone down screen up. Also no longer possible. Still gonna get it, tho.

Hm, I'm actually very excited for this. My Note 4 is dying, so I can't wait for it to launch here in Europe. I use my phone for media consumption a lot and I'd love to watch a video on one screen and browse the internet on the other, that sorta thing. Anyone here have it and want to say something about it?

Yes, I assume the case is standing on something, because that's what 99% of cases do. Dust is heaver than air so dust will fall and land on the surface the case is sitting on because that's how particles behave in gaseous environments. I say "try it" (unless you worry about your table thermal throttling ): gases, like fluids, inherently want to even out pressure: that's just physics. Assuming you have a few cm of clearance and you're not using some industrial scale fans, it should not matter at all. Also, yes, I have done a lot of testing because I was poor as shit and wanted the best airflow possible with my 2 fans at one point. Not I have a full hard-tubed system and I did some testing with that, too. If you do google it, tho, there are lots of sources out there. Most focus on airflow and the fact that hot air rises, but there are some good sources on dust prevention that's not just "hurr durr positive pressure".

I have a NAS I will be using, but I want my own little network with firewall, VPN and probably DHCP. DNS isn't that important, but I suppose it would be nice. Could a single dedicated machine, maybe several VMs, do this? That's a bit ridiculous. Is getting the certification hard, tho?

AFAIK, these switches don't exist, technically speaking, that's why they were being thrown out (also they're a bit outdated), so I will definitely not speak to Cisco about them! Thanks for the heads up, tho!

Ach, that's what I was afraid of. I guess I'll keep them in storage until I can get them their own closet or using them becomes economical. I have a few 5-8 port switches I might as well use in the meantime. I probably do. But if I don't use those switches, do I need a dedicated machine for those features?

I'll (probably) use them for a homelab (eventually), but when I leave for college I want to set up my own network and such. Can I use these for that, of do I need a pfSense machine or something for that? Are they basically just big, dumb switches?

Hi! Not a noob, but definitely a beginner when it comes to networking. I got two switches from work for free, both Cisco Catalysts (fairly certain they're WS-C3560V2-48PS-S or WS-C3560V2-48PS-E from looking at this list), but I've barely touched them yet. Are they any good? What can/can't they do? Where do I even begin reading up on this? Thanks!

AFAIK the Evo uses standard 120mm fans and a universal bracket, so you could, in theory, get any 120mm fan. Make sure you get one (or even better, two) optimized for static pressure and not airflow as it's pushing against/pulling trough a heatsink. Noctua has some great, quiet ones, but the SP120 are great, too. Plus, no poop brown.

"Air gets stuck"? It's a gas, so unless you wrap a rubber around the bottom of your case, that's not going to happen. If you use the bottom as an intake you have to deal with a LOT more dust intake, even with filters.

Sitting on top of a network node in Norway. Literally pinging the basement of the building I'm sitting in.

Sounds like someone has access to your email account. Change the password and reset ALL the recovery options to make sure they're yours (security questions, recovery email/phone number). Also, don't use a password you've used before or use the same password everywhere.

I work in a helpdesk: a few weeks ago I helped a developer turn on her screen. As in, push the power button.

I assume LE cards are the same as non-K CPUs: a lower bin. Not locked for overclocking, but clocked lower because they can't handle higher clock speeds.

That's great to hear! Now I know what I'll do if I ever encounter the same issue.