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  • TerraMaster D8 Hybrid drive enclosure review: Lots of data, not enough bandwidth

    Mike WuertheleMike Wuerthele
    dewme said:
    Curious whether this NAS can be configured to use some or all of the NVMe M.2 SSDs as a cache rather than hot storage? I suppose this type of device is inherently aimed at sophisticated users but as mentioned in the article deciding what should be "hot storage" versus what should be "cold storage" would seemingly require some level of app profiling to see whether there is any benefit. If I'm using the NAS as a media streaming server it seems like hot vs cold storage decision would be moot since the network and communication performance becomes the primary bottleneck.

    I can envision that having an SSD on the receiving side may provide some performance benefit for large data transfers depending on how multi-packet data is reassembled and stored on the receiving side. But again, this is probably something that would be done as part of a cache or buffer before committing to persistent storage. The hot storage option takes things up to the application level with dependencies on application data access patterns, which may benefit ever so slightly by having dedicated SSD storage. But still, without a fast pipe like Thunderbolt or USB4 the whole hot storage thing seems rather limited in use. Only one way to find out - measure / benchmark the performance.
    I think this would very much depend on the software on any external NAS, as this is not one. This is direct storage.

    The enclosure appears as individual drives, or not, as configured by that rotator switch.

    And, like I said, stripe those hard drives and if you have relatively new drives, you're going to saturate the USB-C 3.2 connector. So much for "hot storage" versus cold.
    dewme

  • iPad Air hands on: A return to an affordable large-format iPad

    Mike WuertheleMike Wuerthele
    KaseyKeiser said:
    So when I read the “sticker shock” response from your Navy buddy it made me think that maybe Apple should offer military personnel discounts like they do for education. 
    They do. 10%.
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  • Retro gold rush: which emulators are on the App Store, and what's coming

    Mike WuertheleMike Wuerthele
    bestkeptsecret said:
    Delta certainly has scratched my itch for NES, SNES & N64 games. Once the iPad app is available, it will be retro-game nirvana with a controller!
    I'm waiting for a nice Sega Genesis emulator. 
    Delta is adding Genesis soon. No idea on timetable.
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  • Apple will crush the DoJ in court if Garland sticks with outdated arguments

    Mike WuertheleMike Wuerthele
    bulk001 said:
    Only time will tell if you are right. Why don’t you reschedule this post for an update in 2 years. Personally my money is on the DOJ who, you know has actual lawyers and stuff, as opposed to two writers of an Apple blog. 
    It literally says in the article that we talked to DC antitrust lawyers.

    Two years is optimistic. I'd be surprised if this was done in five -- which is also addressed in the piece.
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  • Apple will crush the DoJ in court if Garland sticks with outdated arguments

    Mike WuertheleMike Wuerthele
    Madbum said:
    Joe Biden needs to go. I am sorry but I am not usually political but this guy is ridiculous 
    This started two years into the Trump administration.
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