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  • Review: Promise Pegasus R4i and J2i add massive storage to the new Mac Pro

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    ArcaSwiss said:
    It's laughable to think of putting spinning discs in this machine.  
    Until SSD's step up and get affordable for large size, there will always be spinning disks. 4K, 6K, & 8K RAW takes up insane space. My Blackmagic Pocket Cinema camera, shooting 5.7K RAW fills a 128GB card in.....6 minutes. So while I'm not at all a fan of the speeds spinning HD's have, when I need to store 14TB for a single shoot, there's nothing in the SSD world that can do that for under $500. /edit. Cheapest way would be 4x4TB SSD's, totaling about $1,800 before tax. And then my data is spread over 4 drives.
    fastasleepradarthekatted13roundaboutnowwatto_cobraRadio_Signal

  • Amazon plans over 3000 'Project Kuiper' satellites to spread global broadband

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    One thing to note about these low-latency satellite networks is that they will all be in a very low earth orbit.  People are concerned about space junk, but these satellites are so low that even if they fail, they will quickly de-orbit and fall back to earth.  They also are small enough that they will completely burn up on re-entry, posing little to no risk to people on the ground.

    The flip-side to this is since they are so low, they will need frequent replacement.
    randominternetpersoncornchipbigpicswatto_cobra

  • Lawsuit over Apple's Powerbeats3 battery, sweat resistance given partial go-ahead

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    Started with Powerbeats3 but they were to big for my tastes. They hurt my ears.  Especially in winter when I would go snowboarding and goggle straps would press them into my head.  Really hurt.   

    Switched to BeatsX last summer and have been really happy with them so far.
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  • HomePod review roundup: Apple's smart speaker sounds incredible, but Siri is lacking

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    I think this is pretty much what we all knew would happen here.   We all knew Apple would work to make the best sounding speaker possible, no surprise.   Everyone also knows Siri is a joke, and it would be the dumbest speaker out there (at launch at least).

    Beyond the most basic commands, Siri is pretty useless.  It almost never understands my questions or commands when used.
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