Path: ...!eternal-september.org!feeder3.eternal-september.org!news.eternal-september.org!.POSTED!not-for-mail From: Alan Newsgroups: misc.phone.mobile.iphone,comp.mobile.android,comp.os.linux.advocacy Subject: Re: Joel won't, so I will (was Re: Bungling Apple Lost the Plot on Texting Date: Thu, 28 Nov 2024 19:08:48 -0800 Organization: A noiseless patient Spider Lines: 91 Message-ID: References: <80rckj1bferjoe36ukvf0hdt8eqk5561pr@4ax.com> <9g7ekj56e3ed15bs1f434sg1bijurfru65@4ax.com> <27vekjtp4q263gmgdo83cqar5048tujlj4@4ax.com> <071ikjds6op23p9b1vk6lg4l5379t7mv9l@4ax.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Injection-Date: Fri, 29 Nov 2024 04:08:55 +0100 (CET) Injection-Info: dont-email.me; posting-host="700c6f3557c69bf731a9205714938190"; logging-data="917558"; mail-complaints-to="abuse@eternal-september.org"; posting-account="U2FsdGVkX1821mTpc/iW2WmCjS+Z+8c7sIxS7ZngVPQ=" User-Agent: Mozilla Thunderbird Cancel-Lock: sha1:inwCBy4N17fxHTJxbkWCwUjmA+Q= Content-Language: en-CA In-Reply-To: Bytes: 4448 On 2024-11-28 16:52, Joel wrote: > Alan wrote: > >>>>> How can you pretend that a USB-connected >>>>> external drive is the same thing as an internal storage drive? >>>> >>>> By considering the actual performance of a USB 3.2 storage device? >>>> >>>> You read exactly like the superficially "expert" 1337 Linux dweeb you are: >>>> >>>> "USB???? Uggh... ...USB sux, man!". >>> >>> It doesn't suck for an external drive, using an external drive sucks >>> as a continuous solution. >> >> Why? > > > If I want two drives, I want them both internal. However, since I > have no wish to dual-boot Winblows, I don't need a second drive. 1. That's not an answer. That's saying the same thing by different words. 2. Having two drives has nothing to do with whether or not you are dual-booting. I would have thought an "expert" would have understood that. > > >>>>> I still have an old 1 TB external hard drive, I use for my backups. >>>>> It's remarkably simple, just use a file browser to copy files, and use >>>>> its extra space for temporary storage when doing a clean OS reinstall. >>>>> Boom. >>>> >>>> So you have no actual backup solution at all beyond, "I'll copy the >>>> files over manually"? >>> >>> Is there supposed to be a more straightforward way? >> >> Yes. Use proper backup software that keeps track of everything that >> needs to be backed up, and does so on an automated schedule. >> >> Kind of like Time Machine does on a Mac. >> >> I meant, EXACTLY like Time Machine does on a Mac. >> >> :-) > > > I would wager I could install something equivalent under Linux, but > it's not a vital need. It IS a vital need to anyone who is serious about his or her data. > > >>>>> I'm not using any SATA device, not even a DVD drive. >>>> >>>> Because it's against your religion, or... ...what? >>> >>> Well, optical drives are basically unneeded, and SATA storage drives >>> are outdated. The NVMe is the only internal media, I install Win/Lin >>> from USB media, and my external hard drive is for backups. >> >> That doesn't make SATA devices worse. > > > NVMe is state-of-the-art. Still not an answer. > > >>>>> I'm reasonably sure that my SSD's speeds are comparable to Macs of its >>>>> time. >>>> Are you, though? >>>> >>>> :-) >>> >>> It might not be precisely the same, but is it really something I'd >>> notice? When I initially installed Win10, it was effortless. Doing >>> cumulative updates is where it gets slow (a drawback of Winblows, >>> unless that's gotten better in the last year). >> And yet you won't use a SATA drive even if you wouldn't notice the >> difference... > > > Using SATA when NVMe is an option isn't elite enough, right. It's seems you're looking for "bragging rights", not utility. >