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Cake day: June 10th, 2023

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  • I honestly think it’s because they make it so small. It’s an unnecessary requirement. I’m considering going back to sata. My near 20-year-old and long-since-retired Western Digital Raptors would probably still boot if I pulled them out and plugged them in. They did 5 years ago when I did it to reclaim a few old files. They sounded like a frozen turkey rolling down wooden steps, but they worked.

    What’s crazy is that in this day and age, it is near impossible to find anything designed for longevity. Despite it being very possible, it’s bad business and not among the options. Things are created only if they have an achilles heel that causes non-permanence and necessitates repeat business.

    I say this as I copy files over to my near 20 year old PNY XLR-8 flash drive (my old daily driver). Those things were built with love. It has lasted and outperforms a lot of the new ones I own for both read and write speeds and also for it’s ability to protect itself from outdoor elements. I’ve been using it up in the woods in my radio for the last 2 years after the (2) newer 1T drives I was using both died pretty quick deaths. Half a year at best. I think heat from sunlight kills them.









  • I don’t put much value on the things gamers nexus covers. I feel like they tend to create drama where none really exists, and it’s all for ratings. Much better sources of information out there.

    I’m guessing there is an bit of truth in what they found. I’m guessing nvidia isn’t shit stain free either. But I’d bet money that if Nvidia releases another high end card tomorrow, everyone gonna line right up to hand them their money, including gamers nexus.

    And for the record, the Kraken Z7 I bought 6 years ago and mounted vertically is still running quite strong, despite gamers nexus all but telling me I was an asshole for mounting it that way because it was going to die within 2 years and I’ll have only myself to blame.