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Is there any reason to still buy an HDD instead of an SSD? |
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YES. I have built a file server for my home use. It has a 4x 4TB HDD set as Windows 10 Pro Mirrored Storage Space (cheap software RAID but better than motherboard RAID). Th... Read more »
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Why does Putin always keep his right arm still when he walks, only swinging the left one? |
Asked in Extremely interesting facts • Answered by Alessandro13 • April 15 |
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Putin's way of walking comes from his training with the KGB ( 'Komitet gosudarstvennoj bezopasnosti' literally 'Committee for State Security'), the Soviet secret service. So... Read more »
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How long can you leave a PC running without turning it off before causing irreparable damage to its hardware components? |
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I once plugged my Raspberry Pi into the 5V USB port of my TV. I forgot about it and went on with life. Four months later, I realized the Pi was still plugged in and running.... Read more »
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Why are some SD cards so expensive but others are so cheap? |
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There are a bunch of factors that influence SD card prices. Fake cards tend to be much cheaper per byte than real cards… you know, because they’re fakes. So what’s a fake, f... Read more »
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Why don't curved screen TVs exist anymore? |
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Curved screen TVs were all the rage for a brief period in the mid-2010s, but then quickly disappeared from the market. So what happened? Let me tell you some of the main re... Read more »
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Why was Dreamcast a 128-bit system if 64-bit PC's alone can handle Exa level of RAM, ray tracing, super high 8k graphics, etc.? |
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Huh, I answered a similar question around a year ago. I will repost my previous answer here. Is someone using the Dreamcast as an example in some course material? The origin Read more »
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If 5400 RPM hard drives are slow even for copying files, why do people still buy them? What is the best use for 5400 RPM hard drives? |
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I currently use nine 2.5″ Seagate Barracuda 4TB disks, which are 5400rpm. I use one in my living-room HTPC, because it has a limited PSU, is passively cooled and must be si... Read more »
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When will 16GB RAM be outdated for normal usage? |
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Depends what we call “normal usage”, for many people gaming comes under normal usage, and 16GB is becoming the minimum there. 32GB of RAM in a desktop is $50 USD these days,... Read more »
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Why can cellphone processors operate without heatsinks while computer processors don't even though they have relatively the same speed? |
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Cellphones do have heat sinks- especially the higher performance ones. That metal thing is a vapor chamber, a type of heat sink. A lot of higher end phones have one. Even mi... Read more »
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Is a 1TB SSD actually worth it? |
Thomas Rush, Added RAM by 16k DIPP chip to his first computer in 1986. Laptop user since 1995 • Answered July 16, 2019 |
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Here is Pat. Pat has a net worth of over $100,000,000. If an SSD helps Pat save a minute a month, she considers the expense “worth it” — even at $2,000. Here is Jordan. Jord... Read more »
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How many photos can 1 GB hold? |
Stephanie Tyler, Get professional photos from home with AI try kahma.io free • Answered November 1 |
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Well, well, well, another person concerned about the storage limits of their precious photos. Let me tell you, my friend, in this day and age, worrying about how many photos... Read more »
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Why does a computer RAM have a certain limit (based on factors such as architecture and motherboard), but computer storage doesn't? I've never heard of a "max storage" that wasn't because of the storage unit capacity itself. |
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You may have also noticed something else: Here’s a SATA data cable: Here’s the pinout diagram: A “differential pair” for receive, another for send, and that’s it! The rest is ... Read more »
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