Re: CAS attack

bad sector wrote:

> On 6/25/22 11:59, VanguardLH wrote:
> 
>> I didn't realize the DIY build was to create a laptop from scratch.
>> Seems you're really looking for a pre-built laptop that matches your
>> features list.  For pre-builts, you're stuck researching the sites or
>> stores where you trust buying the products, and then see what they offer
>> for sale.  Some sites are easier than others in that they give you
>> filters to narrow down the match list.  Sorry, I can't suggest where to
>> find a "laptop" that has multiple bays for storage drives.  There are
>> USB-attached drive stacks you can buy to add more capacity to the
>> laptop, or to any computer with USB ports.
> 
> Not necessarily a DIY build but as I look at 
> the Panasonics for example there are several
> areas where you can 'install' i.e. insert  and 
> connect peripherals. That's more DIY than the 
> run of the mill crapware. My g73 has 2 drive 
> bays but I could inrease to 3 by usiong one 
> of the DVD-replacement units. I can live with 
> a single drive but 2 is better and having to
> externally attach a usb-one is really not that
> practical ..just wiped a 250gb ssd on a usb 
> adapter to sell with my salvage-g73, it took 
> all morning :-)

https://icecat.biz/en/p/asus/g73jh-tz006v/rog-notebooks-g73jh-tz006v-5965630.html

Shows 2 HDDs inside.  Interesting.  8.5 pounds for weight (probably with
just one HDD, more for the 2nd HDD), so "netbook" to describe the unit
seems a big stretch, especially after looking at the dimensions.  I
remember when the Osborne 1 (24 pounds) was considered a portable PC
just because it had a handle, like military thinking where I've seen a
2-ton generator with a handle that was labelled "portable". Lugging the
G73 around a lot probably lengthens your arm.  Could be one of those
portables that never went anywhere, like most mobile homes.

I would think for a new "DIY build" using pre-builts as baseline, you'd
want faster drives, like NVMe SSDs, that slide into an m.2 slot on the
motherboard.  Alas, with everything getting much smaller and lighter
over time to make laptops, and especially notebooks, more portable, I
suspect they've gone to SSDs, some to NVMe SSDs, but a 2- or 3-slot mobo
to handle multiple NVMes doesn't sound mainstream.  the Alienware m15 R3
($1700 at Amazon) has 3 m.2 slots for NVMe drives, and a 2.5" SATA drive
compartment; however, as often the case, sometimes using an m.2 slot
will disable the use of a SATA port.  Just because the hardware looks
usable doesn't mean the firmware handles it.  You have to read the
manual to ensure the SATA port for the SSD drive doesn't get disabled
when you use either of the m.2 slots for NVMe SSDs.  That model uses
nVidia for GPU, so disqualified per your specs.

I'm finding it hard to find a laptop with an Intel i7 CPU that does NOT
have nVidia video (i.e., to get the AMD video you specified).  Often the
only other choice is Intel UHD, and that may not have the performance
you want.

Personally I would find a non-black case (e.g., white, blue, pink) to be
distracting seeing it surround the monitor.  Even silver would be a
distraction: I'd be seeing the case's color all the time I'm using the
laptop while black is easily ignored.  However, I tend to use black
backgrounds, and dark themes, so my eyes don't get fatigued with a
flashlight aimed at them all the time.

I selected as many of your specs as newegg.com could match (no filter on
multiple SSD/HDD), and got 0 (zero) results even when trying their
advanced search filters (and LOTS of checkmarks to select your spec, or
high).  Somebody might have exactly what you specified, or nobody does
and your specs are a pipe dream.  Seems you want in a laptop format what
can be got in a desktop build.