Re: CAS attack

On 6/25/22 21:57, VanguardLH wrote:
> 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 took it to the hospital a couple of times for post-surgery. 
Gotta remember though that in the day the laptop makers 
thought they were going to replace the desktops with them. 
Thank gaaaaaaaaaaaaawd THAT never went any further!

> 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 use different themes/backgrounds, I might just create 
a panel icon to swing bright-sunny/daylight/night themes 
with a click
 
https://i.imgur.com/zcanGBh.png
https://i.imgur.com/kvN9DNF.png
https://i.imgur.com/Mjrw9Wm.png
https://i.imgur.com/DCRogWF.png
  
Both m.2 and NVMe are news to me. Generally to the extent 
possible I prefer externally plugged-in drives and wifi
be it on a desktop or laptop. So internal wifi cards get 
physically disabled on the first day and I use usb tranceivers 
instead, they cannot be software controlled when they aren't 
plugged-in :-)


> 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.

I just need Google-Earth, absolutely no need for video 
performance beyond its requirements. I wisjh they just 
made it work without acceleration! Good resolution is 
ok ...for working with Gimp.
> 
> 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.

About the least eye-stressing backgrounds, ahemmm, I 
HATE to say this, but *Bill Gates WAS (almost) right* 
on the money with his windows-green :-)

Boeing/Douglas have always used assorted dark dash
panel colors that did not make the instruments stand 
out (very bad idea): 

https://www.baatraining.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/Boeing-737-MAX-full-flight-simulator.jpg

Tupolev spent a LOT of effort to come up with what 
THEY insisted was the best: 

https://i.pinimg.com/originals/dd/c7/e7/ddc7e797e50dfab4a9660bc585c6dd5a.jpg

the lighting sometimes makes them look more 'inkish':

https://ctl.s6img.com/society6/img/9tlWo27iuyU3BX6F0X7xdeBcopo/w_1500/bags/medium/close/~artwork,fw_3500,fh_3500,fx_-879,iw_5258,ih_3500/s6-original-art-uploads/society6/uploads/misc/3f57e92bbb8641479236eb1f04e5f6dd/~~/tupolev-tu-154-cockpit-bags.jpg

They were right (before Billy even) and now the 
american makers are sliding over to much lighter 
beige-like colors as well:

https://cdn.shoplightspeed.com/shops/603831/files/10668254/890x820x2/aviation-training-graphics-cockpit-training-poster.jpg

In research labs Tupolev's is being slightly passed 
by shades just a touch closer to very light John-Deere 
green.. no rocket science, ever since humans have 
slithered out of the oceans the human eye will tire 
of sea blue before grass green.

https://www.gannett-cdn.com/presto/2022/05/10/PDEM/6b3dc539-e6d4-4ed4-bf90-08149e06db5a-280162524_7477863915588659_4375377387365353225_n.jpg?crop=1637,921,x0,y921&width=1600&height=800&format=pjpg&auto=webp


> 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.

I was in my twenties when I once entered a shoe store
in the days when them very pointed shoes were the fad.
After a minute I told the guy that seeing that I could 
not change the shape of my foot what I really wanted 
was a shoe that looks like "it". That was a paradigm-forming 
moment for me. I couldn't care less where manufacturers 
want to steer the market, if I don't find what "I" want 
I don't buy. Life is simple when you want it to be simple :-)

Speaking of which, it's now 3 days with no laptop, I 
don't miss it on bit and I might just not replace it at all.


-- 
If DIY were a religion, hmmm  ...I just made it one.