[QUOTE=Killervalon;52664113]CrashPlan Home is shutting down and I've been using that with Windows Server 2008 R2 for a looong time. They recommend Carbonite, Carbonite apparantly starts crying when it sees it's not Windows XP -> 10. BackBlaze does the same thing. Anyone have any good ideas? - I'm literally only using backup for family photos.
EDIT: Should I have put this in Quick questions that don't need a thread?[/QUOTE]
I've been using Arq 5 with Amazon Cloud Drive. It was a better deal when it was still unlimited, but still, 1 TB for $60 a year isn't bad if you need that or less. I've been considering looking a Backblaze B2 or Wasabi. Arq 5 has a $50 lifetime license, but it also supports other cloud services/local/NAS if you don't want to use Amazon. It supports compression, encryption and de-dupe so it will only use the initial storage plus whatever changes you make.
Reason I went with this route was because Arq doesn't care if your running Windows Server. The few times I've had to use it, it works great. That's the most annoying thing about Windows Server. Everybody assumes you are a business user.
[QUOTE=fishyfish777;52664055][img]https://imgkk.com/i/l6p2.jpg[/img]
reeeee get that floppy chassis-ed, thermally challenged, ULV dual core, horrible battery life, 2101 M.2 SSD detection error piece of garbage off my favorite news site[/QUOTE]
Every laptop is garbage
[QUOTE=DrTaxi;52664829]Every laptop is garbage[/QUOTE]
laptop design peaked at the 701C
[QUOTE=DrTaxi;52664829]Every laptop is garbage[/QUOTE]
Fuck you, T430 is bae.
Also, I just ordered 8 more gigs of DDR4, now I just need another Graphics card and (probably maybe) a stronger PSU to finally set up VFIO PCI-passthrough, so I don't need to dual-boot my Win 10 installation anymore for them videagames but have it running in a VM instead. I'm currently debating whether or not I should just use my old PSU with a bunch of molex to 6 pin GPU adapters instead of getting a new one that supports two GPUs out of the box, since I probably won't ever put load on both host and guest GPUs at the same time but I feel like thats a bad idea... :v:
[QUOTE=DrTaxi;52664829]Every laptop is garbage[/QUOTE]
Literally the only way to get a good laptop, depending on your criteria, is to literally build it yourself. It's gonna cost an ass load but hey, it's probably going to be perfect for you.
[QUOTE=garychencool;52665439]Literally the only way to get a good laptop, depending on your criteria, is to literally build it yourself. It's gonna cost an ass load but hey, it's probably going to be perfect for you.[/QUOTE]
You mean you don't?
[t]http://bunniefoo.com/novena/pvt_shoot/novena_full.jpg[/t]
[QUOTE=fishyfish777;52664055][img]https://imgkk.com/i/l6p2.jpg[/img]
get that floppy chassis-ed, thermally challenged, ULV dual core, horrible battery life, 2101 M.2 SSD detection error piece of garbage off my favorite news site[/QUOTE]
If the Screen had better response time the XPS 15 would be perfect
I'm thinking of picking up a precision 5510. Just the business model of the XPS 15
TIL that the dude my sister has been dating for several years is one of the engineers from the infamous ZPM Espresso disaster Kickstarter.
[QUOTE=Levelog;52665481]I'm thinking of picking up a precision 5510. Just the business model of the XPS 15[/QUOTE]
I didn't know there was a business version.
[QUOTE=Brt5470;52665536]I didn't know there was a business version.[/QUOTE]
Yeah, you can get a 5510 a year old practically new with 16gb RAM, quad core xeon with HT, 512gb pcie ssd, and a quadro card that performs between a 950m and 960m for like 1300
The W541 is the only computer not to fail me in daily tasks so I haul one around
The shoulder pain is well worth it
[QUOTE=fishyfish777;52665648]The W541 is the only computer not to fail me in daily tasks so I haul one around
The shoulder pain is well worth it[/QUOTE]
I'm sticking to my X230 until something good enough to replace it comes along. It's exactly what I want in every way, it's just got some age underneath it, unfortunately. Would like some better power/perf balance, better display (I will at some point do a 1080 mod on this thing, of that I'm certain) and some newer creature comforts (PCIe flash, mostly). And hell, the damn thing weighs nothing so carrying it around the world is no issue for me.
[QUOTE=Brt5470;52665536]I didn't know there was a business version.[/QUOTE]
The major difference is that it comes with mobile Xeon and Quadro GPUs instead. They also cost a bit more, so I'm not really sure if it's worth it for consumer purposes.
[QUOTE=garychencool;52665439]Literally the only way to get a good laptop, depending on your criteria, is to literally build it yourself. It's gonna cost an ass load but hey, it's probably going to be perfect for you.[/QUOTE]
I looked into this like over a year ago.
ARM SoCs haven't gotten to the point where I'd consider it viable for myself. But I think we're getting there.
I just need a MacBook Pro with a clit mouse.
The fucking clit mouse on my Thinkpad is like the main thing keeping me from getting a newer laptop. I would miss it too much.
i love hackathons but it's midnight and im sleep deprived we have to demo in 14 hours and we are nowhere near a demoable state and i want to die
[QUOTE=B!N4RY;52665849]The major difference is that it comes with mobile Xeon and Quadro GPUs instead. They also cost a bit more, so I'm not really sure if it's worth it for consumer purposes.[/QUOTE]
In the US used market you can often find a model year old ones cheaper than XPS 15's that still have a healthy amount of warranty left and are practically unused
[QUOTE=elitehakor;52666024]i love hackathons but it's midnight and im sleep deprived we have to demo in 14 hours and we are nowhere near a demoable state and i want to die[/QUOTE]
Not every team in a hackathon ends up with something presentable.
Wouldn't be the first time in history.
[QUOTE=elitehakor;52666024]i love hackathons but it's midnight and im sleep deprived we have to demo in 14 hours and we are nowhere near a demoable state and i want to die[/QUOTE]
What if the real demo was the friends you [del]lost[/del] made along the way
Our stack is the most unholy stack I’ve ever seen
15" MacBook Pro 2012 is peak laptop design. Best trackpad, very serviceable, great battery life, and superb durability.
I'd still argue the XPS 15 is the pinnacle among all modern laptops
[QUOTE=B!N4RY;52666257]I'd still argue the XPS 15 is the pinnacle among all modern laptops[/QUOTE]
It's a nice machine to be sure but to be the pinnacle it needs god tier serviceability and upgradeability. It does not have that. It is leaps and bounds ahead of what you find these days to be sure but that doesn't mean it's the best for that, it just may be the best of limited options.
Internal battery, BGA CPU, single board construction for majority of device, no individual hatch for specific component replacement (eg: memory or SSD), inferior individual component availability compared to competitors. It's okay, but these things are strongly limiting factors on serviceability and upgradeability.
[QUOTE=wingless;52666269]It's a nice machine to be sure but to be the pinnacle it needs god tier serviceability and upgradeability. It does not have that. It is leaps and bounds ahead of what you find these days to be sure but that doesn't mean it's the best for that, it just may be the best of limited options.
Internal battery, BGA CPU, single board construction for majority of device, no individual hatch for specific component replacement (eg: memory or SSD), inferior individual component availability compared to competitors. It's okay, but these things are strongly limiting factors on serviceability and upgradeability.[/QUOTE]
The XPS 15 is pretty damn serviceable, especially for a laptop made in this era.
The battery is at least modular and isn't glued down, so you can replace it easily. External swappable batteries will not work out if you want a thin formfactor.
Sure there isn't individual hatches, but the entire back plate pops off very easily as a whole. So what exactly is the problem?
For laptops, CPU rarely allowed any significant upgrades even back in the days of socketed ones. I guess this would make replacing the motherboard significantly more expensive if something breaks, but this hasn't been much of an issue for the XPS 15
[QUOTE=B!N4RY;52666340]The XPS 15 is pretty damn serviceable, especially for a laptop made in this era.
The battery is at least modular and isn't glued down, so you can replace it easily. External swappable batteries will not work out if you want a thin formfactor.
Sure there isn't individual hatches, but the entire back plate pops off very easily as a whole. So what exactly is the problem?
For laptops, CPU rarely allowed any significant upgrades even back in the days of socketed ones. I guess this would make replacing the motherboard significantly more expensive if something breaks, but this hasn't been much of an issue for the XPS 15[/QUOTE]
You're all calling from things more out of personal preference than measurable differences. I'm talking comparatively here especially when we know these objectively superior options exist and have shipped before. Fact is, my X230 (I'm not saying it's king, just a good comparison, because I know it well) has the counterpoint to all those things and does it beautifully. These options can very well exist, and do exist.
When I can replace the power jack on the machine itself, because it's modular and connected via a cable, in less screws than it takes just to get the Wifi card out on the XPS 15, that's serviceability.
It takes all of 1 screw and 3 seconds to replace my SSD (Admittedly this is SATA not M.2, so bear that in mind). 2 screws and 5 seconds for RAM.
I can very much upgrade my CPU from an i5-3320m to an i7-3520m no problem, I can find one on ebay for $75. I can go from a 3 cell battery to a 9 cell without even touching a screw, I am completely willing to sacrifice slight thinness for this given that my X230 has never had any issue fitting into an place I throw it, or I've ever had an issue with it's weight carrying it, especially since the majority of it comes from my 9 cell battery, so I can diminish that factor too if I really want.
So by comparison, the XPS 15 is only okay, it's not spectacular. It's about options, it's about making the life of the owner better, those who work on it, those who pay for repairs, whether they're doing it themselves or through someone else.
The XPS 15 [b]is[/b] a good machine, but it just can't be king, not with the compromises it's made on upgradeability and serviceability. They're critically important. It just doesn't have to be that way, these options can exist and they did, and they just... went away because of wanting to chase form over function in that of thinness. It doesn't have to be this way, and while the XPS 15 does have better serviceability than others of the same timeframe it's still lacking behind what once was, I think trying to defend it because it's better than the current shit selection of limited options is just silly.
[QUOTE=elitehakor;52666110]Our stack is the most unholy stack I’ve ever seen[/QUOTE]
i don't even know how the hackathon i was planning went back in ~may(?)
had a falling out with VP, i walked out a few months before
[QUOTE=wingless;52666356]You're all calling from things more out of personal preference than measurable differences. I'm talking comparatively here especially when we know these objectively superior options exist and have shipped before. Fact is, my X230 (I'm not saying it's king, just a good comparison, because I know it well) has the counterpoint to all those things and does it beautifully. These options can very well exist, and do exist.
When I can replace the power jack on the machine itself, because it's modular and connected via a cable, in less screws than it takes just to get the Wifi card out on the XPS 15, that's serviceability.
It takes all of 1 screw and 3 seconds to replace my SSD (Admittedly this is SATA not M.2, so bear that in mind). 2 screws and 5 seconds for RAM.
I can very much upgrade my CPU from an i5-3320m to an i7-3520m no problem, I can find one on ebay for $75. I can go from a 3 cell battery to a 9 cell without even touching a screw, I am completely willing to sacrifice slight thinness for this given that my X230 has never had any issue fitting into an place I throw it, or I've ever had an issue with it's weight carrying it, especially since the majority of it comes from my 9 cell battery, so I can diminish that factor too if I really want.
So by comparison, the XPS 15 is only okay, it's not spectacular. It's about options, it's about making the life of the owner better, those who work on it, those who pay for repairs, whether they're doing it themselves or through someone else.
The XPS 15 [b]is[/b] a good machine, but it just can't be king, not with the compromises it's made on upgradeability and serviceability. They're critically important. It just doesn't have to be that way, these options can exist and they did, and they just... went away because of wanting to chase form over function in that of thinness. It doesn't have to be this way, and while the XPS 15 does have better serviceability than others of the same timeframe it's still lacking behind what once was, I think trying to defend it because it's better than the current shit selection of limited options is just silly.[/QUOTE]
You can't keep comparing what's the market today to what was available 5 years ago, and base your upgrade decisions on that. Laptops are not built like the X230 and never will be most likely. At some point you will have to eventually accept these compromises, especially since they are not major enough to disrupt your everyday usage.
I do respect your opinion and criticisms of the XPS, but you have to keep in mind that you can keep on waiting for a modern laptop comparable to the X230, but that day may simply never come.
[QUOTE=B!N4RY;52666422]You can't keep comparing what's the market today to what was available 5 years ago, and base your upgrade decisions on that. Laptops are not built like the X230 and never will be most likely. At some point you will have to realize these compromises are not major enough to disrupt your everyday usage, and you'll just have to accept it. You can keep on waiting for a modernized laptop comparable to the X230, but that day may simply never come.[/QUOTE]
And that is what I'm saying is the issue. The more you defend this, the more you let this set in as a reality. The more you create complacency and then no one wins. How is that not a serious issue? Why can we just let things seriously degrade like this? That's not good for anyone. How often do you see people bitch about smartphone batteries being tiny, and then that comment being followed up by people saying they'd accept a thicker phone for the sake of a bigger battery? It's the same shit. Complacency sucks.
[QUOTE=wingless;52666424]And that is what I'm saying is the issue. The more you defend this, the more you let this set in as a reality. The more you create complacency and then no one wins. How is that not a serious issue? Why can we just let things seriously degrade like this? That's not good for anyone.[/QUOTE]
Consumers drive the market, and most consumers today would never even service their computer in any way or form themselves. They'd much prefer a thin and portable computer with a very long battery life.
Since these "full" serviceability requirements only concerns a very tiny fraction of users these days, there's no reason for manufacturers to build laptops around such requirement. Instead they focused on what the mass market is wanting.
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