@hobbit666 said in Gaming PC Setup:
@obsolesce said in Gaming PC Setup:
Personally, I'd not use HDD in any PC anymore, no matter the size. I'd choose to have a single 128gb SSD over 2 1TB spinners any day, and upgrade the SSDs when needed or even initially.
Not going to install much on 128gb now a day
I know, besides the point. I'd rather do what I can with a 128 vs 2tb spinner. Of course I'd immediately get something bigger than 128,but I was just making a point.
@hobbit666 said in Gaming PC Setup:
Need some advice on how to configure this guy for the kid.
ROG STRIX B450-F GAMING II
Amd Ryzen5 3600
16gb ram (will have to check speed)
RTX 3060 ventus 2x 12g ocSo the big question is this, I ordered this without HD's as I have x2 240gb ssd. But it came with x2 2tb.
Looking my initial thought was to use AMD StoreMI where you use the SSD as cache for the most frequently accessed stuff.
But would there be any benifit of make RAID 0 out of the pairs instead. Then maybe using the StoreMI and use the SSD Raid as cache for the HD Raid?
Or just pull some drives out and not use them
Personally, I'd not use HDD in any PC anymore, no matter the size. I'd choose to have a single 128gb SSD over 2 1TB spinners any day, and upgrade the SSDs when needed or even initially.
@dbeato said in windows based FREE imaging app:
@obsolesce said in windows based FREE imaging app:
@notverypunny said in windows based FREE imaging app:
@obsolesce said in windows based FREE imaging app:
@dashrender said in windows based FREE imaging app:
@obsolesce said in windows based FREE imaging app:
@dashrender said in windows based FREE imaging app:
they generally come with AV and other crap you don't want at purchase
Oh I see, that sucks. Are the company devices being bought from Walmart or something?
Seriously?
I order these from DCW. I haven't had a laptop not come with at least some third party AV in ages...
I suppose one of the reasons to not order Dell/HP, or at least not the default stuff.
Can't speak to HP, but with Dell, unless you get setup with their imaging program (you provide them with your desired stock image and it's $$$ from what I recall) they're sending you their stock OEM image with a significant amount of bloat-ware. In a corporate / enterprise setup consistency is king so it's normal that you want to reimage with something that's tested and known to play nice in your environment.
Business class devices shipping with trial anti-virus software that is well known to be much worse than the default Windows Defender? That alone is reason enough not to go with that manufacturer (still not a showstopper, as automation can fix that in later steps). If you need to touch a device before an end user gets it, you're wasting a ton of time and money. That's decades old procedures... having your IT department receive the device, reimage, configure, maintain images, and all the requirements that go along? That is a huge waste of resources.
Wouldn't you rather have a device sent directly from CDW to the end-user, without needing a special image, ready to go for the user and the work environment... managed, configured, secured, and compliant as part of the OOBE?
Dell charges a bit more for imaging with your Intune AutoPilot profile but can be arranged and most Dell with Windows Professional and up licensing barely come with bloatware as far as I have been working with them.
CDW and many other CSPs will register them in Autopilot for you for a couple dollars extra, OEMs can do it too, there's no need for a custom image. For some special purpose orders, sure, but not typically needed.
@notverypunny said in windows based FREE imaging app:
@obsolesce said in windows based FREE imaging app:
@dashrender said in windows based FREE imaging app:
@obsolesce said in windows based FREE imaging app:
@dashrender said in windows based FREE imaging app:
they generally come with AV and other crap you don't want at purchase
Oh I see, that sucks. Are the company devices being bought from Walmart or something?
Seriously?
I order these from DCW. I haven't had a laptop not come with at least some third party AV in ages...
I suppose one of the reasons to not order Dell/HP, or at least not the default stuff.
Can't speak to HP, but with Dell, unless you get setup with their imaging program (you provide them with your desired stock image and it's $$$ from what I recall) they're sending you their stock OEM image with a significant amount of bloat-ware. In a corporate / enterprise setup consistency is king so it's normal that you want to reimage with something that's tested and known to play nice in your environment.
Business class devices shipping with trial anti-virus software that is well known to be much worse than the default Windows Defender? That alone is reason enough not to go with that manufacturer (still not a showstopper, as automation can fix that in later steps). If you need to touch a device before an end user gets it, you're wasting a ton of time and money. That's decades old procedures... having your IT department receive the device, reimage, configure, maintain images, and all the requirements that go along? That is a huge waste of resources.
Wouldn't you rather have a device sent directly from CDW to the end-user, without needing a special image, ready to go for the user and the work environment... managed, configured, secured, and compliant as part of the OOBE?
@dashrender said in windows based FREE imaging app:
@obsolesce said in windows based FREE imaging app:
@dashrender said in windows based FREE imaging app:
they generally come with AV and other crap you don't want at purchase
Oh I see, that sucks. Are the company devices being bought from Walmart or something?
Seriously?
I order these from DCW. I haven't had a laptop not come with at least some third party AV in ages...
I suppose one of the reasons to not order Dell/HP, or at least not the default stuff.
@dashrender said in windows based FREE imaging app:
they generally come with AV and other crap you don't want at purchase
Oh I see, that sucks. Are the company devices being bought from Walmart or something?
@dashrender said in windows based FREE imaging app:
@obsolesce said in windows based FREE imaging app:
@siringo said in windows based FREE imaging app:
@obsolesce g'day. they just need the 'corporate' image on them. They're brand new.
Does the corporate image have anything additional than the one it comes with?
How about the fact that is likely doesn't come with a bunch of crapware from teh OEM
What is he buying with the PC? Which crapware is he trying to prevent?
@siringo said in windows based FREE imaging app:
@obsolesce g'day. they just need the 'corporate' image on them. They're brand new.
Does the corporate image have anything additional than the one it comes with?
@siringo why do they need imagef? Would a reset work? What's the background?
@scottalanmiller said in Gaming - What's everyone playing / hosting / looking to play:
Shenmue III free right now! Holy cow!!
Is that a soap opera game?
@travisdh1 said in Lenovo - if it's on your network, you ARE breached.:
So I'm going to have to bring it up in the next all-hands meeting here
How'd your presentation go?
@siringo said in windows based FREE imaging app:
hello.
i'm looking for a windows based (or anything that can be used easily by a non linuxite) FREE imaging app that can perform restores via a script / command line.
I have to reimage 50 new PCs.
in the past i've used free gui based apps, booted up, clicked here and there and the job was done. But i'm getting lazy and would just like to be able to boot up, click on script and walk away.
I could afford up to 10 bucks if the right thing can be found.
thanks everyone.
You try MDT?
@stuartjordan said in MS EDGE "You have been warned":
@obsolesce said in MS EDGE "You have been warned":
@stuartjordan said in MS EDGE "You have been warned":
Hahaha, yeah use edge..not chrome even though our browser is based on Chromium.
Google Chrome != Chromium
Chrome = using Chromium engine.
Edge = Using Chromium engine.The Chromium codebase is widely used. Microsoft Edge, Samsung Internet, Opera, and many other browsers are based on the code. Moreover, significant portions of the code are used by several app frameworks.
Everybody here knows what Chromium is and which browsers are based on it.
However, Google Chrome (yes, based on Chromium, as the world is well aware) is proprietary and is just a sick piece of garbage... what Google does with it.
@stuartjordan said in MS EDGE "You have been warned":
Hahaha, yeah use edge..not chrome even though our browser is based on Chromium.
Google Chrome != Chromium
@rojoloco said in MS EDGE "You have been warned":
@obsolesce said in MS EDGE "You have been warned":
I would rather use every other browser before Google Chrome.
What's your preferred browser?
Not Google Chrome.
I would rather use every other browser before Google Chrome.
What kind of role and responsibilities are you seeking? What kind of company / employer? Position?
@scottalanmiller said in Beyond Computers and Cables: Achieving the Full Potential of IT at your Clinic:
@obsolesce said in Beyond Computers and Cables: Achieving the Full Potential of IT at your Clinic:
Nice video, but I ran into quite a pet peeve. I would like to point out I wholly disagree with Allen's definition of "cloud" about 15 mins in... that, as he says, "it's just somebody else's server... just means the server is hosted somewhere online over the internet".I know. He always does the "tee shirt definition" rather than the real one. It's because vet customers can't even begin to understand cloud and all the cloud vendors in the industry aren't using cloud but just using it as a proxy for hosted.
That's a horrible thing to tell customers and in no way whatsoever does anything for the customer except misinformes them and solidifies their misunderstanding of cloud and why it's used. That basically tells the client cloud is if you want something off prem and over the internet. That couldn't be any further from what it is and why it could be beneficial or not to them. Yall are straight up reinforcing myths by saying that.
@dustinb3403 said in Annoying issue: iOS and chrome:
I've had continual issues across chrome, edge firefox and brave on Android mobile
This platform has always totallysucked on every mobile device I've ever used, and still does, even on desktop sometimes. However, ML is the only site I visit that uses this platform so I can't compare it to others.
Nice video, but I ran into quite a pet peeve. I would like to point out I wholly disagree with Allen's definition of "cloud" about 15 mins in... that, as he says, "it's just somebody else's server... just means the server is hosted somewhere online over the internet".
That's not true. First, his definition is incorrect. Second, you CAN have a cloud on your own on-prem servers, which that alone contradicts his definition.
To be "Cloud", it must have several characteristics, such as on-demand self-service, rapid elasticity, etc.. None of them are a requirement to be someone else's server, and none of them require to be hosted online over the internet.
Yes, there are several cloud deployment MODELS, such as public, private, hybrid, community... and, of course different service models such as SaaS, PaaS, etc. But, that's not what defines cloud.
For example, just because my physical server is accessible via the public internet, doesn't make it cloud (as it would according to his definition).
I do agree with Scott's response regarding that "modern, web-based, accessed from home... those things aren't (don't define) cloud". Additionally, I agree with Allen that cloud should be seriously evaluated for business requirements... it may or may not be the best choice for XYZ.
