Shinyitis Support Group

[englishmick]

Yup, with me the SSD is the smallest, but big enough to have the OS and all the programs.
The storage disks have their own letters, they can be merged in windows, but I prefer to split the large disks, easier to keep organised, easier to scan etc.

I was thinking of my computer games. I know there are hundreds of references in files linking to other filenames which include the drive name, which is currently always C. Suspect it would take a long time to unscramble that stuff by hand. If it happens with game files I'm sure it happens with other applications. Maybe not a problem if you are loading a new computer from scratch. I'm glad to hear that they can be merged. Appreciate the insight.

 

[Letitia]

Hello Shiny's
Trying to not order at least 2 of the Odin v2 mini. Wish sm would list them for preorder.

 

[AngeNZ]

Morning shinies

Vapemail! Meet the Tycoon aio in olive. I'm definitely gonna need more of these.

 

[Daniel Forsyth]

Good Morning Shiny People

 

[Pigs]

The Skynet rba arrived. I'm liking it so far with the 2.5mm af pin. Might try the 3mm later today.

 

[hittman]

Morning shinies

Vapemail! Meet the Tycoon aio in olive. I'm definitely gonna need more of these.

I haven’t heard of it before. Is it a high end mod?

 

[Tor R]

Good afternoon folks,
i bought 5 used mods, three worked well, the one i paid covered 217 and well then.
I haven't given up on the Pico X, but I toasted the other Pico 21700.

On to something that might be interesting for those who like the Pico series.
With what I've opened up and gone through the last few days lol and sometimes we want to put together what we like best in terms of looks.
These have a proprietary chipset that cannot be used in other Picos:
Pico 75 and Pico Plus
Pico 21700
Pico X
Pico 25

I also bought some different cotton that I will try...

 

[Tor R]

I'm no expert when it comes to data storage but my understanding is that the jury is still out on long term data storage for SSDs.
For medium term (a few years) SSDs, which have no moving parts, are more reliable and less prone to error than HDDs.
If you have important data stored on HDDs, best practice is to get them out and spin the drive every few months. The moving parts at high speed (5400 or 7200 RPM) and low tolerances mean that they can seize up if left idle. Their magnetic storage also makes them fragile. I've got a cupboard full of hard drives with client data stored and it makes me nervous. Every now and then I'll pull out a drive to access some files and the drive has failed. That's why whole businesses are dedicated to data recovery - costs a bomb.

For a while there back in the 90s, the conventional wisdom was that CDs and DVDs would be the best option for long term storage -for the same reason, no moving parts - but they proved to be prone to Disc Rot and other problems. I'm sure we've all opened up a CD that hasn't been played for a few years and noticed errors.

I always try to buy enterprise hdd's, but there is nothing that lasts forever regardless of whether it is ssd or hdd.
My storage system has grown big, 8TB + 2 + 2 + 2TB, 8TB will be the main storage disk, the others will be for backups of the main disk once per week.
The day, unlikely in the near future, that I run out, I will buy a 16TB disk.

I've lost disks before, it's damn annoying, after those two cases I've always tried to have backup disks.

 

[Tor R]

I was thinking of my computer games. I know there are hundreds of references in files linking to other filenames which include the drive name, which is currently always C. Suspect it would take a long time to unscramble that stuff by hand. If it happens with game files I'm sure it happens with other applications. Maybe not a problem if you are loading a new computer from scratch. I'm glad to hear that they can be merged. Appreciate the insight.

One option is to buy at least the same size as the C, also, if I'm not completely mistaken, you can mirror the C in windows so that you have a fully cloned C drive on the other disk.
But how you go about getting all the OS files duplicated on the D drive I can't say anything about, I'm far from a specialist.

 

[AngeNZ]

Morning shinies

More Tycoon AIO pics. And I'm loving it. It's like crossing a Stubby with Boxx, shrinking it down, throwing in a 21700 and giving it a ton of airflow. @hittman it's not in the ultra high end pricing range - mine was €79 from these guys below. And thank @Pigs for finding it in the first place, They certainly haven't done a full blown international release.

https://www.lepetitvapoteur.com/en/all-of-our-kits/13025-tycoon-boro-bd-vape-x-hirano-design.html

Stubby 18650, Tycoon, Pulse AIO, Fluffmobile

 

[Tor R]

Not sure if I'm ready for this, but sooner or later I had to take a chance.....
Too late to regret now:

 

[Pigs]

Not sure if I'm ready for this, but sooner or later I had to take a chance.....
Too late to regret now:

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It'll be great !!

 

[Pigs]

Morning shinies

More Tycoon AIO pics. And I'm loving it. It's like crossing a Stubby with Boxx, shrinking it down, throwing in a 21700 and giving it a ton of airflow. @hittman it's not in the ultra high end pricing range - mine was €79 from these guys below. And thank @Pigs for finding it in the first place, They certainly haven't done a full blown international release.

https://www.lepetitvapoteur.com/en/all-of-our-kits/13025-tycoon-boro-bd-vape-x-hirano-design.html

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Stubby 18650, Tycoon, Pulse AIO, Fluffmobile

or
Fluffmobile, Stubby 18650, Fluffmobile, Tycoon, Fluffmobile, Pulse AIO, Fluffmobile.

I can imagine you somehow bribing her to stay still while you carefully positioned the shot. The look of pure mischief in those eyes is impressive.

 

[Daniel Forsyth]

Good Morning Shiny People

 

[Pigs]

 

[AngeNZ]

or
Fluffmobile, Stubby 18650, Fluffmobile, Tycoon, Fluffmobile, Pulse AIO, Fluffmobile.

I can imagine you somehow bribing her to stay still while you carefully positioned the shot. The look of pure mischief in those eyes is impressive.

That was 100% those fluff-free mods are getting more attention than me. I'll fix that.

 

[Tor R]

Good morning folks,
We will continue on the neighbor's house cladding today, i.e. we will finish today. It may be that he will change more before winter comes. Maybe I'll get to continue a bit with the mixx project today.

It'll be great !!

Thank you very much mate.
DNA 60, the only one that fits that roughly.
Dicode's BF 60 has a different location on the fire buttons, i.e. it sits closer to the end of the board compared to the DNA.
Will take pictures of where I had to modify the cradle.

Got an excellent review from Mark.

 

[hittman]

Good morning shiny people. Working more on the Ampbb review today. Not sure if I’ll finish but would like to since I have more stuff on the way.

 

[AngeNZ]

Morning shinies

Found a half price Pulse v2 locally. Then I used up my loyalty points. So including shipping it cost me a grand total of $12nzd.

Sadly they only had one left, or I would've gotten more.

 

[Daniel Forsyth]

Good Morning Shiny People