No encryption is the reason I use Samsung drives in all my notebooks, since these do FDE. I don't get it why other manufacturers won't enable it. It saves lots of headaches when your notebook is stolen, or you lose it in another way.
The usual recommendation is to use the encryption provided by the OS instead since there are vulnerabilities in integrated disk-encryption (as long as it's powered on it stays unlocked).
Never lost a notebook. Apparently that is a thing. You should hold onto it like your wallet. But after deploying 100's of laptops using encryption outside the OS, no more. Such a headache and really no recovery.
SED's using pure hardware encryption are bullshit. Use OS-level encryption with hardware acceleration so you can at least access the data with a recovery key.
Things have improved greatly since eDrive (IEEE1667?) and modern Bitlocker is accelerated with Opal2-complaint drives to the point the encryption is virtually transparent from a performance perspective. There is even Bitlocker to Go for external drives which works fantastic. Just print your keys and lock them in a safe.
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bigmikeman - Monday, October 25, 2021 - link
is a review for the Corsair MP600 PRO XT, or Seagate 530 coming anytime soon?GL1zdA - Tuesday, October 26, 2021 - link
No encryption is the reason I use Samsung drives in all my notebooks, since these do FDE. I don't get it why other manufacturers won't enable it. It saves lots of headaches when your notebook is stolen, or you lose it in another way.bug77 - Tuesday, October 26, 2021 - link
It gives you those headaches back when the drive malfunctions and you try to recover data from it ;)nils_ - Tuesday, October 26, 2021 - link
The usual recommendation is to use the encryption provided by the OS instead since there are vulnerabilities in integrated disk-encryption (as long as it's powered on it stays unlocked).Dug - Wednesday, October 27, 2021 - link
Never lost a notebook. Apparently that is a thing. You should hold onto it like your wallet.But after deploying 100's of laptops using encryption outside the OS, no more. Such a headache and really no recovery.
Samus - Friday, October 29, 2021 - link
SED's using pure hardware encryption are bullshit. Use OS-level encryption with hardware acceleration so you can at least access the data with a recovery key.Things have improved greatly since eDrive (IEEE1667?) and modern Bitlocker is accelerated with Opal2-complaint drives to the point the encryption is virtually transparent from a performance perspective. There is even Bitlocker to Go for external drives which works fantastic. Just print your keys and lock them in a safe.
Oxford Guy - Friday, October 29, 2021 - link
Has Anandtech ever covered all the bait and switch tactics that have been happening recently?Swapping TLC for QLC. Swapping controllers. Downgrading the quality of TLC.
SanX - Saturday, October 30, 2021 - link
Let's do the simplest math estimation. 5 years warranty is 365*5=1825 days. The 0.44DWPD means you can rewrite it 1825*0.44 = 643 times.