Thelio – System76

Re:Thelio – System76 by blinkingled on Friday November 02, 2018 @07:45PM (#18367660)

Sweet! Pricing seems competitive for what they are offering. But what's up with the 2.5 SATA drives? I was looking to replace my Z620 which has existing 3.5" drives - looks like I can't repurpose those. 2.5" drives are also considerably costlier than their 3.5" counterparts - never mind they also handle heat better.

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Re:Thelio – System76 by acomjean on Friday November 02, 2018 @11:01PM (#18368435)

I thought that was only on the smallest machine, but I checked and they all have 2.5" drives. I'm not sure why in desktop they would choose to go that route.

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Re:Thelio – System76 by freeone3000 on Saturday November 03, 2018 @03:00AM (#18369090)

SSDs are either m.2 or 2.5" form factor. There's no need for a spinny drive.

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Re:Thelio – System76 by blinkingled on Saturday November 03, 2018 @06:59AM (#18369626)

You can build one with spinning 2.5 drives that are costlier than the 3.5 ones. So it's not about not needing spinning drives - for lots of redundant storage 3.5" drives are still the most economical choice.

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Re:Thelio – System76 by ccarse on Monday November 05, 2018 @12:15PM (#18383973)

I think this is them being forward looking, realizing that 3.5" drives are quickly becoming a relic of the past.

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