[geeks] Seriously?

[Lionel Peterson]

The price is staggering, IMHO.

I (personally) don't see the value-add over a conventional portable HD of the
same 1 TB size at 1/10th the price...

Lionel

> On Jul 24, 2014, at 5:47 PM, Jonathan Patschke <jp at celestrion.net> wrote:
>
>> On Thu, 24 Jul 2014, Lionel Peterson wrote:
>>
>> I understand paying a premium for smaller, but that's insane - I an
>> hard-pressed to figure out why, outside of a Hollywood spy thriller,
>> anyone would need such a thing/justify the expense.
>
> There's a definite use-case for people who may need to carry a varied
> test/development environment around with them, but may not wish to carry a
> notebook with them.
>
> One could easily throw a Linux distribution with virtualization support on
> there which could turn any spare PC into a test lab.
>
> Apart from price, this would be great for me if I were still in college.
> Rather than shelling into an always-on box in my dorm or apartment, I
> could non-disruptively turn any kiosk PC into my preferred work
> environment.
>
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