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Know How... 109: Rogue Cell Towers, SSD Upgrade, Linux Part 3, and Android Tips


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Fake Cell towers are among us, performance gains from a SSD install, Linux Mint install part three, and Android Tips.

Phone Firewall Identifies Rogue Cell Towers Trying to Intercept Your Calls

Feedback: How fast ARE SSDs?

Sean B (Texas):

"You gave the Toshiba Tecra W50 a 'don't buy' in episode 136 of Before you Buy because it uses a HDD instead of a SDD. In the comments you suggested that Toshiba sacrificed 55% of the laptops performance for a 3% decrease in price. That doesn't sound right."

Even without a SSD, the W50 has a super-fast CPU, GPU and lots of memory.

Can not having a SSD really cripple a modern laptop by 50%?"

Here was the calculus I used:

  • Price as-tested of Toshiba Tecra W50-A1501: $2250
  • Difference in price between a HDD and 256GGB SSD: $60
  • PCMark Vantage performance of this laptop with HDD: 9000
  • PCMark Vantage performance of this laptop WITH a SSD: ~20k
  • That's how I got a 55% performance hit for a 3% cost saving.

    So it wasn't a 3% price savings for a 55% performance penalty...
    It was a 3% price savings for a 59% performance penalty...

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