On Thu, 01 Nov 2012 12:09:43 -0500 Stan Hoeppner <s...@hardwarefreak.com> wrote:
> On 10/31/2012 7:56 PM, Celejar wrote: > > On Wed, 31 Oct 2012 19:01:40 -0500 > > Stan Hoeppner <s...@hardwarefreak.com> wrote: > > >> Why didn't you purchase a self encrypting SSD? Eliminates all of these > >> issues. Lots of them available today. > > > Price? Doing a quick check on Newegg, the cheapest SSDs currently start > > at about $50-$60 (although one can occasionally find one on sale / > > special / after rebate for $20-$30), and searching within those > > results for 'encryption' indicates that the cheapest with that > > capability is about $95. > > Your methods are not sufficient. Newegg doesn't provide the necessary > information in it's product database. > > SandForce 1000/2000 series controllers do automatic transparent AES-128 > or AES-256 encryption depending on controller model, and do so while > achieving much higher performance than all other SSD controllers on the > market. They also support a boot time disk password. > > http://www.lsi.com/technology/duraclass/Pages/Automatic-Encryption.aspx > > This $45 40GB Mushkin drive has an SF-1200 controller: > http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820226168 > > This $90 120GB OCZ Agility3 has an SF-2281 controller: > http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820227914 > > Thus cost isn't really a factor. The $45 is current regular price on > Mushkin, not after rebate, etc. Frankly I'd be surprised that anyone > would be anything but a SandForce based SSD today, given the > price/performance/capacity ratio. The OP's SSD may in fact be a > SandForce model, and he may simply not be aware of it, or the features I > mentioned above. Huh - live and learn. I had no idea that SandForce supported AES in hardware. Celejar -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/20121107102640.cebbed61.cele...@gmail.com
