On 7/28/20 7:09 AM, [email protected] wrote:
Hi everyone,
I am thinking now to buy a Macbook Pro 16' and use this laptop in 2
different ways:
1. /Mac OS/ for non-working tasks on internal drive.
2. /Qubes OS/ for all working process on external encrypted drive.
So for External Encrypted Drive I chose:
https://istorage-uk.com/product/diskashur2/
_One of the important tech specs is SSD Speed:_
361MB/s /Read/
358MB/s /Write/
_So I have 2 questions:
_*1. Is this enough for comfort using Qubes OS with this speed of SSD?
This is highly subjective but I would consider it fast enough.
2. What kind of _Hardware_ Encrypted Drive do you know which has more
speed capacity?*
Not that I'm aware. However, for a better security profile you might
check out Samsung's SSD products; I recall some of their models were
considered exemplary in a security review where most other brands had
major issues.
P.S.
I know that most of you could tell me that this is not very smart to do
this way, but I have my own reasons why I need external and encrypted
drive. When I will finish this setup I will write full guide how I am
using Qubes OS and hope it would helps someone to understand which way
to use is better for each one.
You're probably aware that Qubes on a USB drive means you can't use
'sys-usb' which means you can't block 'badUSB' attacks. That is one
compromise.
Another problem is that Macs typically experience more compatibility
issues with Linux.
Also: The Mac laptop keyboards are USB, not PS/2 as most "PC" laptops
are. USB internal keyboard is problematic with Qubes features like
sys-usb and anti-evil-maid.
Finally, Macs only give you Intel CPUs to choose from and those suffer a
lot more from side-channel vulnerabilities than other brands including
AMD. (FYI, Intel just fired their head of engineering and Intel Macs may
soon be in the dustbin category when Apple switches to ARM-based Macs.)
So I'd say that overall you're setting yourself up for the least optimal
experience, at least on all the Qubes-related fronts. I very much get
the attraction of OS X, but in 2020 the only real appeal of Mac hardware
is the exterior design and 16:10 screen. OTOH, a business model from HP,
Lenovo or Dell should net you the best Qubes compatibility and you can
get a top-performing 8-core system for less than what an MBP costs.
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