assuming you install your own operating system it wouldn’t. I guess gigabyte did that thing where it would install their software with no user input but that was windows only and a disable-able bios option. I think the world also forgot about intel me but while I stub that out in any computer that I can, I don’t think that is a potential vector for this either.
Yeah it’s not really so much about data loss as it is about it randomly dying one day. Or worse, slowly dying and being annoyingly inconsistent about operating properly. These devices have very low QC standards.
I don’t think it’ll actually cause data loss (although that’s a possibility if there’s any corruption introduced through invisible failures), but I usually find these devices present headaches that outweigh their low price.
Reverse image search says it’s an AOOSTAR mini PC. Not sure how much I’d trust something like that with my data.
I’m guessing your comment is based on using an OS already installed on it? Doubtful a self hosted user would ever do that.
Certainly not me. The point of buying something like this is that you get to set it up yourself.
Yep, that was my point directed @catloaf@lemm.ee .
Why not? The data is on the drives, not on the PC.
I think their concern is not data retention, but data collection/exfiltration.
How’s that going to work?
assuming you install your own operating system it wouldn’t. I guess gigabyte did that thing where it would install their software with no user input but that was windows only and a disable-able bios option. I think the world also forgot about intel me but while I stub that out in any computer that I can, I don’t think that is a potential vector for this either.
I want to put openmediavault on it. No Windows in this house. Actually, I live in a house with windows, though.
I’m using OMV on a Pi and she works PERFECTLY!
I did update her once and it broke everything. But a quick reinstall, all of my data was still accessible on my HDD!
Yeah it’s not really so much about data loss as it is about it randomly dying one day. Or worse, slowly dying and being annoyingly inconsistent about operating properly. These devices have very low QC standards.
I don’t think it’ll actually cause data loss (although that’s a possibility if there’s any corruption introduced through invisible failures), but I usually find these devices present headaches that outweigh their low price.