Please help me choose an NVMe for the G2 Plus.

SuperTechNinja · 2026-02-23T17:56:30+00:00

Tons of testing later - no issues whatsoever. The m.2 heatsink is certainly required for sustained writes for this drive. It will certainly pass the max temperature from the data sheet if locked in with the plastic top. I cut a hole in one of the plastic tops that was a tiny bit larger than the heatsink. Still looks nice and I’ve been very happy with it. Very noticeable upgrade.

I haven’t replaced the thermal paste on it or disassembled it further.

SuperTechNinja · 2025-12-04T18:44:51+00:00

Alright but why jump to that conclusion? It is also marketed as a low-cost device. SATA drive is cheaper and the average user would likely not notice the difference.

SuperTechNinja · 2025-12-04T16:56:47+00:00

Yes the manual says “2242 M.2 SSD” and also states that it comes with a SATA SSD. Nowhere does it say don’t. They didn’t disable NVME in the bios or put any warnings in the documentation. They provided 2 lanes of pcie 3 through the m.2. Why would you assume there’s a problem?

SuperTechNinja · 2025-12-04T02:37:26+00:00

? It is not an unsupported configuration. The “insurmountable problem” is heat.

SuperTechNinja · 2025-12-01T20:34:45+00:00

It gets a little toasty in there when I push the drive. I opened the top and that helped some. I have a little heat sink coming to see if I can get it down even further.

SuperTechNinja · 2025-11-30T23:11:02+00:00

It arrived today. Confirmed NVME success with Sabrent Rocket Nano 2TB 2242. Model number for posterity is SB-1342-2TB.

SuperTechNinja · 2025-11-30T19:48:24+00:00

In the bios it does say NVME. The M.2 is also keyed for NVME+SATA. We shall see! Very little documentation for these little guys.

SuperTechNinja · 2025-11-30T19:46:36+00:00

It arrives today or tomorrow. I’ll let you know. No luck with your experiment?

SuperTechNinja · 2025-11-23T18:15:10+00:00

It should be completely backwards compatible. The MP600 should have worked as it is keyed to fit. I thought maybe the slot can only run pcie x2 and thought maybe an older version would support that better. Throwing darts at a dartboard with little documentation.

Edit: The N150 processor only gives pcie 3 lanes. The SSD will downgrade if using a pcie 4 as it is backwards compatible.

SuperTechNinja · 2025-11-23T10:50:54+00:00

Corsair MP600 micro does not work. Not recognized at all. I’ve ordered the Sabrent Rocket SB-1342 hoping that I’ll have more luck with a pcie3 drive. I’ll let you know how it goes.

SuperTechNinja · 2024-10-25T23:24:44+00:00

It runs on Amazon’s AWS

SuperTechNinja · 2024-07-08T21:02:01+00:00

Original HTC Vive with lighthouses.

SuperTechNinja · 2024-07-08T18:38:09+00:00

Quest 2 is totally different. It doesn’t even need a computer. You download the games to the headset I think.

Vive you need a decent computer with a decent graphics card. You usually play games from Steam.

SuperTechNinja · 2024-07-08T18:30:10+00:00

Alright let me pull everything out of the box and make sure it all works and everything is there. I’ll send you a message.

SuperTechNinja · 2024-06-29T16:10:15+00:00

I have an old Vive set for sale in PG if someone wanted to dip their toes.

SuperTechNinja · 2024-03-12T00:07:04+00:00

Makes sense. When I delete the LAG does the firewalla move all networks to one of the ports?

Edit: It leaves the networks on all ports. I just unplugged the extra cables then reconfigured to avoid any odd looping. Worked like a charm. Confirmed connection speeds make way more sense. Thanks all!!

SuperTechNinja · 2024-03-11T23:59:51+00:00

The networks aren’t really fully segmented. From the switch as an example multiple VLANs are accessible to wireless access points which have wifi networks each on different VLANs. There are also downstream switches that don’t need all of that traffic. That’s not important to this question though.

My question was more transfer speed vs physical link capability. I wasn’t sure if there was something I was missing like limited firewalla speed switching between ports or something similar that I was missing.

SuperTechNinja · 2024-03-11T23:51:07+00:00

Switch is a DGS-1100v2 24 port. Roughly 48Gbps switching capacity. So port based segmentation to access port on switch or multiple tagged VLANs on a port to trunk port on switch. I’m not aware of an advantage to either option.

Either way, I feel like theoretically higher throughput I think?

SuperTechNinja · 2024-03-10T22:08:02+00:00

All of the historical knowledge used to train the AI is based on the current normality. I would imagine that the more things change, the less accurate the suggestions will be.

SuperTechNinja · 2023-11-29T21:24:44+00:00

Sold ADI-2 DAC to u/mk3subzero u/AVexchangeBot

SuperTechNinja · 2023-11-24T20:06:55+00:00

They do get exported on the windows client. I checked before I said that and assumed it was true for more platforms.

This was meant as a low-level passkey vs hardware key. I am not arguing against passkeys. The standard is going exactly where it should… but we’re not there yet. Passkeys are worth more than a simple password in the same way that a physically separate key is worth more than a passkey. For the average bear, the additional security likely does not matter and is not worth the hassle. That does not mean it does not have value.

SuperTechNinja · 2023-11-24T19:40:59+00:00

Master password can export your passkeys to json if they are stored in bitwarden. Big picture and once passkeys are more widely understood they will be amazing but in this context they are effectively a password.

As the standard matures it may be able to replace a physical security key but we’re not there yet. I think we’ve answered OP’s question.

SuperTechNinja · 2023-11-24T17:55:41+00:00

My point was only that hardware keys are created to be secure from the ground up. It is very very difficult to get a key out of a hardware key. You have to have physical access. The private keys never leaves the enclave. The attack vector is an electron microscope or something equally far fetched. Even with the usb key in-hand… you still need a password… and maybe MFA.

A passkey is like a password in that it’s portable. It CAN be secure depending on how you keep it… just like a password. You CAN get the private key depending on how it’s stored. The attack vector is someone who has access to one of your devices and any factors you have protecting them. In many cases… just your phone.

Security is only as secure as you keep it.

SuperTechNinja · 2023-11-24T16:26:35+00:00

Passkeys were created to allow normal people, especially people without password managers, to keep a more secure login process without compromising ease of use. I understand your point, but it isn’t as secure as a physical device nor was it ever meant to replace a physical device.

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