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(DIR) Post #B4YxRK5SsuUUOOPd4q by mntmn@mastodon.social
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doing a brutal last-minute change for MNT Reform Next: primary M.2 SSD now full-size (2280), secondary M.2 SSD (2230/2242) now on the back of the mainboard. microSD Express gone, but could still live in an adapter in any of those 2 slots if needed.
(DIR) Post #B4Yxd3a64xxqfvKrFw by mntmn@mastodon.social
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this is a cost-saving measure on the one hand (2280 are more broadly available and affordable than the small sizes these days), but on the other hand allows you a lot more flexibilty when choosing fast storage options. you'll also be able to do RAID stuff between the 2 SSDs, of course.
(DIR) Post #B4YycyB0H1xTro7Wd6 by mntmn@mastodon.social
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now the bad news: i didn't anticipate the recent SSD+RAM apocalypse last year. the 32GB RAM+256GB eMMC are safe because i bought them early. but i didn't buy all SSDs early enough: even with the switch to 2280/being able to combine stock of different sizes, the SSDs at promised capacities would cost us 33514 EUR over budget. we don't have this extra cash, so the only option is to reduce the SSD capacities: we can ship 1TB instead of 2TB and 512GB instead of 1TB. i'm extremely sorry for this.
(DIR) Post #B4Yyp59YA21iymDT84 by mntmn@mastodon.social
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everything else about the Next is going well though. we fixed many small papercuts that i experienced while daily driving the laptop and have many parts already stocked or ordered. i have a draft of a more detailled Crowd Supply update that i'll finish over the next few days.
(DIR) Post #B4Yyy9lwM8fLuaV3zc by mntmn@mastodon.social
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for reference, SSD price development graphs @ PC Part Picker https://pcpartpicker.com/trends/price/internal-hard-drive/#storage.ssdm2nvme.2000
(DIR) Post #B4YzYuGsx0y0YEUwUa by mntmn@mastodon.social
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i forgot to say that with this new plan, the half capacity SSDs are still more expensive than the original ones (approx 5158 EUR over budget).
(DIR) Post #B4YzeMQThRTRJraNN2 by stalbaum@mastodon.social
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@mntmn I'd be ok with it. Just so you know.
(DIR) Post #B4YzxXYOYFI1KjQzHk by whitequark@social.treehouse.systems
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@mntmn ouch!!
(DIR) Post #B4YzxXuNEWs2QtiXXk by whitequark@social.treehouse.systems
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@mntmn i remember hoping that 2020 would be the last supply crunch ;;
(DIR) Post #B4YzxYBODGTvHfg848 by mntmn@mastodon.social
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@whitequark yes me too. last year i was like, finally things are getting better, no new crisis in sight, and then *bam*
(DIR) Post #B4Z0gJrsHWK1v1tk3M by mntmn@mastodon.social
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@Unlikelylass that's very nice but no, the CS system isn't that flexible. also, i already purchased all the SSDs.
(DIR) Post #B4Z7PTUPxFUkW3qDJY by d@waferbaby.com
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@mntmn This is such a cool thing you're doing.
(DIR) Post #B4ZIVPasS1jZfOtcxs by JoshuaACNewman@xeno.glyphpress.com
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@mntmnYeah, no one thinks you’re immune to the rolling catastrophes of stupid. We all know you’re going to make the best judgments.
(DIR) Post #B4ZdCEM07B8iLGdIVE by dzwiedziu@mastodon.social
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@mntmnGraphs of Terror
(DIR) Post #B4ZeTykOygIR6e4aw4 by lanodan@queer.hacktivis.me
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@mntmn Glad you found a way. And well my current laptop got a 256GB NVMe so *checks crowdsupply order* 512GB is still going to be plenty. ^^
(DIR) Post #B4aZvDjJ4o8MmMgv2G by brrttwrks@vis.social
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@mntmn thnx for all the work; I too am flex in regards to the SSD if it helps you to sustainably deliver the next without jeopardizing your company/team
(DIR) Post #B4aheraKRSkf69Cei8 by max_power@chaos.social
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@mntmn As long as you don't solder the SSD on the mainboard and encapsulate the wohle mainboard with 1 cm thick epoxy, I don't mind and looking forward to the Reform next. :)
(DIR) Post #B4aqCIXo1nm3ttTdWy by vimja@tooting.ch
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@mntmnShame about the SSDs, but as someone who buys hardware for a cloud provider, I fully understand the situation and sympathise.I actually quite like the outcome of this. Will make it easier to upgrade the laptop down the line and I really don't need 2 TB of space on a laptop...
(DIR) Post #B4autDproIUVZ7eFLU by N0va42@mastodon.social
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@mntmn omg love it 😍 it's so great that's the only huge point I was worried about not getting an affordable m.2 with much capacity but with 2280 it will be much simpler.You and the whole mnt team did a great job
(DIR) Post #B4ehntmaPwbh9X5JRY by larme@proto7.io
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@mntmn Anyway to make donation to mnt?