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Can you turn multiple internal hard drives into one external drive?
I use this setup for Chia mining.
Get a PC case, a PC power supply, a 1X to 16X PCIe Adapter for GPU Mining to power a HP SAS Expander Card 24-Port SAS PCI-E Expander Board 468405-001. The all green ...
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Replacement brand for Apple ANSI wired keyboard with numeric keypad?
Your keyword search is 'Apple A1243 US' [searching ANSI doesn't do so well as US]
There are plenty of second hand keyboards on eBay UK, starting around £30 - sample search
(When these were first ...
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Can you turn multiple internal hard drives into one external drive?
Why USB? Would a NAS fill the requirement, providing access to disk shares over an ethernet network? Plenty of brands exist, like Synology which can take drives of different sizes and do "the ...
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USB memory stick with automatic encryption
In 2023, there are many hardware encrypted USB sticks or flash drives. As an example there is this
With
Enterprise-grade security
XTS-AES 256-bit encryption
Available in Type-A and Type-C USB
USB 3....
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External hard drive (SSD/NVME) up to 1TB which can be connected to **two or more** operating computers simultaneously
Direct attach storage (DAS) can only connect to one computer at a time, but only requires a simple data connection like USB. Network attached storage (NAS) can connect to many computers at the same ...
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Replacement for Logitech MX Keys with wired mode support
The Keychron K3 Version 2 Gateron Red Switch keyboard may be a very good choice for you.
It has a compact flat design, and each key has a curved depression.
It is compatible with Mac, iOS, Windows, ...
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What kind of tablet device with android operating system would possibly support EXTERNAL DEVICES plugged with USB?
I'd try the Google Pixel Tablet - $399
First-party Android support
Not horribly expensive (although not cheap)
Included stand with charging/speaker (nice for a static office environment) that leaves ...
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USB External Drive fit for constant and heavy usage
The price of SSDs has now dropped sufficiently that there is no longer any real need to have to consider HDs at all. They're bulky, delicate & easy to damage by dropping etc.
SSDs are 'unbreakable'...
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External hard drive (SSD/NVME) up to 1TB which can be connected to **two or more** operating computers simultaneously
You can't do this directly.
You need a NAS.
You can buy a commercial one, or you can hook your drive to an SBC like a raspberry pi and run a NAS operating system on it.
Then it will be available to be ...
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Multicomputer USB Switch (KVM without video) that doesn't disconnect devices?
The DDM core of KVM switches can only do most of USB HID devices (such as keyboard, mouse or touch-sensor/controller sharing.)
Normally, there are only two DDM ports will be available on each DDM-...
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Trustworthy USB and HDMI Manufacturers?
Star Tech and Cable Matters are good cable suppliers who sell through Amazon, and also have their own web sites, sometimes with more info than is on Amazon and sometimes even better prices. Just for ...
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Trustworthy USB and HDMI Manufacturers?
For things like this I either buy directly from a major supermarket - where you may not find the highest quality or largest selection of all, but you are fairly certain to get what it says on the pack....
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Replacement brand for Apple ANSI wired keyboard with numeric keypad?
If you're looking for similar options from other brands: Logitech and Cherry have wired keyboard options that work well with Apple and you a search for them on Amazon. If not, you can find decent ...
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USB Wi-Fi stick or PCI Wi-Fi card with AP capability on Linux
https://github.com/morrownr/USB-WiFi
This is a list of USB wifi adapters tested by the community.
Part of the same website but a specific list
https://github.com/morrownr/USB-WiFi/blob/main/home/...
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USB Wi-Fi stick or PCI Wi-Fi card with AP capability on Linux
The devices that have been tried are client devices. They have small low-power antennas/amplifiers as compared to WAPs which have high power/gain antennas/amplifiers. Which is why a hotspot from a ...
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When every single HDD has 1-star horror reviews, how can I buy any of them?
Part 1
https://www.backblaze.com/blog/backblaze-drive-stats-for-2022/
You may review other years data
Obviously you pick the ones with the lowest failure rates over the most number of days.
Part 2 ...
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What is the max USB cable type-A male to type-c male Volt/current/Wattage possible?
Charging is quite simple. It depends on the maximum current in Amperes(Amps) that the cable can carry. The maximum Amps that any USB charge cable needs to carry is 5 Amps (5A). As long as it can carry ...
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Linux-compatible USB temperature & humidity logger
I ordered a EasyLog EL-SIE-1+ from Lascar Electronics and all the features worked with Linux (Tested on Ubuntu 22.04.2 LTS).
Product Page = https://www.lascarelectronics.com/easylog-el-sie-1plus
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