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I must say that the type of software secure boot protects a PC against, false drivers and OS boot loaders, doesn't seem to be what the typical malware is.
The commonly used MBR is limited to four partitions per disk, and a size of ~2.2TB disk size. GPT extends that to limits of disk size far beyond what will ever be used by our current file systems, they will be long gone before GPT partition sizes are obsolete. BTW, the user file system used on a GPT formatted disk is NTFS. GPT only replaces the MBR. MBR was introduced in 1983, and came into use not long afterwards. An update to this ancient, in computer years, method of storing the partition table of a storage drive is long overdue. What other 30 year old complex data structure design are we still using, or want to use?
GPT and UEFI booting exists, is being used, and will replace MBR and BIOS booting. You can't boot to a drive larger than 2.2TB without using a GPT partition table, and UEFI firmware. That can't be done with BIOS firmware. Newegg currently lists 46 HDDs of 2.5TB and larger. There likely would be more is PC's could boot from them, which is finally available to the common PC user, with Windows 8 and UEFI firmware on laptops and desktop mother boards. MBR and BIOS are holding us back.
The world of PCs is an odd mix of the old and new, great, modern hardware is available (CPUs, memory, SSDs, graphics), with software lagging behind (32bit OS's still exist), and some of the most basic things, like the partition table of a storage drive, is far behind. GPT and UEFI is not just new and exciting due to marketing, they are updates to two of the oldest pieces of the PC puzzle. Frankly, it's about time.
Originally posted by odiebugs
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A little, but the main point pushed is the GPT 3TB, how many 3TB SSD's do you have ? lol
The memory is a huge difference, which gives a hugs plus, the interface which can go into all kinds of faces, settings . We see speed, maintenance, business advantage.
Secure boot, don't really have an opinion.
The disadvantage is attacks, there will be attacks, no matter what is done, software will be attacked.
I also hear with the future we might not have a socket.
The memory is a huge difference, which gives a hugs plus, the interface which can go into all kinds of faces, settings . We see speed, maintenance, business advantage.
Secure boot, don't really have an opinion.
The disadvantage is attacks, there will be attacks, no matter what is done, software will be attacked.
I also hear with the future we might not have a socket.
The commonly used MBR is limited to four partitions per disk, and a size of ~2.2TB disk size. GPT extends that to limits of disk size far beyond what will ever be used by our current file systems, they will be long gone before GPT partition sizes are obsolete. BTW, the user file system used on a GPT formatted disk is NTFS. GPT only replaces the MBR. MBR was introduced in 1983, and came into use not long afterwards. An update to this ancient, in computer years, method of storing the partition table of a storage drive is long overdue. What other 30 year old complex data structure design are we still using, or want to use?
GPT and UEFI booting exists, is being used, and will replace MBR and BIOS booting. You can't boot to a drive larger than 2.2TB without using a GPT partition table, and UEFI firmware. That can't be done with BIOS firmware. Newegg currently lists 46 HDDs of 2.5TB and larger. There likely would be more is PC's could boot from them, which is finally available to the common PC user, with Windows 8 and UEFI firmware on laptops and desktop mother boards. MBR and BIOS are holding us back.
The world of PCs is an odd mix of the old and new, great, modern hardware is available (CPUs, memory, SSDs, graphics), with software lagging behind (32bit OS's still exist), and some of the most basic things, like the partition table of a storage drive, is far behind. GPT and UEFI is not just new and exciting due to marketing, they are updates to two of the oldest pieces of the PC puzzle. Frankly, it's about time.
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