# _lab
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05/17/2017, 8:53 AM@User holy cow! You have a MDB there!!! (Mini Datacenter in Bag) but believe me, I've mined bitcoins. You won't get anything with that. Actually I hear guys trying to invest in GPUs to mine bitcoins and I always laugh. Since they added ASICs, the CPU is useless and the GPU is money thrown in the toilet. - u
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05/17/2017, 8:55 AMHa ah ha ha lol - u
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05/17/2017, 8:56 AMI didn't mine bitcoins when I had racks and racks of them, but happy with the mdb so far, a little scared about getting it on board though to go to Synergy - u
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05/17/2017, 10:30 AM - u
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05/17/2017, 10:48 AM👍 - u
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05/17/2017, 12:42 PMI made so much money building and selling mining rigs. Far more than I ever made mining 😉 GPUs are still good to mine alt currencies that the ASICs don't support - u
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05/17/2017, 12:52 PMHey @Jarian Gibson how do you power them? Does it draw from the SATA port itself? I see some references to needing a 5v SATA port which I'm not sure if the 200 has or not. - j
Jarian Gibson
05/17/2017, 12:54 PMyellow port it draws power - j
Jarian Gibson
05/17/2017, 12:54 PMotherwise it has power cord - j
Jarian Gibson
05/17/2017, 12:54 PM - u
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05/17/2017, 12:56 PMAh ok I was wondering why that port was different color 😉 Thanks. - u
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05/17/2017, 2:32 PMSuperDOM is nice but I prefer booting from USB sticks. Way cheaper but a bit slower. Still... you're not rebooting all day long. - u
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05/17/2017, 3:10 PMLOL - s
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05/17/2017, 4:29 PM - u
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05/17/2017, 7:29 PM@User, how about using the deduplication feature on that Windows Core NAS? Can you activate it on Core? https://xenappblog.com/2017/setup-nano-server-as-nas-for-home-lab/ - u
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05/17/2017, 7:31 PMI would also try a VM with XPEnology if I were you :) - u
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05/18/2017, 6:10 AMAll powered up for wiring, last step is network cables - u
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05/18/2017, 6:28 AMlabrats pr0n :)) - u
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05/18/2017, 6:30 AM@User is that considered "large electronics device"? Would it be allowed as cabin baggage if travelling from Middle East to US? I guess so. I would just imagine the TSA guys just looking to it as ______ (fill in the missing letters) - u
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05/18/2017, 6:31 AMLol - u
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05/18/2017, 6:32 AMThey are removal individually and I can fit each "building" into a skull canyon box - u
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05/18/2017, 6:32 AMThe switch on the other hand might cause a stir weighs more than the bag - d
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05/18/2017, 6:51 AM😍 - u
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05/18/2017, 6:51 AMGot my own glowing farm - u
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05/18/2017, 9:32 AMsweet, hope we get to see this case at Synergy - u
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05/18/2017, 9:39 AMgreat idea, will update the post tomorrow, for now https://www.ntweekly.com/?p=14976 - j
Jarian Gibson
05/18/2017, 12:16 PMambulance chasing... - u
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05/18/2017, 12:18 PMIndeed, but interesting approch as hacking machines for mining, ref discussions earlier this week