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It's absurd that this web site is advocating for people to disable bitlocker. Also there is no source for the 45% figure.
by f233f2 3y ago
It's absurd that this web site is advocating for people to disable bitlocker.
Also there is no source for the 45% figure.
- crazygringo 3y agoThe sources are their own tests described further down in the article. It mostly describes slowdowns of between 0–20%, but does say: > But the critical aspect is that software BitLocker dropped random write performance by 45% compared to hardware BitLocker. I don't think consumers are engaging in a lot of sustained random writes. On the other hand, it might be a reason to avoid software encryption on a database server with a lot of writes.
- dmitrygr 3y ago> I don't think consumers are engaging in a lot of sustained random writes. Let me introduce you to Windows update. It is both random and sustained permanently.
- HPsquared 3y agoWindows Update must be such an energy hog, if you consider it across all users globally. I wonder how many MWh it consumes per year?
- crazygringo 3y agoHa, good point. Definitely wasn't thinking of OS updates. Though if those are (hopefully) applied overnight, speed doesn't really matter.
- dmitrygr 3y agoOvernight... https://www.google.com/search?q=windows+update+forces+random+reboot https://www.google.com/search?q=windows+update+forces+random...
- crazygringo 3y agoYikes, so sorry. I'm on a Mac, and while they certainly have their own share of problems, at least it's not that specific one.
- MikusR 3y agoTIL that second tuesday every month is random.
- gjvc 3y agoI'll do what I like on my own computer, thank you very much.
- spicybright 3y agoNo one said you can't. And no one said people can't debate the issue.
- gjvc 3y ago[flagged]
- squeaky-clean 3y agoThey show graphs of their tests with PCMark 10 Storage and Crystal Disk Mark. Using Crystal Disk Mark to test random 4k writes and they are massively slower when using software bitlocker.
- ilyt 3y agoFDE is overrated, most leaks are not "someone stole my laptop" but "user clicked malicious links" ad other stupid stuff like that. And it is also entirely useless for good amount of data volume-wise on machine. I never need video game files to be encrypted for example. It's entirely waste of power and CPU time to do it.
- eli 3y agoIf an unencrypted laptop is lost or stolen you have to assume all the data on it is compromised, send breach notifications to affected customers, etc.
- mrsilencedogood 3y agoBut this is just Windows 11 Pro, though, not Enterprise. I guarantee you gamers (who are probably a big contingent of people who buy Pro but not Enterprise) are going to be turning this off so fast.
- k8sToGo 3y agoI’m a gamer and have it on.
- wutwutwat 3y agoEverything is unnecessary until you need it. Why pay cops if I’m not being murdered or robbed? Why keep nukes behind launch codes, nobody’s trying to launch them? Why eat every day, I don’t start to die until like 3 days in…
- olliej 3y ago> Why pay cops if I’m not being murdered or robbed? Why pay cops, they're already being bribed by criminals (batman, punisher, etc cops anyway :D ) > Why keep nukes behind launch codes, nobody’s trying to launch them? Because if you get rid of launch codes you'll decimate the Hollywood Political Thriller movie industry > Why eat every day, I don’t start to die until like 3 days in… Why do you hate farmers? :D