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    Anyone Here Encrypt HDD?

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by KUNFUCHOPSTICKS, Aug 9, 2008.

  1. KUNFUCHOPSTICKS

    KUNFUCHOPSTICKS Notebook Consultant

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    Does anyone here do whole disk encryption on their laptop? I just did a whole disk encryption on mine, and it certainly has a performance effect, but I think it;s worth it.

    What do you guys think?
     
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    K-TRON Hi, I'm Jimmy Diesel ^_^

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    I just looked at your sig, nice workstation - SAS is the best

    I have not encrypted harddrive's before, but I have used TRUE CRYPT on my corsair fash voyager memory card. The speed loss from encryption is very minimal, in fact I cant see any on my memory card, but that may be different on a mechanical drive.
    If you are in an environment like a school, or a train station, or in an area which has a lot of theft, I would use harddrive encryption to keep your files safe and to yourself.

    K-TRON
     
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