hdparm has a secure erase option on it that tells the disk to erase
the disk via a sata command.
I am going to bet it will erase it faster and more completely than using dd.
On Wed, Nov 2, 2022 at 8:30 AM George N. White III <gnwiii(a)gmail.com> wrote:
>
> On Wed, Nov 2, 2022 at 8:36 AM Mauricio Tavares <raubvogel(a)gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> On Wed, Nov 2, 2022 at 4:01 AM Todd Chester via users
>> <users(a)lists.fedoraproject.org> wrote:
>> >
>> >
>> > I met with the customer today. She bought a Mac Books instead
>> > of repairing or replacing her iMac. She plans just to run
>> > the iMac until bricks.
>> >
>> Fun fact: a lot of the old iMac make rather decent Linux boxes.
>
>
> Yes -- good prices and good screens. I use Fedora on an iMac with a hybrid
> drive (SSD+rotating) where SSD has failed. I have also used iMacs with external
> firewire drives after the internal drive failed.
>
> There are also kits that convert an iMac to a monitor.
>
>>
>>
>> > Soldered to the motherboard? Does Micky Mouse know about this?
>>
>> If she bought a new Macbook, both memory and Hd are soldered
>> into board. Disposable appliance it is
>
>
> Apple systems mostly have good reliability, so if you are a business it is
> cost effective to use them until they break or don't meet requirements
> and then buy new ones.
>
> --
> George N. White III
>
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