Posts by fb2k 13 publicly visible posts • joined 16 Aug 2022
All the software that I use on a non-gaming PC works on my Snapdragon X Plus based Surface Pro 11 with no issues at all. Don't know how the previous generations performed, but the current one is pretty much indistinguishable from x86 PCs. At least for general "office" use, browsing, media consumption etc. And the one time I was lazy and used Shotcut to edit a video on that thing, the exporting speed was pretty much the same as on my big i9 desktop. Intel & AMD have a reason to be scared.
not sure if the 10% markup over Chinese no-name crap like Minisforum/Beelink (which randomly shut down due to overheating and shitty power supplies) can be really considered "overpriced"... NUCs are just rock solid and people (and enterprises) are more than willing to pay for the quality and the peace of mind
realy? comparing Aliexpress trash like Minisforum to NUCs? When did Intel ship NUCs with liquid metal sprayed all over the motherboard, when did NUCs randomly shut down under load due to abysmal thermals?
In terms of engineering and attention to detail, it's a world of difference between these two manufacturers.
I "work" in the office 1 day in month. "work", because I can't get anything done while in the office. Nobody does. People just stand around and chat, waste half an hour every 2 hours on a coffee break etc. Luckily nobody expects us to work from the office, so it's basically just a place to hang around. Real work gets done at home.
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