Alternative laptop to Mac
General ques, not looking for a debate: is it possible to get a laptop that would rival a MacBook Air (M1, 2020) in terms of quality, performance, life cycle AND cost less than the Air?
View ArticleQualcomm to Acquire NUVIA
SAN DIEGO, Jan. 13, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Qualcomm Incorporated (NASDAQ: QCOM) today announced that its subsidiary, Qualcomm Technologies, Inc., has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire NUVIA...
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Asus ROG Flow X13 Slim - new eGPU interface with Ryzen
Looks like half PCIe gen 4 x16 bandwidth, which is the same as full x16 PCIe3. This should work like a desktop without usual Thunderbolt bottleneck. ROG Flow X13 Ultra Slim 2-in-1 Gaming Laptop Bundle...
View ArticleReccomended Business PC for CCTV - HP vs Dell vs Lenovo, etc
Hi Everyone, I am looking to replace my company's PC running Blue Iris CCTV software. We currently have an older HP ProDesk SFF 4th Gen Intel i5 but am looking to upgrade to an i7. I'd like to stay...
View Article32GB Windows laptop
Who still remember the netbook era? These low spec smallish laptop before iPad were all over the place. These machine are sluggish piece of crap. You know what, these type of PC are resurfacing now....
View ArticleAMD rumored to have a prototype Apple M1 competitor in the works
AMD may have an Apple M1 competitor in the works. Rumor is that there are two versions of this chip being developed, with and without integrated RAM. It is possible that AMD could be looking to revive...
View ArticlePC Laptop for business: 16gb & refurbished/used is ok. Recommendations?
Hey guys! Looking to buy a dedicated PC laptop for work with 16gb of ram & 500Gb Hard drive. Not entirely sure what processor would be best? Mostly looking in the refurbished/or certified refurb...
View ArticleRaspberry Pi 4
Just saw the news that the Raspberry Pi 4 is released. Does anyone want to share with us the experience with using Raspberry Pi? Thanks.
View ArticleDell XPS 15 2020 ('Fiorano')
Under normal circumstances the new XPS 15" would be launching soon. It might have been pushed back or not, but thought I'd put together some of the info I could find floating around about it. This has...
View ArticleWindows 10X is coming to laptops
Microsoft confirms Windows 10X is coming to laptops amid big jump in Windows usage “The world is a very different place than it was last October when we shared our vision for a new category of...
View Articleavaliability of a desktop with 8K 60hz any os
any one seen a windows or linux desktop with a hdmi 2.1 port capable of 8K 60hz? maybe fanless small form factor?? thanks in advance
View ArticleCorprit Monitor can,t conect
I got this Monitor some time ago and only just tried it. Portable Monitor 15.6" IPS Full HD 1080P HDMI/USB Type-C Computer Display Screen. 【Wide Compatibility & Versatile Monitor】With USB Type-C,...
View ArticleVirtual Cinebench Score
It's been about two months with my new core i9-10900K build and I've been noticing that performance using virtual machines seems better than the native desktop for the computer this build replaced. So...
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Ryzen Power Reporting Deviation metric in HWINFO?
Thoughts on this? I stumbled upon this metric within HWINFO the other day, when it was read at 86%. Oddly enough, I disabled what my bios called "Core Performance Boost" which seems like Intel's turbo...
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If true, this would be interesting...
Thoughts? Samsung's Exynos SoC with AMD GPU conquers Apple's A14 Bionic in leaked benchmarks | Pocketnow As per another leak, the first Exynos processors armed with an AMD GPU will arrive in the third...
View ArticleMove from macos macbook air to Linux on Lenovo X1
I am considering a move from macOS on my 2020 MacBook Air to Linux on Lenovo X1 Carbon. My reasons are two fold: 1. I've been a Apple loyalist since 2013 and I am not sure that I want to continue the...
View ArticleSuggest me a decent laptop that doesn't overheat like my MBP13 2020
I've just bought my first MBP13 and I'm about to return it because it becomes really hot on the top and bottom and I can barely keep it on my legs. If I try to push any sustained workload it will...
View ArticleSurface Pro X
So what're your thoughts on this one? This really has piqued my interest and I can see it as a replacement for my iPad and can double up quite successfully as a laptop. Moreso than the surface pro 7....
View ArticleLapping cpu dies.
Typical LTT video, when they try something off the wall, its enjoyable In all seriousness, I would never de-lid or lap the die, no matter how hot the cpu is, but then I know the limits of my ability...
View ArticleMy PC build review, or how did I not screw this up
Its been nearly a week, so I figured, a new thread about what I learned and what could be avoided during my build might be helpful. My disappointments: What disappointed me the most was having a DOA...
View ArticleBuilding a new desktop
Toying with starting a new project - and one idea is building out a new desktop. I've not done that in years and being trapped in the house for the foreseeable future thanks to the pandemic, well I...
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Forget MacBook Air M1: New LG Gram 14 promises 25 hours of battery life
Forget MacBook Air M1: New LG Gram 14 promises 25 hours of battery life LG has a trio of new notebooks in the LG Gram lineup that promise the longest battery life we've seen www.tomsguide.com
View ArticleBacking Up On Windows [merged]
Hi, now that I use a Windows laptop for work, what backup software do people use? There are somehow two different backup solutions shipping with Windows 10? One for file history and the other for...
View Articlewccftech: AMD Ryzen 5000 ‘Zen 3’ Desktop CPUs & X570 Motherboards Have High...
AMD's Ryzen 5000 Desktop CPUs based on the Zen 3 core architecture and the respective X570 motherboard platform has received some rave reviews from the tech community and has been considered to be one...
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Atari VCS on macOS
I thought you guys might be interested to know, I recently got an Atari VCS to boot natively on macOS Mojave 10.14.6. The VCS features an AMD Ryzen 1606G 2.6Ghz chip, Ridge Raven 2 chipset and Vega 3...
View ArticlePowerPC Quicksilver Mod AMD Hackintosh
I've decided to mdd an old Quicksilver into a AMD Hackintosh Hopefully people will follow my progress! So i started by removing all the powerpc components, removing standoffs and plastic covers, all...
View ArticleIntel's CPU market increased
Intel grabs CPU market share back from AMD for first time in 3 years Mercury Research’s results for the fourth quarter of 2020 show that AMD lost some of its x86 market share despite having a good year...
View ArticleMac with Google ecosystem?
Does anyone have a mac but instead of using iCloud use Google ecosystem? Maybe run a Pixel phone as well? I'm curious as to how you find it and your reasons for this setup.
View ArticleApplepios Big sur Terminal password not working
Applepios Big sur the password is applepios.My start-up in terminal says [applepios @applepios ~]$ applepios bash : applepios : command not found ?applepios works for login In his Terminal he has...
View ArticleI can,t get SSD,s to work on the PI
I just copied an SD card with the Sd card copier on Raspberry pi OS. And got stuck on the welcome to the Raspberry Pi Desktop picture. What I am doing wrong? previously I had flashed the os on Etcher...
View ArticleUsing one program in two PCs?
Hi, Mac software can be used in multiple Apple computers. iOS apps can be used in multiple iOS devices. How about Windows programs? I want to install one on my desktop and one on my laptop. I don't...
View ArticleBuying old pro monitor
I have opportunity to purchase older 30 10 years old inch nec pa301w back in the day this monitor was well over 2k I will be using it for some games watching movies and light graphic design I can get...
View ArticleMini PCs (Windows)
I’m looking for (ultra) small form factor Mini PCs recommendations Requirements Full System or Barebone ability to run Windows 10 Home or Pro AMD or ARM based chip (No Intel!) Silent (not louder than a...
View ArticleBenQ PD3200U Compatibility
I'm wondering if there is a way to get this possible new monitor purchase or mine to work with my MacBook Pro 2017 with Touch Bar that only has USB Type C connections... is there an adaptor that I can...
View ArticleThe truth about Surface Pro
I'm not going to bother you about how much love Macs and Apple products in general and how much I hate Windows (but not all MS stuff…) I bought a Surface Pro 2 some years ago at 250$ because I needed a...
View ArticleMS Defender vs. ...
I started doing more research on antivirus and how well Defender does. My company (which is extremely security minded) relies on Defender and anyone using VPN is required to have at least defender. I...
View ArticleRTX 3060
I'm hearing a lot of positives for the newly released RTX 3060, though availability and scalpers are making this graphics card out of reach. What is surprising is how well my RTX 2060 Super is able to...
View ArticleThe Hackintosh Thread
Since asking about creating a hackintosh sticky I've been going to do this so here it goes: This is the MR hackintosh thread, yes I know there are other places on the web that discuss this but IMHO...
View ArticleDebloat Windows discussion
I stumbled upon a some YT the other day and they mentioned debloating of windows, There seems to be a small cottage industry for these scripts, as github seems to host a number of them. The two I will...
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2020 Asus ROG Zephyrus G14
Looks to be an interesting piece of portable hardware! Makes me wonder if I should cancel my dell xps 9300 preorder although I’m not absolutely sold on the fancy front light show aka ‘AniMe Matrix...
View ArticleWindows Machine Recommendations
I have (had at the moment) a late 2011 mbp, top specs, etc. But I've wanted/needed a windows machine for a while, and ow it's even more needed. What can I get that won't feel like a massive downgrade?...
View ArticleUndervolting CPU AMD Ryzen & GPU Nvidia RTX
Contrary to the belief of powerful PC build needs to be overclocked Undervolting ryzen and Nvidia RTX will lower heat and temperatures, watts consumation The loss of performance is barely noticeable I...
View ArticleHas Apple Silicon made you reconsider the Mac platform?
Maybe its just me, but this section of the forum seems to have gone a little quieter lately. I wondered if the advent of the M1 Macs and their incredible performance (plus how they are likely to...
View ArticleFlip Flopping between macOS and Windows
I'm someone who struggles to be content with either Mac or Windows. Over the past 5 years I have changed from Mac to Windows, back to Mac and find myself pondering the switch again back to Windows....
View ArticlePI 4 speed test on Fenix OS
I have just tested the speed of my new SSD on a Pi4 with the excellent Fenix OS with these results Sequential 135685 136533 144352 Pass Write 5212 5802 5663 Pass Read 3506 3506 3434 Pass line 34 return...
View ArticleRazer Blade Stealth 2020
Here's D2D's review He seems overly hung up over the use of Intel vs. AMD, but he really failed to go into specifics. He seems to love everything about the laptop with one exception - the CPU. While...
View Article11900k Reviews and discussion
The largely ignored embargo has been lifted, here's JayZ's review and I wanted to point out a couple of things. Obviously no surprise to anyone, AMD is beating Intel still and I'm not sure what the...
View ArticleSurface Devices
Ok so I don’t want to do the Mac VS PC I feel like that’s been done to death. In this thread I just wonder about what people think of the Surface line up? Do you like the Surface Pro, Surface laptop,...
View ArticleIt just works
It's a saying I've heard about mac's and Linux as well but I don't know. I'm still in the flip flopping phase and trying to work some stuff out before I actually buy. My beef with my Linux systems is...
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