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Windows 10 vs. Ubuntu Linux Performance On A $199 AMD Ryzen Laptop
This $210 AMD Ryzen laptop may well be the best-value business notebook ever
Motile 14" Laptop: Ryzen 3, 1080p, 4GB RAM, 128GB SSD ($199)
Motile 14" Laptop: AMD Ryzen 5, 14" 1080p, 8GB RAM, 256GB SSD ($299)
MOTILE 14 Review $299 RYZEN 5 3500U Performance Laptop Amazing Value! (10m40s video)
$299 MOTILE 14" Performance Laptop Emulation Test - RYZEN 5 3500U (11m50s video)
External GPU On A $300 Walmart Laptop! MOTILE 14 + Radeon RX590 (10m52s video) (lol)
These $200-$300 laptops have a stellar reputation compared to the $80 landfill-tier EVOO 10.1 tablet that Walmart is associated with.
The main problems are probably single-channel RAM (although at least it can be upgraded), apparently a crappy Wi-Fi card, no USB-C charging, and they are Zen+. It's possible that Zen 2 "Renoir" could allow 4 or 6 cores in place of what is currently 2 or 4 cores, although it would take a while for prices to drop down to these levels.
Personally, I might take a break from laptops and try building a small form factor PC using Zen 4 (AM5 socket), which may be released in 2021. AM5 should support "mainstream" CPUs with at least 24 cores, possibly 32 cores.
Also, @krishnoid, Lenovo 100e is at $99.
(Score: 2) by takyon on Wednesday February 05 2020, @02:49PM (11 children)
Ok, fine, you've got your RAM situation figured out.
But wait.
"Herself"? How sophisticated is your sex robot, R2Deep4U? Or is it a tank... Girls und Panzer?
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(Score: 3, Informative) by Mojibake Tengu on Wednesday February 05 2020, @04:12PM
She is a tank, a design v2. A T'REX chassis from DAGU, metal tracks.[1] A Gigabyte GB-EAPD-4200 industrial IoT box[2] fits exactly into that chassis by its length on chassis width. That's why I grabbed it. The CPU is a katastrophé, though.
But the explanation you ask for is this:
Nearly all of my machines have girly hostnames, that's my contribution to the world gender situation.
Sophia, Asteria, Lyssa, Dione, Melinoe, Thalassa, Arsinoe, Kleone, ... mostly nymphs, fairies, goddesses. [3]
Some are a bit dangerous, like Hydra or Lamia. I you meet Lamia, you are already pwned.
But you will probably never interact with most of them, since they live on IPv6 only mostly, and are properly veiled.
However, the tank is Echidna. Echidna is not a nymph. She's a war dragon... A tribute to Warzone2100, if you remember that one.
[1] I never buy from Amazon but that's good reference https://www.amazon.com/Dagu-TRex-Metal-Tank-Chassis/dp/B00R5C7I5G [amazon.com]
[2] https://www.gigabyte.com/Mini-PcBarebone/GB-EAPD-4200-rev-10 [gigabyte.com]
[3] https://www.theoi.com/greek-mythology/nymphs.html [theoi.com]
The edge of 太玄 cannot be defined, for it is beyond every aspect of design
(Score: 2) by Runaway1956 on Wednesday February 05 2020, @04:59PM (9 children)
Careful, now. You wouldn't want to offend Keith Laumer, or certain members of his Dinochrome Brigade.
Abortion is the number one killed of children in the United States.
(Score: 2) by Azuma Hazuki on Thursday February 06 2020, @01:57AM (8 children)
I have no idea what either you or the GP are talking about.
I am "that girl" your mother warned you about...
(Score: 3, Touché) by Runaway1956 on Thursday February 06 2020, @02:20AM (5 children)
I'm very much accustomed to that fact of life by now. Nice that you admit it for once.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keith_Laumer [wikipedia.org]
Tanks and tanker crews figure in a lot of futuristic stories. Laumer put women into tanks, and he made some tank AI's feminine. Laumer was an Air Force kind of guy, and that comes through in his writings. The Dinochrome Brigade should have been the Dinochrome Corps, TBH. David Drake does a better job of portraying tanks and tankers, but Laumer stands alone with his exploration of AI in war machines. Others have emulated him, but he still stands alone. 'Big Boys Don't Cry' by Tom Kratman is probably the most worthy attempt to go where Laumer went.
Abortion is the number one killed of children in the United States.
(Score: 2) by Azuma Hazuki on Thursday February 06 2020, @02:29AM (4 children)
...you masturbate to some odd material. Just sayin'.
I am "that girl" your mother warned you about...
(Score: 1, Troll) by Runaway1956 on Thursday February 06 2020, @02:38AM (3 children)
You, calling me odd? Irony at it's finest. You are the poster child for dysfunction, after all. The world watches, as you explore the world of pharmaceuticals.
Abortion is the number one killed of children in the United States.
(Score: 2) by Azuma Hazuki on Thursday February 06 2020, @02:59AM (2 children)
I don't even drink alcohol, you stupid motherfucker. That's *why* I make a good pharmacy tech, because I'm a straight-edge lifestyler and have a healthy respect that borders on fear for these chemicals.
I am "that girl" your mother warned you about...
(Score: 1, Troll) by Runaway1956 on Thursday February 06 2020, @04:48AM (1 child)
The hate again. It just bleeds through, no matter the topic of discussion. Or, is "stupid motherfucker" a term of endearment among you and your kind?
Abortion is the number one killed of children in the United States.
(Score: 2) by takyon on Thursday February 06 2020, @04:54AM
Stop fighting, you two.
Be consummate consoomers.
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(Score: 2) by deimtee on Monday February 10 2020, @12:24PM (1 child)
I would recommend starting with one of his Bolo short stories. "The Last Command."
It's available free online.
The Last Command" [freedoors.org]
No problem is insoluble, but at Ksp = 2.943×10−25 Mercury Sulphide comes close.
(Score: 2) by hendrikboom on Tuesday February 11 2020, @12:42AM
Thanks for that link. Good, if somewhat predictable story. The editor's afterword is interesting.