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This isn't something new, and has been going on for over a decade. The problem is that AMD and Intel don't hold motherboard manufacturers accountable for playing with their CPU's in order to get consumers to "buy the better motherboard". If AMD and Intel sell them a chipset then they better...

If you're in a corporate environment then you have distros with support like Red Hat. As an end user, Microsoft doesn't provide support. I get more support from visiting Ubuntu's forums or even Linux Mint's compared to anything from Microsoft. Yea but Apple didn't exactly adopt any standard...

Here's a really good video that explains the creation of the Z80. You'll find the name Federico Faggin in a lot of products that we still use today, including Intel 8080, which big surprise is what the Z80 is based on. Talking about a guy who's responsible for the Intel 4004 as well as...

Dude says it better than me.

When you break down a distro you start to see a lot of similarities. How many distros use SystemD? How many use Mesa for graphics? We know they all use the Linux kernel. The things that do change are UI's, settings, preinstalled applications, and defaults. Some distros go much further like...

When Microsoft and Apple screws up, you do need an alternative. A Duopoly isn't exactly healthy, and you can't even install MacOS on your Windows machine anyway. So when Microsoft does screw up by pushing ads into your OS, and even blocks customization apps that bring back the Windows 10 look...

This isn't a problem with Linux. This is a problem with Windows and MacOS where different versions can widely determine software compatibility. All GNU/Linux distros work the same. The only thing stopping you from using software is dependencies, which can change between distros. Even that...

I've heard issues of people using different refresh rates on different monitors on X11, but on Wayland that's fixed. I have two 1080p monitors running at 60Hz so not a problem I'd run into. A lot of the DLSS and Reflex didn't work initially on Linux, which is something that would turn off...

There are a few key things I think Linux needs to be there. One is that it needs more commercial software, which won't happen until there's more adoption. The second is the migration to Wayland which would fix a lot of UI issues with Linux. The 3rd is quicker adoption to new technologies...

Windows would be my OS of choice if Microsoft wasn't dragging it down. An OS should obey me, not some corporation. I won't disagree that Linux isn't there, because it isn't.

Not long ago people were saying that Microsoft left a work around. Clearly they didn't.

Remember how that wasn't a real screenshot? This one is real, and directly from Microsoft. It's in preview testing so it may still not make it, but this is like the third time Microsoft is trying to put ads in Windows, so it's gonna happen. Also you can turn it off, which means it's on by...

Next you'll tell me that most of computers that host the internet are running Linux. Just crazy talk here.

This is why I'm confused if this was started with Nvidia or Apple users, because both suffer from an 8GB issue. I'm sure an 8GB M3 Macbook is really fast in limited tasks, but does it also fall flat on it's face when you start going past 8GB? Max Tech shows that with 8GB it can take 5x longer...

This is more of a problem for other gamers, not so much the one with high latency. Anyone who's played Dark Souls would understand. https://youtu.be/nKID3UN4vtw?si=UFvboyK1opTsHZlO

Think I've heard this rhetoric before. Was it from Nvidia users or other Apple users? Are Macbooks technically a high end device? They cost as much as one, but I don't know if I'd call them high end. Certainly not with 8GB of ram and cost over $1k. Who knows, maybe by the M4 you might see...

Keep in mind the last time I bought a laptop was in 2010, which is my Compaq CQ62. Most of my laptops are just abandoned by people who can't afford to fix them. So I end up fixing them and keeping them. I also rarely use a laptop when I have desktops, so I don't need a powerful laptop...

Seems Apple will release their M4's this year. All Apple products will use the M4's. https://youtu.be/Pc5i0zx6CqM?si=o-GVGdyAxqbaHoqu

Gotta be more specific as I have over a dozen laptops. Don't ask. My main laptop is a HP with Ryzen 5 5600U. This is a serious problem when dealing with Apple fans, because when the argument is lost they refer to build quality. Like Apple has a track record of good build quality. I tend to...

You can believe all you want but tests were done and results were shown. Apple is not alone in having a laptop that can run all day on battery. Though, that really depends on what you really do. I've shown examples where an M1 can die within 2 hours playing video games. Is it an M3 Macbook...

With Meteor Lake we see that Max Tech got 4 - 5 hours on a "heavy load" vs 6 - 7 hours on M3 Macbook Pro. Meteor Lake wouldn't be my first choice for an x86 laptop, but it's not a bad choice. AMD is so much closer that it's minutes in difference. https://youtu.be/05joCv0j_Cc?t=279 At 114C...

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Needs to be an enemy in a video game.

Because most laptops with that kind of power are usually made for gaming. AMD cpu's do not throttle, but I don't know about the RTX GPU. Even if you did make use of AMD's 780m GPU which doesn't throttle unplugged, it isn't meant for video editing. The RTX GPU though can beat Apple GPU's by a...

That display also does 144hz, because it's a gaming laptop with a RTX 4060. Which anyone who's seen a Macbook display in action knows that the response time is so bad it's like someone smeared petroleum jelly on it. You can nit pick that laptop all day long, but the reality is that laptops RTX...

This is the same situation with GPU manufacturers and their abuse of 8GB. It's 2024 and 16GB should have been the minimum for at least 5 years now, but they aren't because the manufacturer knows you can't upgrade so they push you to buy models with more ram, but apparently another 8GB of ram...

Like what? Where? The only time I can see this being beneficial is when both the CPU and GPU need the same data which I can't think of many beneficial situations for it. On the other hand, I can see many situations where it's a performance penalty. Also, 8GB is still 8GB...

https://youtu.be/An4gF0Gbpyw?si=332oHT5v33uvGdup

Apple already removed the first GBA emulator due to the use of source code from another emulator called GBA4iOS. Weirdly the GBA4iOS was developed 10 years ago by high school students at the time...

I really don't want a game that had those racists work on it.

They should just call it Xbox 5 or Xbox V. Sony's next Playstation will likely be called PS6, and nobody will ever be confused. If Nintendo called the Wii U the Wii 2, then everyone would know that's the next generation console. The only reason they don't is because Sony is ahead of them but...

I wonder if they'll release it later this year? Gotta feel bad for Apple owners because early last year Apple released the M2's and later in the same year they released the M3's. Keep holding onto those M1's because M4's are around the corner.

Xbox Original! Cause it's not confusing enough.

If the game has day 1 DLC and other stuff that costs $200, then you know it isn't a good game. Ubisoft is trying to promote their Ubisoft+ where you can rent the game for $18 per month, because by contrast it seems a lot cheaper than $200. Considering how many games of theirs have failed, I...

Ubisoft must be smoking something good to be doing the stuff they've been doing lately. https://youtu.be/ptW0pKkTazQ?si=78ftjNX8uaRzUacs

Here's some numbers. How many RTX 4090's can you fit in a PC to match the price of a Mac Pro? Only one is need to outperform it, but we need to pump those numbers up. https://youtu.be/jYlNEZPntqM?si=EWFlWIQpOOYn9a9c

Eventually we'll find out from Apple themselves with their quarter earnings. To be fair, your Macbook Pro also costs more than his desktop PC and phone.

I don't know about that. https://youtu.be/dZUuaUE82a4?si=GKXgPVjP7B64nmXg

Lets not get crazy here. The latest Statcounter shows that MacOS has continued to lose market share, from 15.4% to 14.7% in a months worth of time. Go back to November of last year and MacOS was 21%. For this to happen it would mean less people are turning on their Macbooks and using them to...