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To: SunkenCiv

I admire good efficient engineering.

But doubt that what the video presented is really an honest comparison.

I hate unnecessary complexity, but cell phone apps are no substitute for desktop computing.

My wife uses a chrome book for work from home projects. Short story, it is hard to use spreadsheets and are not really as reliable as a normal X86 laptop or desktop computer.

I would like to take the simple approach, but I like Linux.

Normally I use AMD CPU’s and boards.


25 posted on 04/13/2021 11:38:08 AM PDT by Texas Fossil ((Texas is not where you were born, but a Free State of Heart, Mind & Attitude!))
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To: Texas Fossil
Heh, oddly enough, considering what a whacko I've been with CPUs (I forget how many I have around here) I don't have a single AMD. I almost bit on the cheap Walmart store-brand Ryzen 3 laptop based on reviews, but the price shot up $100-$150 and it suddenly occurred to me, I don't travel, why get a laptop, particularly one that was going to look low-end in just a few years. :^) R Pi for under $100 is the way to go for everyday computing. I don't game.

42 posted on 04/13/2021 12:07:54 PM PDT by SunkenCiv (Imagine an imaginary menagerie manager imagining managing an imaginary menagerie.)
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