Post A3lG6uZPmLiXYpgfdA by TechnicalKO@aus.social
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(DIR) Post #A3lC4hZMkF7oqNM5JI by Gina@fosstodon.org
2021-01-30T10:26:08Z
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I'm in a 👏 TREAT YO SELF 👏 mood, so I might buy the Dell XPS 15 (2020) today. I'm just not sure whether to get the 16GB or 32GB. Is it better to splurge now and get it right immediately or to go with 16GB and then upgrade parts of it in a few years?Use case: office-y stuff, video editing 4K and Goat Simulator/Rollercoaster Tycoon.
(DIR) Post #A3lCAR1JBhPZFq9ueO by lindsays@hackers.town
2021-01-30T10:27:10Z
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@Gina i mean if yer already splurging... 32 will always outstrip 16 and is especially useful these days
(DIR) Post #A3lCHP5qkXjNJ1bdho by Gina@fosstodon.org
2021-01-30T10:28:27Z
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@lindsays True, on the other hand, ddr5 is coming out soon, wouldn't an upgrade be cheaper in the long run? Also do I need that much RAM? 😅
(DIR) Post #A3lCNDNhCxuaiciyVE by lindsays@hackers.town
2021-01-30T10:29:28Z
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@Gina for that level of video editing, i'd think so.eeeeeeeeeeh? unless it's backwards compatible... not really worth it, i'd think.
(DIR) Post #A3lDLjSN571ZZdlghM by Logical_Error@fosstodon.org
2021-01-30T10:40:23Z
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@Gina Idk if it’s the best time to be buying now because of the high prices and tech shortages. I would also look at the latencies of both RAM and their speeds.I’m going to assume speed and latencies are the same for now. Since RAM prices are comparatively low nowadays, why not compare laptop 16 GB + 16 GB RAM sticks vs 32 GB RAM. Make sure the RAM you are getting is as fast as the RAM in the laptop! Otherwise I think it operates on the lowest speed.
(DIR) Post #A3lDjAqNQGZdArAsLI by hjertnes@dog.estate
2021-01-30T10:44:39Z
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@Gina I would go with at least 32GB in 2021
(DIR) Post #A3lFT6lT1MupnWLRlw by TechnicalKO@aus.social
2021-01-30T11:04:04Z
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@Gina 32GB. Unless it's ridiculously expensive.
(DIR) Post #A3lFd0AUOwAIEdlaNc by Gina@fosstodon.org
2021-01-30T11:05:58Z
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@TechnicalKO@aus.socialy €400 extra. 💔
(DIR) Post #A3lG4QCNjDmymnj6Lg by fedops@fosstodon.org
2021-01-30T11:10:55Z
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@Gina I dont see the use for 32gb unless you're running multiple VMs. And certainly not for that price tag. I have 16 and rarely use more than 3.
(DIR) Post #A3lG6uZPmLiXYpgfdA by TechnicalKO@aus.social
2021-01-30T11:11:13Z
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@Gina Yikes!!!
(DIR) Post #A3lI1WMaYH4kweFGd6 by thewk@fosstodon.org
2021-01-30T11:32:47Z
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@Gina Is the XPS 15 upgradeable? Most "premium" notebooks arn't anymore...
(DIR) Post #A3lIhRA2HiJayLMROa by jb@fosstodon.org
2021-01-30T11:40:23Z
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@Gina Had old work laptopt with 32GB and also new laptop with 32GB RAM. Frankly I've never hit more that 12GB in use with GNU/Linux (multiple docker containers running, PyCharm, IntellijIDEA, chromium, firefox, slack). So although I have 32GB, I can say that it is mostly for future proofing and isn't really used.Not sure how resource hungry are video editing workflows though.
(DIR) Post #A3lJZqpp2suyEhqwJk by ericbuijs@fosstodon.org
2021-01-30T11:50:12Z
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@Gina I still use 4Gb and 3Gb on my two PC's.😅 But seriously the bottleneck is clearly 4K video editing. I think that 16Gb should be sufficient for that task.
(DIR) Post #A3lJkDJ6LhnspQUO5Q by luricaun@chaos.social
2021-01-30T11:52:05Z
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@Gina I would check if the RAM is socketed or soldered on the motherboard. If so you could wait and buy it later. Will you benefit from it? For sure, especially with 4K video editing. Same goes for the NVMe drive. If it's soldered you might consider a bigger drive otherwise you can swap it later (probably for much cheaper than the upgrade price).Also if the XPS15 is shipped with DDR4 RAM it will be all you can use. You can't swap DDR4 with DDR5 RAM. In case
(DIR) Post #A3lMbw0J674Ci3RT72 by gabriel@toot.cafe
2021-01-30T12:24:12Z
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@Gina I'm unsure you would be able to game comfortably with this laptop that really is dedicated to office/programming work
(DIR) Post #A3lQAIQwVk5tywyeOG by Gina@fosstodon.org
2021-01-30T13:04:00Z
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@gabriel but my rollercoasters 🥺🥺
(DIR) Post #A3lRFFNFPiadtYAoQy by zigpress@fosstodon.org
2021-01-30T13:16:06Z
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@Gina Goat Simulator... is that a typo?*searches*No. No it's not.What a time to be alive.
(DIR) Post #A3lRZS45wEmR2zqi2a by gabriel@toot.cafe
2021-01-30T13:19:46Z
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@Gina 😂If you want to game, you can buy PC builds that would cost half the price of an XPS, with excellent performance ! But that would be a PC, that couldn't move, would be less sexy, etc.
(DIR) Post #A3lRcTTl8bQCIkILVQ by Gina@fosstodon.org
2021-01-30T13:20:19Z
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@gabriel Yeah I was looking at building my own pc, but ultimately I know that I'll want a laptop.
(DIR) Post #A3lUOlpOQ5mf1AZSG8 by parasurv@blob.cat
2021-01-30T13:20:15.432769Z
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@Gina @gabriel I think it's enough for that, after I quickly looked at the steam page, although I don't know which version you are using (the last time I played a tycoon game it was in the 90s :).
(DIR) Post #A3lUOmMMRW9gfPzme8 by Gina@fosstodon.org
2021-01-30T13:51:27Z
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@parasurv @gabriel RCT specs: OS: Windows XP or Windows VistaProcessor: 1.8 GHz Memory: 512 MB RAMStorage: 2 GBMe: "better upgrade to 64GB ram."
(DIR) Post #A3lWGax9AVoKsiQXom by gabriel@toot.cafe
2021-01-30T14:12:23Z
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@Gina @parasurv I'm also unsure whether you'd actually need 64Gb ! Get it if you can afford it of course, but if you're wondering whether you should or not get it, my advice would be : don't.I've always had 8Gb on my computers, and even though I wouldn't have to even think about it if I had 16, I know I wouldn't need 16, and there are always cheap tweaks to save some RAM (and some $$$ RAM money) — such as putting tabs to sleem, not having three open Electron apps, ...
(DIR) Post #A3lWJq5xKLHuiF5uxE by gabriel@toot.cafe
2021-01-30T14:12:59Z
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@Gina @parasurv I'm also unsure whether you'd actually need 64Gb ! Get it if you can afford it of course, but if you're wondering whether you should or not get it, my advice would be : don't.I've always had 8Gb on my computers, and even though I wouldn't have to even think about it if I had 16, I know I wouldn't need 16, and there are always cheap tweaks to save some RAM (and some $$$ RAM money) — such as putting tabs to sleep, not having three open Electron apps, ...
(DIR) Post #A3lWLghTED269bWUFs by Gina@fosstodon.org
2021-01-30T14:13:21Z
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@gabriel @parasurv Nah I've already decided on 32GB. Next up: i7 or i9? 😅
(DIR) Post #A3lXN7s5n7RufTk0Lg by gabriel@toot.cafe
2021-01-30T14:24:46Z
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@Gina 😂😂I would personnaly say that if you want to keep your laptop for a long time, and since softwares and webpages are getting hungrier by the years, go for i9 if you can afford it. But if you're unsure whether you can afford it, i7 is still pretty good !
(DIR) Post #A3lauuXi9Z4T2Q0dyy by tomosaigon@fosstodon.org
2021-01-30T15:04:29Z
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@Gina I made the mistake of buying an XPS 15 w/ only 16 GB of not upgradable memory and really regret it. YMMV.
(DIR) Post #A3lbeJjPLi3EBs8EXA by Tay0@fosstodon.org
2021-01-30T15:12:41Z
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@Gina I'd get the 32 now to avoid later regret.
(DIR) Post #A3lcG6u3UbjnPO8Jv6 by techonify@mastodon.social
2021-01-30T15:19:33Z
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@Gina IMHO 32Gb if doing video stuff
(DIR) Post #A3lcMZDj7f96yEPg7E by thegibson@hackers.town
2021-01-30T15:20:40Z
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@Gina 32.VM's always need more memory.
(DIR) Post #A3lgWCLpP9VGks3Bqq by nlh@nacq.me
2021-01-30T16:07:08Z
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@Gina thats my computer. With Ubuntu. Attention : The digital sensor won't work with linux.Works really well for the rest of it.
(DIR) Post #A3lig8vlB0Kwx0j8k4 by Gina@fosstodon.org
2021-01-30T16:31:30Z
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@nlh the digital sensor?
(DIR) Post #A3ljKTKKlLRxnBS48G by alunpg@social.librem.one
2021-01-30T16:38:44Z
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@Gina just looked at price for 32gb for the dell, ~190 euros so buy it w/ 16 and upgrade after.
(DIR) Post #A3ljgpyfEHFOPcyqQ4 by feyn@social.feyn.org
2021-01-30T16:22:35.674786Z
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@Gina lol that's not worthy for €400. Wait the price will come down.
(DIR) Post #A3ljgqTVNbuvxHPTUW by Gina@fosstodon.org
2021-01-30T16:42:48Z
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@feyn Buying the 32GB version: €2519.Buying the 16GB version and then upgrading to 32GB: €1979 + €200-ish = €2179.The latter doesn't have touchscreen (1920 x 1200 instead of 3840 x 2400), but I could probably live without that. Also I don't have any use for the 16GB, since they don't fit in my current laptop, so uh hope I can sell them?
(DIR) Post #A3lkSIUH32cKRcOd8q by nlh@nacq.me
2021-01-30T16:51:21Z
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@Gina sorry... I frenched it 😂 I mean the fingerprint sensor.
(DIR) Post #A3lkWBka2PrIhysYW8 by Gina@fosstodon.org
2021-01-30T16:51:44Z
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@nlh Ah that sucks, was planning on installing Mint on it.
(DIR) Post #A3llMF8Ei7CyFplVuS by nlh@nacq.me
2021-01-30T17:01:28Z
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@Gina well no. And seems to have no plan to implement it. Windows Hello works pretty well on ubuntu however.
(DIR) Post #A3llOgXzkeXBrRyiWW by nlh@nacq.me
2021-01-30T17:01:49Z
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@Gina well no. And dell seems to have no plan to implement it. Windows Hello works pretty well on ubuntu however.
(DIR) Post #A3llQ9cP9R8GJTk1Wy by Gina@fosstodon.org
2021-01-30T17:02:14Z
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@nlh Hahha how does that work? Is there an Ubuntu Hello?
(DIR) Post #A3llr1DAW4r03ekOUi by feyn@social.feyn.org
2021-01-30T16:45:59.533164Z
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@Gina I have a lot of ram but EEC for server I'll try to sell on eBay or something. I could literally open a small shop right now. 😂
(DIR) Post #A3llr1ZVB2ibAvCEIy by Gina@fosstodon.org
2021-01-30T17:07:04Z
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@feyn Dell's standard RAM has a speed of 2933 MHz.. do you perhaps know if I would have to get the exact same speed if I were to buy my own RAM?
(DIR) Post #A3llxKEQiDBimnLQFE by nlh@nacq.me
2021-01-30T17:08:12Z
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@Gina There's Howdy. It works like a charm. Even better than Windows Hello with Windows on my surface book 2https://github.com/Boltgolt/howdy
(DIR) Post #A3lmDU8Nf9ii8CDjvc by Gina@fosstodon.org
2021-01-30T17:11:04Z
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@nlh 🤯🤯
(DIR) Post #A3lmypISnYi9NOVjcm by Cambria@fosstodon.org
2021-01-30T17:19:40Z
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@Gina @gabriel 1. Build bad ass PC2. Buy cheap used laptop3. Linux all the things4. ???5. Profit? That was my process anyway. Laptop for couch stuff, desktop for desk stuff. Nextcloud and gnu stow to sync files, dotfiles.
(DIR) Post #A3ln6dbKAPNlQ33dDc by Gina@fosstodon.org
2021-01-30T17:20:58Z
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@Cambria @gabriel yeah it's funny, I'm thinking of installing Linux Mint on the fancy laptop, and leaving Windows on the older laptop.
(DIR) Post #A3lnVSO4zoEbsdhHk0 by Gina@fosstodon.org
2021-01-30T17:25:34Z
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@ericbuijs mine is 6GB currently. Opening Kdenlive takes a while, actual editing is impossible.
(DIR) Post #A3lnZfIQwVnf4i3xg0 by nlh@nacq.me
2021-01-30T17:26:20Z
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@Gina and Howdy is highly customizable. I don't miss the fingerprint sensor at all. It's just a useless key on my keyboard.I didn't find any way to make it work with linux.
(DIR) Post #A3lngu9Q70NVAmIbSq by Gina@fosstodon.org
2021-01-30T17:27:38Z
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@nlh does this not work? https://help.ubuntu.com/stable/ubuntu-help/session-fingerprint.html.en
(DIR) Post #A3lnzcwoIX8ZJsKQUq by Cambria@fosstodon.org
2021-01-30T17:30:48Z
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@Gina IIRC you work in IT, right? So you at least admin Windows regularly. I just don't use it for work, so I am more comfortable on Linux for basic browsing and any games I want to play work fine on it now. It is kind of annoying to need to borrow a friend's Windows laptop for stuff related to 3DS cfw. For some reason a lot of the tools are written in C#... luckily those requests are rare and my friends have just accepted me as the weird Linux person.
(DIR) Post #A3lo7XbA4OZ12uyZQ8 by Gina@fosstodon.org
2021-01-30T17:32:25Z
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@thewk it is! :)
(DIR) Post #A3loKRIMoesNGIKrC4 by nlh@nacq.me
2021-01-30T17:34:46Z
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@Gina that's new ! Good news ! I have my xps since April 2020. It seems that they worked on it after that ! I'm on the ubuntu 20.04 LTS, and I don't have the option here. But I'll try to update to 20.10 to check it out ! Thanks !!
(DIR) Post #A3loNd0phyUyTFeeLw by Gina@fosstodon.org
2021-01-30T17:35:23Z
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@Cambria I've found that while I prefer Linux, I still sometimes still need Windows for certain use cases (most recently for stupid proctor spyware to take an online exam). So I'd like to keep at least 1 windows machine in my house, but move to Linux for my main work processes.
(DIR) Post #A3loTGMAr3wHwVK7ZQ by Gina@fosstodon.org
2021-01-30T17:36:23Z
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@Cambria and yes I could use a Windows VM on the new laptop, but I'll have the old laptop anyways and it already has Windows installled.
(DIR) Post #A3loVgfVzyXO7vWgXg by Gina@fosstodon.org
2021-01-30T17:36:48Z
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@nlh let me know how it goes! 🥳
(DIR) Post #A3lofhosZe10angQr2 by lps@masto.1146.nohost.me
2021-01-30T17:38:36Z
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@GinaAre you using the video proxies?@ericbuijs
(DIR) Post #A3loi4DkG4ekeCRLsm by Cambria@fosstodon.org
2021-01-30T17:38:43Z
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@Gina Makes sense. And when it comes to exams I'd rather just not add an extra thing to worry about with the VM and just use a Windows host. I use VMs for a lot but I just wouldn't want to worry about issues the day of.
(DIR) Post #A3lp1tVzlsVNEhQmSO by Gina@fosstodon.org
2021-01-30T17:42:37Z
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@lps @ericbuijs nope, how would that work?
(DIR) Post #A3lqPSNEQwdJxl8Boe by lps@masto.1146.nohost.me
2021-01-30T17:58:02Z
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@Gina @ericbuijs
(DIR) Post #A3lqV6bWHk1gBQVXg8 by Gina@fosstodon.org
2021-01-30T17:59:08Z
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@lps @ericbuijs fancy, I'll definitely use that for the new laptop. The old one barely opens kdenlive, so I don't think this will save it. 😅
(DIR) Post #A3lqoZeQVuWtly9PHc by lps@masto.1146.nohost.me
2021-01-30T18:02:38Z
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@GinaIf you're just doing basic editing you may want to try shortcut, I found playback/responsiveness better@ericbuijs
(DIR) Post #A3lr8lZ3vg9gVtGnk8 by nlh@nacq.me
2021-01-30T18:06:13Z
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@Gina I just find out that a driver was released a few days after I checked 😑 https://askubuntu.com/a/1264347But it doesn't seem to work for me on 20.04LTS.I'll try again when I'll be on 20.10 (I'll find some time to upgrade soon)Thanks anyway 😃
(DIR) Post #A3luIsPZcwEKVVLPXs by simon@fosstodon.org
2021-01-30T18:41:42Z
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@Gina my 16GB laptop OOMs every day now we have to run teams and office 365 to collaborate with...I'm asking for a 32GB one to get work done
(DIR) Post #A3lv2tM0SHZykccLa4 by feyn@social.feyn.org
2021-01-30T18:49:24.684710Z
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@Gina Yes, for compatibility and performance.
(DIR) Post #A3lv2tkSzL93yU3shs by Gina@fosstodon.org
2021-01-30T18:50:03Z
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@feyn but would using 3000mhz be problematic?
(DIR) Post #A3lw0rYIHcZwXOxevA by feyn@social.feyn.org
2021-01-30T18:59:16.994621Z
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@Gina the speed depends of the processor you have and will match the same as I can see in the doc.
(DIR) Post #A3lw0rxokizloYu2hk by Gina@fosstodon.org
2021-01-30T19:00:46Z
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@feyn Ah that's good to know, thanks :)
(DIR) Post #A3m4lshacnMBLdEy3s by ericbuijs@fosstodon.org
2021-01-30T20:39:02Z
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@Gina It could be that I'm underestimating the 4K editing here. But perhaps is @lps onto something with the video proxies. For all clarity I don't use Kdenlive but Shotcut mentioned by LPS.
(DIR) Post #A3n2XfSt2PNBUOPyBk by Gina@fosstodon.org
2021-01-31T07:48:48Z
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Still haven't decided, because I need to assess whether the lack of USB A ports will bother me. Not a fan of the dongle life.
(DIR) Post #A3n501shUIfZ1r8xrE by nvi@chaos.social
2021-01-31T08:16:16Z
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@Gina Since I’ve been without USB-A on my mobile devices for half a year now:I was afraid that I’ll feel restricted by this but after replacing a handful of USB-B/A cables to USB-B/C I stopped noticing. We’ll see how that feels when the pandemic is over and I’ll be going to Hacker related events again. I guess I’ll have to get a portable dock for that purpose.
(DIR) Post #A3n5BWwwJgiEZTbuxE by qwxlea@ioc.exchange
2021-01-31T08:18:20Z
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@Gina Depending how long you keep your hardware, for today's money, in two years you can probably buy 64Gb of memory. Video editors ❤️ memory, though.Dongles suck. Choices, choices...🐐 on #linux
(DIR) Post #A3n7G1wjDJOZlvmkDo by cygnusx11@fosstodon.org
2021-01-31T08:41:32Z
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@GinaI am not ready to take that plunge because to me that slightly aged tech is still plenty useful. I now revive old tech for the sole purpose of using it throughout it's true life span. I love new tech of course but not to the detriment of perfectly good but old alternatives. I say get a hybrid that has both.
(DIR) Post #A3nARs501UFoVbzY3s by klaatu@mastodon.xyz
2021-01-31T09:17:17Z
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@Gina I'd go for 32 now. There are only 2 RAM slots in that model, according to the spec sheet, so if you upgrade to 32 later, you'll likely be throwing out RAM (unless Dell slots in a single 16 GB at the lower config, but I doubt it).And for video editing, the more RAM the better; whatever's in your timeline lives in RAM, so you're going to want a lot.
(DIR) Post #A3nAZLKxdv81HC1Kim by ajmartinez@social.librem.one
2021-01-31T09:18:41Z
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@Gina for me the deal breaker is a lack of an RJ45 jack. I also hate dongles and needing one to use wired ethernet drives me batty. Also USB-C is the worst connector ever.
(DIR) Post #A3nApRRAjL5gpSbNxY by randulo@indieweb.social
2021-01-31T09:21:36Z
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@Gina You need to max out memory if you want to edit 4K video. You might want to do some research on the specs on YouTube, finding the few capable reviewers. I haven't looked to see if he has one on this but Ant is very knowledgable https://www.youtube.com/user/antpruitt/videos
(DIR) Post #A3nBzC8CamR0CywYZE by ajmartinez@social.librem.one
2021-01-31T09:25:09Z
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@Gina I guess that said are there a bunch of USB-A devices you need to use? If you do depends on them consider whether or not you can get USB-C cables for them and hope they work?
(DIR) Post #A3nBzCYmzvhZXRNn0a by Gina@fosstodon.org
2021-01-31T09:34:36Z
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@ajmartinez first thing I thought of is my wireless keyboard and mouse.
(DIR) Post #A3nCboo9F4SbAKyrJo by ajmartinez@social.librem.one
2021-01-31T09:41:34Z
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@Gina ah and I’m guessing those use a USB-A doohicky for the receiver as opposed to BT?
(DIR) Post #A3nCkETHi3w14nEZGq by Gina@fosstodon.org
2021-01-31T09:43:06Z
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@ajmartinez exactly, a tiny USB A dongle.
(DIR) Post #A3nD3P6iODMdZ6opfM by ajmartinez@social.librem.one
2021-01-31T09:46:33Z
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@Gina the idea of getting a wee dongle to plug another wee dongle into makes me immediately picture snapping the damned thing off one day doing something important like reaching for another stroopwaffel while watching whichever show I’m binge-background noising while I spend too much time nerding.
(DIR) Post #A3nDzHpRbp4PmrLDWa by Gina@fosstodon.org
2021-01-31T09:57:02Z
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@ajmartinez exactly, it's silly that it comes down to such a tiny thing, but that's whats holding me back atm. I hate using trackpads. Why don't laptops come with built-in bluetooth dongle adapters? Like, I can connect any modern device wirelessly to my laptop with built-in Bluetooth stuff, but somehow a mouse requires a psychical dongle to be plugged in?I wonder how other people do this with USB C only laptops.
(DIR) Post #A3nEMF8nlh4m6yLGl6 by piggo@piggo.space
2021-01-31T10:01:14.464265Z
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@Gina @ajmartinez the mouse usually uses a weird custom 2.4GHz radio that isn't bluetooth. But: this one can do both!
(DIR) Post #A3nErE1RydcVcSg1VA by fluffy@freespeechextremist.com
2021-01-31T10:06:25.296055Z
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@piggo @Gina @ajmartinez mx master?
(DIR) Post #A3nEt0t7mTulSmdRR2 by thor@pl.thj.no
2021-01-31T10:07:08.754363Z
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@piggo @Gina @ajmartinez i hold my mice with my fingertips, so the only thing mice shaped like this do for me is make them too heavy...
(DIR) Post #A3nEvUAns1xwrv5DjU by piggo@piggo.space
2021-01-31T10:07:36.577923Z
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@fluffy @Gina @ajmartinez yeah mx master 3. I'm very fond of it
(DIR) Post #A3nFBiGxDYdLEJhKzI by fluffy@freespeechextremist.com
2021-01-31T10:10:07.457813Z
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@piggo @Gina @ajmartinez oh huh it's only a hundred bucks
(DIR) Post #A3nFOth63zzaPzDFfE by piggo@piggo.space
2021-01-31T10:12:55.879412Z
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@fluffy @Gina @ajmartinez it's expensive, but after going through cheap ones like socks, this could just as well be worth it. What always died first was the wheel, and this one uses a magnetic sensor for that instead of a crappy rotary encoder. Plus the flick scroll... it's so good
(DIR) Post #A3nFVRXZ8Xbf7zsNAu by fluffy@freespeechextremist.com
2021-01-31T10:13:41.402705Z
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@piggo @Gina @ajmartinez i don't think 100 usd is expensive for a top end mouse. aren't the ordinary ones around a third of that? I was expecting 200+
(DIR) Post #A3nFYfus8z5OaCJoGm by pamaca@descentraliza.me
2021-01-31T09:57:58.153384Z
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@Gina @ajmartinez Just get a USB-C hub with the connections you need. Most of the them are OS agnostic and you get not only USB-A but also HDMI, Ethernet and anything you may need.
(DIR) Post #A3nFYgYDmgYsYEjEbQ by Gina@fosstodon.org
2021-01-31T10:14:37Z
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@pamaca @ajmartinez yeah but then you have a dongle hanging on your laptop everytime you even want so much as use a mouse.
(DIR) Post #A3nFcEnOv3QLd1WSo4 by piggo@piggo.space
2021-01-31T10:15:20.593266Z
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@fluffy @Gina @ajmartinez you can get a mouse for $10, but you're getting what you paid for...
(DIR) Post #A3nFjIWXSOBhDZ0BKi by fluffy@freespeechextremist.com
2021-01-31T10:16:11.635096Z
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@piggo @Gina @ajmartinez i think it's a great price if it's indeed high end hardwarehonestly the 100 usd pricetag makes me think it's going to break
(DIR) Post #A3nFnorp9BaKgf78Ns by piggo@piggo.space
2021-01-31T10:17:26.216672Z
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@fluffy @Gina @ajmartinez it's the most expensive mouse I ever owned :blobsweat:
(DIR) Post #A3nFuPJEZLw9Rp4mki by Gina@fosstodon.org
2021-01-31T10:18:33Z
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@pamaca @ajmartinez yeah but then you have a dongle hanging on your laptop everytime you even want so much as use a mouse.Edit: I think the assumption is that I work behind a desk like a normal person, but in reality I walk around with my laptop through my house all day.
(DIR) Post #A3nG3rtfeNH2iWd9u4 by ajmartinez@social.librem.one
2021-01-31T10:20:12Z
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@Gina I had a BT mouse I liked a lot once upon a time. No extra dongles needed. I’ve stuck with my 2016 laptop as long as I have because it still has all the things I need. The next machine does too, and I hope that company lasts a long time and keeps offering devices I can use the way I want. I’m willing to pay!
(DIR) Post #A3nG93weHcyzX0V5FY by fluffy@freespeechextremist.com
2021-01-31T10:20:51.018045Z
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@piggo @Gina @ajmartinez i've never owned a mouse at that pricebut i have a $350 keyboard...
(DIR) Post #A3nLSoPwDvsWw5R9F2 by duponin@udongein.xyz
2021-01-31T11:20:52.219591Z
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@Gina you do videos? 👀
(DIR) Post #A3nLrypOedASSnLVVQ by Gina@fosstodon.org
2021-01-31T11:25:20Z
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@duponin I'd like to, but right now my laptop crashes when a video editor, let alone actual editing.
(DIR) Post #A3nM70vJ97frJ1HO76 by Gina@fosstodon.org
2021-01-31T11:27:52Z
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@duponin I'd like to, but right now my laptop crashes when opening a video editor, let alone actual editing.
(DIR) Post #A3nMRJlanSyjXTPuGO by axelcsep@mastodon.social
2021-01-31T11:31:44Z
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@Gina system heat may be an issue. I had another brand with 32 ram -- could fry an egg. Removed it down to 16.
(DIR) Post #A3nhGBd0oSuw9Mw9OS by egret@hackers.town
2021-01-31T15:24:58Z
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@Gina If you have, say, a Dell business monitor with USB slots on the side and belly, you can use that for static/changing peripheries. I like to use those ports for sd card copying, computer is tucked away behind the desk.Mine is a Dell P2418D. I can wholeheartedly recommend it, 99% adobeRGB coverage makes photography and video so much more enjoyable. My wife picked one up after working for a week on it (this is a trend, she took my trackball too T_T).
(DIR) Post #A3nv2stCZTBzct3p7g by Tay0@fosstodon.org
2021-01-31T17:59:28Z
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@Gina me neither.
(DIR) Post #A3rXGPcWZJmKdX18e8 by stevenroose@x0f.org
2021-02-02T11:51:56Z
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@Gina I fill up my 32GiB regularly. I'd say totally worth the price difference.
(DIR) Post #A3rXJRvUS4eienKwJE by stevenroose@x0f.org
2021-02-02T11:52:28Z
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@Gina Also, is that the old-school first edition roller-coaster tycoon where the little people say "coca cola!"?
(DIR) Post #A3rYEcZlWsegBzR97I by Gina@fosstodon.org
2021-02-02T12:02:49Z
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@stevenroose I think so, I don't think I've ever seen an even older version 😂
(DIR) Post #A3rYSoqAj6ewHhsfrc by stevenroose@x0f.org
2021-02-02T12:05:23Z
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@Gina Amazing! :D I loved that game. Where your rollercoasters were too extreme so people started throwing up on the roads and you need to employ sweepers to sweep their vomit from the pavement so that other guests wouldn't get mad :DOr where some rollercoasters were so extreme that people wouldn't want to go in so you had to drag an innocent person into the queue and then cut his path so he didn't have a choice to go in.Hehe, childhood :)
(DIR) Post #A3rYWEfBAtphF0MtA8 by stevenroose@x0f.org
2021-02-02T12:06:01Z
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@Gina Can you play that on Linux??
(DIR) Post #A3raH2pN64LC691Hd2 by Gina@fosstodon.org
2021-02-02T12:25:39Z
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@stevenroose nope 😭 although I did hear that there's a foss version of it as well. Never tried it though.
(DIR) Post #A3raKfEGmFM04EOKXI by Gina@fosstodon.org
2021-02-02T12:26:14Z
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@stevenroose lol so relatable, I still do that sometimes 😂
(DIR) Post #A3vSUkzECiHvonUtQu by michelamarie@mastodon.social
2021-02-04T09:17:19Z
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@Gina It's worth considering a Dell Inspiron. They aren't quite as sleek looking as an XPS machine but they are still quite compact, and powerful (with new 11th gen Intel CPUs) while offering more ports (USB C and 3), and excellent upgradeability for a modern laptop (two memory slots, and m.2 SSD, WiFi NIC, and battery are all replaceable. So it will be longer before your laptop has to be recycled.Plus, Inspirons cost quite a bit less. You could get more power for your money. 🚀