Post APwlAkiIf9HTdXw5eS by yestergearpc@ccrvb.com
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(DIR) Post #APwkvhfXhRhdqoTDJw by adam@social.librem.one
2022-11-25T01:24:24Z
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Ooh, this might be a good Linux laptop for $99. https://www.microcenter.com/product/652909/asus-br1100cka-ys02-116-laptop-computer-gray
(DIR) Post #APwlAkiIf9HTdXw5eS by yestergearpc@ccrvb.com
2022-11-25T01:27:06Z
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@adam That's not a bad price for what you get, tbh. Raspis are going for the same price or more these days lol. Good enough for web apps, email, browsing, etc. Definitely would want Linux over windows on that specsheet.
(DIR) Post #APwlfLJl8LoZqm2mGm by adam@social.librem.one
2022-11-25T01:32:39Z
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@yestergearpc Totally. I converted a couple Chromebooks to Gallium Linux for the kids a while back. XFCE is so efficient. Super useful even on 4Gb RAM.
(DIR) Post #APwlvFfTuH3Qxfn31E by adam@social.librem.one
2022-11-25T01:35:32Z
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@yestergearpc On the other hand, I may have too many laptops hanging around. :)
(DIR) Post #APwm4RKbub2lk0PQci by yestergearpc@ccrvb.com
2022-11-25T01:37:10Z
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@adam Between my modern equipment and my vintage collection, I am in that same boat lol. Although I did get my first RISC-V system online a few days ago, so that little guy has been taking up my time playing with and learning the ropes. Only $30, and takes the place of a Raspi Zero competently. I got full fat debian running on it now.
(DIR) Post #APwmBWIJrF3bA1iIV6 by adam@social.librem.one
2022-11-25T01:38:28Z
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@yestergearpc Nice. I really need to build a new Plex server/VM workstation. Procrastinating too much.
(DIR) Post #APwmHZSuytLyjUYYaG by adam@social.librem.one
2022-11-25T01:39:33Z
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@yestergearpc Also, did you ever see my comparision between Linux and Chrome OS on the same $60 hardware? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TtJJ4r6O4co&t=3s
(DIR) Post #APwmOK7SR69LAGjpo0 by yestergearpc@ccrvb.com
2022-11-25T01:40:46Z
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@adam I recently-ish commissioned a new "main server" on a budget. 2x 16 core opterons, 192gb of ram, and ~30tb of storage. It runs proxmox, and handles NAS, a few web servers, IRC server, and some game servers. Total budget was about $350, but I got a steeeep discount on the 12tb drives from a friend lol.
(DIR) Post #APwmldJTExLvLyTKe8 by adam@social.librem.one
2022-11-25T01:45:00Z
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@yestergearpc Damn, that's a crazy good deal! I want to learn how to do Kernel Virtual Machines since that's supposed to have great performance. Currently using VirtualBox which isn't that great.
(DIR) Post #APyhmmRQfxN8V1qHRY by arf@poa.st
2022-11-25T19:40:40.763618Z
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@adam That absolutely looks awesome for the price. But man, I feel bad for any poor sap that tries running Win10 on that dual-core Celeron N4500...
(DIR) Post #APyhmmqx93mxmBmfE8 by adam@social.librem.one
2022-11-25T23:58:36Z
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@arf Nevermind, looks like the trackpad has issues on Linux: https://zentalk.asus.com/en/discussion/65793/asus-br1100cka-linux-issue