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  • I Replaced My Linux System With This $200 Windows Mini PC - Here's The

    From Lawrence D'Oliveiro@21:1/5 to All on Tue Jul 8 21:27:14 2025
    XPost: alt.comp.os.windows-11

    Long-time Linux enthusiast Jack Wallen gives Windows a try, for a
    change <Zhttps://www.zdnet.com/article/i-replaced-my-linux-system-with-this-200-windows-mini-pc-heres-the-verdict-after-a-week/>:

    First off, the Neo Z97 shipped with Windows 11, and I decided
    against installing Linux over it. Since Windows 11 is a resource
    hog, I thought it would be best to see how well the hardware
    handled the OS first. Sure, I could install a Linux distribution
    on the PC, knowing it would vastly outperform Windows, but this
    time around I wanted to experience the default.

    As is with Windows 11, the initial setup was time consuming and,
    inferior to any Linux distribution I've ever used. But this isn't
    a debate about Linux vs. Windows (because you know where I stand
    on that); this is all about the PC itself.

    In other words, if Windows performs well on a given piece of hardware,
    it’s a given that Linux will be better. This has been verified so many
    times that it should come as no surprise. This is a hardware review,
    not a software review.

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  • From Paul@21:1/5 to Lawrence D'Oliveiro on Wed Jul 9 08:04:49 2025
    XPost: alt.comp.os.windows-11

    On Tue, 7/8/2025 5:27 PM, Lawrence D'Oliveiro wrote:

    In other words, if Windows performs well on a given piece of hardware,
    it’s a given that Linux will be better. This has been verified so many times that it should come as no surprise. This is a hardware review,
    not a software review.

    (Dak Wallen, Contributing Writer, We Always Have A Friend In Jesus)

    4C 3.60 GHz Q1'23 12W 1 Memory Channel $128.00 (An N150 with higher TDP) It's like an N150 that runs at 12W instead of 7W.

    A 12W processor that does email. congrats!

    The machine is $217 and the processor is $128.

    I bet the archive manager on Linux will smoke with that baby.

    Paul

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  • From chrisv@21:1/5 to Lawrence D'Oliveiro on Wed Jul 9 09:03:12 2025
    XPost: alt.comp.os.windows-11

    Lawrence D'Oliveiro wrote:

    Long-time Linux enthusiast Jack Wallen gives Windows a try, for a
    change

    Broken link fixed:

    https://www.zdnet.com/article/i-replaced-my-linux-system-with-this-200-windows-mini-pc-heres-the-verdict-after-a-week/

    First off, the Neo Z97 shipped with Windows 11,

    A quad-core 12W Alder Lake-N CPU, 12G RAM and 512G SSD. Pretty good
    for $240. Plenty powerful for a lot of people and uses.

    --
    'simple deduction indicates your beef must be "when" it's used.' -
    "Steve Carroll", snittishly conjuring-up a "beef" with something that
    I had said was a "nice feature".

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  • From Lawrence D'Oliveiro@21:1/5 to Paul on Wed Jul 9 21:05:19 2025
    XPost: alt.comp.os.windows-11

    On Wed, 9 Jul 2025 08:04:49 -0400, Paul wrote:

    I bet the archive manager on Linux will smoke with that baby.

    Do you encourage smoking with a baby?

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  • From Anssi Saari@21:1/5 to Lawrence D'Oliveiro on Fri Jul 11 10:43:12 2025
    XPost: alt.comp.os.windows-11

    Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> writes:

    Long-time Linux enthusiast Jack Wallen gives Windows a try, for a
    change <Zhttps://www.zdnet.com/article/i-replaced-my-linux-system-with-this-200-windows-mini-pc-heres-the-verdict-after-a-week/>:

    With that dual ethernet, it seems like a possible candidate for a
    router. A little overpowered to be sure and their "specifications" don't
    even tell you what ethernet chips they used.

    I'm just on the lookout for future router HW since PC Engines
    discontinued their APU2 line. Suprisingly few mini-PCs have dual
    ethernet and I don't like porcupine PCs with USB things sticking out in
    various directions.

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  • From Lawrence D'Oliveiro@21:1/5 to Anssi Saari on Fri Jul 11 22:46:23 2025
    XPost: alt.comp.os.windows-11

    On Fri, 11 Jul 2025 10:43:12 +0300, Anssi Saari wrote:

    I'm just on the lookout for future router HW since PC Engines
    discontinued their APU2 line. Suprisingly few mini-PCs have dual
    ethernet and I don't like porcupine PCs with USB things sticking out in various directions.

    Or you could get a box with room for an expansion card or two in it.

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  • From Char Jackson@21:1/5 to anssi.saari@usenet.mail.kapsi.fi on Fri Jul 11 20:50:57 2025
    XPost: alt.comp.os.windows-11

    On Fri, 11 Jul 2025 10:43:12 +0300, Anssi Saari <anssi.saari@usenet.mail.kapsi.fi> wrote:

    Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> writes:

    Long-time Linux enthusiast Jack Wallen gives Windows a try, for a
    change
    <Zhttps://www.zdnet.com/article/i-replaced-my-linux-system-with-this-200-windows-mini-pc-heres-the-verdict-after-a-week/>:

    With that dual ethernet, it seems like a possible candidate for a
    router. A little overpowered to be sure and their "specifications" don't
    even tell you what ethernet chips they used.

    I'm just on the lookout for future router HW since PC Engines
    discontinued their APU2 line. Suprisingly few mini-PCs have dual
    ethernet and I don't like porcupine PCs with USB things sticking out in >various directions.

    Just curious, what's your primary objection to building a router with a
    single Ethernet interface? Reduced throughput?

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