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Nowadays I use Intel NUC boxes for Ubuntu LTS - stick in RAM and M2 disk and that is it, all done. I don't see myself moving to System 76 unless they bring out
by Theodores 10y ago
Nowadays I use Intel NUC boxes for Ubuntu LTS - stick in RAM and M2 disk and that is it, all done.
I don't see myself moving to System 76 unless they bring out an exceptional product. For instance, if they did a desktop that contained two motherboards, one for a 'server' and one for a 'client', then that would really help build web apps where you don't want your 'server' to be slowed down by your IDE, browser tabs and everything else 'client'. Such a system would have to have a SGI style unified file system that was quick from either client or server side, i.e. no NFS mounts.
Given that no such PC has ever existed(!) I don't see System 76 coming up with something crazy niche that 'every developer must have'.
- inimino 10y agoIf your server is slowed that much by your development environment, it's going to have a hard time dealing with (N>1) actual users. General purpose computers are good enough, it seems unlikely the days of exotic machines and workstations will come back.
- H1Supreme 10y agoI use an intel Nuc as a Linux box running Ubuntu LTS as well. As you stated, everything worked perfect right out of the box. Which makes me think: Since a NUC is essentially laptop hardware, why hasn't anyone thrown these components in a laptop case, and be done with it?