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Those computer seems actually reasonably priced. You can get a better deal building them yourself but as a hassle free solution it seems pretty good. Event if y

by IMTDb 8y ago

Those computer seems actually reasonably priced. You can get a better deal building them yourself but as a hassle free solution it seems pretty good. Event if you end up installing windows on it. I am quite impressed.

sliken 8y ago
Dunno, they seem pretty huge. The smallest is 14 liters and limits you to 32GB ram? What is this.. an Apple? Seems pretty insane to charge prices like this ($2,500 for a modest i7, 32G ram, and 256GB SSD) and not make it expandable enough to handle the more challenging uses.
- appleiigs 8y ago
  There are different versions. Thelio Major and Massive. Major is up to 128. Massive up to 768.
  - onli 8y ago
    Yeah, but there is a hole between those categories. A Ryzen processor happily supports 64GB ram with a 4-slot board, and that is something they do not support. If you take the Major version you are bound to get a more expensive Threadripper processor. But my current default build would be much cheaper and support up to 64GB ram, see https://www.pc-kombo.com/share/mORbPdR4 https://www.pc-kombo.com/share/mORbPdR4. And that's also in a small case.
- cyphar 8y ago
  The small one only has 2 DIMM slots, hence a limit of 32GB (which has a base price of $1k). The more expensive ones you just mentioned have a maximum of 128GB and 768GB.
illumin8 8y ago
Me too. These look incredible. Does anyone know if you could also turn them into Hackintosh or run Windows 10 on them for gaming? If so, I'd pick one up in a heartbeat. I'm a little concerned that the custom I/O daughterboard might make them only compatible with Linux or the PopOS (custom Ubuntu) that System76 offers.
ianai 8y ago
Their markup supports their considerable efforts to provide and support open systems. In previous threads I’ve read they have staff dedicated to making sure their hardware works 100% with Linux. Not sure of the extent beyond that, but you’re buying that with the hardware. If you just want hardware you’ll wind up doing all of that yourself on your time.

by IMTDb 8y ago

sliken 8y ago

Dunno, they seem pretty huge. The smallest is 14 liters and limits you to 32GB ram? What is this.. an Apple? Seems pretty insane to charge prices like this ($2,500 for a modest i7, 32G ram, and 256GB SSD) and not make it expandable enough to handle the more challenging uses.

appleiigs 8y ago
There are different versions. Thelio Major and Massive. Major is up to 128. Massive up to 768.
- onli 8y ago
  Yeah, but there is a hole between those categories. A Ryzen processor happily supports 64GB ram with a 4-slot board, and that is something they do not support. If you take the Major version you are bound to get a more expensive Threadripper processor. But my current default build would be much cheaper and support up to 64GB ram, see https://www.pc-kombo.com/share/mORbPdR4 https://www.pc-kombo.com/share/mORbPdR4. And that's also in a small case.
cyphar 8y ago
The small one only has 2 DIMM slots, hence a limit of 32GB (which has a base price of $1k). The more expensive ones you just mentioned have a maximum of 128GB and 768GB.

illumin8 8y ago

Me too. These look incredible. Does anyone know if you could also turn them into Hackintosh or run Windows 10 on them for gaming? If so, I'd pick one up in a heartbeat. I'm a little concerned that the custom I/O daughterboard might make them only compatible with Linux or the PopOS (custom Ubuntu) that System76 offers.

ianai 8y ago

Their markup supports their considerable efforts to provide and support open systems. In previous threads I’ve read they have staff dedicated to making sure their hardware works 100% with Linux. Not sure of the extent beyond that, but you’re buying that with the hardware. If you just want hardware you’ll wind up doing all of that yourself on your time.