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Suddenly number of wheels is analogous to cores... Motorcycle - fast for gaming Car/SUV - good general purpose Truck (dually) - serious work (probably fun)

Suddenly number of wheels is analogous to cores... Motorcycle - fast for gaming Car/SUV - good general purpose Truck (dually) - serious work (probably fun) 18-wheeler - move a load of loads at once But apparently that makes the Ryzen 9 3950X a 16-wheel Porsche Cayenne Turbo S? Super fun to drive but you can use it to haul...

api 7y ago
Hah... yeah the analogy gets silly if you make it literal and stretch it too far. I was just using it to talk about how different types of devices specialize for different use cases. Phones: ultra-portable communication and rapid service interaction device -- basically a pocket terminal. Skill level: beginner / non-technical. Tablets: casual computing devices suitable for reading, writing, some forms of content creation, and games. Skill level: beginner / non-technical. Desktops/Laptops: more powerful and flexible devices for serious content creation, high-end gaming, development, heavy number crunching, etc. Skill level: intermediate to advanced users. They're still relatively easy to use for casual use cases but they have more knobs, expose more details, and have less training wheels / guard rails to keep you from breaking things. Servers: big machines that sit in one place in a data center, office, or basement and run lots of stuff. Skill level: mostly advanced users. SBCs like the Pi: hobbyist devices for hacking, DIY IOT, DIY automation, etc. Skill level: mostly advanced users. Then of course there's a long tail of specialized and smaller devices like watches, FitBits, IOT, etc.
- zamubafoo 7y ago
  Phones: Electric Scooters or Regular Bike Tablets: Electric Bike Laptops: Standard Car, SUV, or Light Work vehicle (F150 space) Desktops: Luxury, Enthusiast, or Specialist Market (Sports Cars, Anything above the F250, Hot Rod territory) Servers: Work Vehicles (Semis, Flatbeds, etc.) SBCs: DIY non-motorized vehicles IoT: Shoes I think its a great analogy. You can always get an over priced or over spec'd vehicle for your needs, but there are clear uses for some of the form factors.

api 7y ago

Hah... yeah the analogy gets silly if you make it literal and stretch it too far. I was just using it to talk about how different types of devices specialize for different use cases. Phones: ultra-portable communication and rapid service interaction device -- basically a pocket terminal. Skill level: beginner / non-technical. Tablets: casual computing devices suitable for reading, writing, some forms of content creation, and games. Skill level: beginner / non-technical. Desktops/Laptops: more powerful and flexible devices for serious content creation, high-end gaming, development, heavy number crunching, etc. Skill level: intermediate to advanced users. They're still relatively easy to use for casual use cases but they have more knobs, expose more details, and have less training wheels / guard rails to keep you from breaking things. Servers: big machines that sit in one place in a data center, office, or basement and run lots of stuff. Skill level: mostly advanced users. SBCs like the Pi: hobbyist devices for hacking, DIY IOT, DIY automation, etc. Skill level: mostly advanced users. Then of course there's a long tail of specialized and smaller devices like watches, FitBits, IOT, etc.

zamubafoo 7y ago
Phones: Electric Scooters or Regular Bike Tablets: Electric Bike Laptops: Standard Car, SUV, or Light Work vehicle (F150 space) Desktops: Luxury, Enthusiast, or Specialist Market (Sports Cars, Anything above the F250, Hot Rod territory) Servers: Work Vehicles (Semis, Flatbeds, etc.) SBCs: DIY non-motorized vehicles IoT: Shoes I think its a great analogy. You can always get an over priced or over spec'd vehicle for your needs, but there are clear uses for some of the form factors.