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Like I wrote on a similar thread a few days ago, some of these expectations seem a tad misplaced, but I would buy one in a flash if it was available in my count
by rcarmo 4y ago
Like I wrote on a similar thread a few days ago, some of these expectations seem a tad misplaced, but I would buy one in a flash if it was available in my country, as a _personal_ ultra-quiet desktop with a good Linux userland and the ability to drive a 5K2K display or matching pixel acreage.
For my terminal-centric lifestyle WSL2 is fine, and all of my personal machines run either Linux or macOS even though I happen to work for MS. And getting a fully working aarch64 Linux userland with Windows 11 window management and PowerToys is, well… tempting.
I am, however, increasingly leaning towards just getting a Khadas Edge 2 Pro (which has an RK3588S and a comparable amount of RAM and storage). I don’t think Jeff has tested that one yet (and it should come in below the SQ2), but if you want _fast_ aarch64 readily available, it seems to be the thing to beat (I can see it now on my regional Amazon store, a click away… must… resist…)
- jnsaff2 4y agoIt's not quiet tho. It has a cheap-ass fan and also bad enough coil whine to get a mention in the video.
- geerlingguy 4y agoThe fan is pretty quiet, at least—I couldn't hear it unless I put my ear up to the box. The coil whine was excessive though. I wouldn't normally mention it if it were here and there and quiet, but it was noticeable from a few feet away any time I went above 100 mbps down over Ethernet.
- rcarmo 4y agoThat is interesting - I noticed that in your video, and I suspect a little shielding around the Ethernet electronics might help (but I have no real idea how the Ethernet was integrated into the Surface motherboard variant).
- drekipus 4y ago> with Windows 11 window management and PowerToys is, well… tempting. Can I ask why? In all of my experiences, both "windows window management" and "power toys" seem to be lackluster to Linux equivalents.
- rcarmo 4y agoYou likely haven’t tried FancyZones or the baseline window snapping with mouse dragging. I use a set of GNOME extensions that mimic them, but they are simply not as… snappy.