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The Verge just wrote a love letter to the new Framework Desktop, running SteamOS on the thing as a gaming PC.
by bsimpson 1y ago
The Verge just wrote a love letter to the new Framework Desktop, running SteamOS on the thing as a gaming PC.
- freetime2 1y agoIMO the Framework Desktop is too large to be considered a Mini PC due to its 4.5L case size. I'd call it a Mini-ITX tower. It looks nice, though. I'm impressed they were able to get 11W idle power consumption with a 400W power supply (most mini pcs have much smaller power supplies, which are supposed to be more efficient with smaller loads). [1] [1] https://www.jeffgeerling.com/blog/2025/i-clustered-four-framework-mainboards-test-huge-llms https://www.jeffgeerling.com/blog/2025/i-clustered-four-fram...
- chaosharmonic 1y agoThe (smaller) laptop mainboards, on the other hand...