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I’ve given up both.

• Thorrez 1y ago
  What do you use?
  • aurareturn 1y ago
    I’ve given up on both and use Apple Silicon only. AMD and Intel are simply too power hungry for how slow they are and can’t optimize for power like Apple can.
    • mr_windfrog 1y ago
      That's pretty amazing, I've never heard of that before .-_-!
    • lostlogin 1y ago
      I just replaced a headless nuc 9 with a headless M4. Nuc 9 averaged 65-70W power usage, while the m4 is averaging 6.6W. The Mac is vastly more performant.
    • maciejw 1y ago
      I also switched to cheapest Mac Mini M4 Pro this year (after 20+ years of using Intel CPUs). MacOS has its quirks, but it provides ZSH and it "just works" (unlike manjaro I used in parallel with Windows). I especially like the preview tool - it has useful pdf and photo editing options. The hardware is impressive - tiny, metal box, always silent, basic speaker built-in and it can be left always on with minimal power consumption. Drive size for basic models is limited (512gb) - I solved it by moving photos to NAS. I don't use it for gaming, except Hello Kitty Island Adventure. I would say it's a very competitive choice for a desktop PC in 2025 overall.
    • izacus 1y ago
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  • crinkly 1y ago
    M4 Mac. Not going back now. It’s like skipping a decade ahead.