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by chocochunks 6mo ago
Meanwhile Kobo is still shipping firmware updates to devices from the same time period... And even the ePub readers that have been left behind can still work with new books.
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by chocochunks 6mo ago
It's also a con. You get worse sustained performance. You also get a hotter device. There's a reason the base model M series MBPs consistently bench higher than the exact same chip MBAs in things like Cinebench. The fan.
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by chocochunks 6mo ago
You can also dump GB Camera photos with GBxCart RW. Those can also be used to dump ROMs/saves and reprogram flash carts. The cheap GBC games off Ali express are flash carts in reality.
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by chocochunks 6mo ago
You go on eBay or similar site and you pay for a used copy on floppy or CD-ROM. Then using the appropriate tool you back those files up and use them for OpenCiv 1. Cheap, no. Convenient, no. But legal. If you're lucky you stumble acros
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by chocochunks 6mo ago
Guess you didn't buy a PowerBook 5300 or a Titanium PowerBook G4, both infamous for hinge failure. Our 5300 didn't even make it to the four year mark.
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by chocochunks 7mo ago
On the Neo that doesn't support Thunderbolt? Or on the Acer that supports USB4 and might actually work with the hub? It's a weird choice to pair with a budget laptop since monitors that support that are usually several dollars ext
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by chocochunks 7mo ago
No, the contention is that corporate junk has a tendency to slow down PCs and equivalent software would do the same to the Neo or worse.
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by chocochunks 7mo ago
Apple's official HDMI adapter is $70. I was already talking generic.
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by chocochunks 7mo ago
With half the RAM?
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by chocochunks 7mo ago
What makes it horrifying? Plastic? Is the only thing that's important the material it's made out of? I think there's many use cases where the Acer would be less horrifying to use than the Neo. Which device would be better for
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by chocochunks 7mo ago
Apple wins on the perception of being a luxury brand. That's it.
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by chocochunks 7mo ago
You get twice as much RAM, twice as much storage. 4x faster storage too. You get a full sized HDMI port. You can do multiple monitors if you need to. It has a fan for better sustained performance. You can plug in a flash drive, mouse, monit
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by chocochunks 7mo ago
Is it your personal or corporate PC with corporate junk on it?
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by chocochunks 7mo ago
The GPU in the Neo isn't particularly fast...nor is the storage. Neo makes loads of compromises to hit $600 with some of it's features. Even for $400 you can get Windows PCs with TWO whole USB 3.0 ports. $400 quickly hits diminish
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by chocochunks 7mo ago
You can't get a 128GB M3 Ultra, it's also more expensive. For some workloads the Studio is better, for others the GB10.
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by chocochunks 7mo ago
Yes, even in $600 PCs. The SSD in the Neo is not particularly good either. Here's an example, a 649€ laptop: https://www.notebookcheck.net/Lenovo-IdeaPad-Slim-5-15-lapto... 6200 MB/s Read, 4300 MB/s Write vs
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by chocochunks 7mo ago
You're not looking at the right thing. Dell's naming is horrible. Dell Pro Max with GB10 ( https://www.dell.com/en-us/shop/cty/pdp/spd/dell-pro-max-fcm... ). It's a very different compu
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by chocochunks 7mo ago
> "What I will say is that in recent years, Apple has really accelerated the performance of their SSDs. And this has been a key part of the argument as to why PCs are absolute trash." Umm, for the past 5+ years or so PC SSDs ha
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by chocochunks 7mo ago
A 128GB 2TB Dell Pro Max with Nvidia GB10 is about $4200, a Mac Studio with 128GB RAM and 2TB storage is $4100. So pretty comparable. I think Dell's pricing has been rocked more by the RAM shortage too.
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by chocochunks 7mo ago
For N64 and back, a MiSTer is a good option these days. Because of the Mister Pi and QM-Tech clones and clones of the clones prices have dropped a fair bit.
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by chocochunks 7mo ago
IDK, when I tried one DKC was completely unplayable. For some games it's very important. This has been a well documented problem with the cheap scalers. They have other issues too and RetroRGB has a good video going over the problems:
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by chocochunks 7mo ago
Cheap generic upscalers add significant latency and worse non-consistent latency. It might be OK for a turn based RPG like Persona 3, but it will drive you mad for games like DDR, Guitar Hero or heavily action based games.
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by chocochunks 7mo ago
Eh, while they do need a Wii U Game Pad, once you're past setup you don't really need it except for a handful of games. Maybe to do the occasional settings change. If you're just using it as a Wii you can also press B on the
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by chocochunks 7mo ago
I think I did this with phones. WebOS, BB10, Windows Phone 7 & 8. All dead lol.
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by chocochunks 7mo ago
Linux unfortunately needs to be a Windows that's better than Windows to a lot of people unfortunately. It must support all their hardware and software perfectly and can never have any issues, only then will it be an accepted alternativ
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by chocochunks 7mo ago
Kiwix has an Android app, that'll do Wikipedia and a bunch of other resources. You can get free offline maps from HERE maps or use something like Open Map from Fdroid that uses Open Street Map.
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by chocochunks 7mo ago
They seem pretty similar to the values from pcpartpicker. ( https://pcpartpicker.com/trends/price/memory/ ) Probably not tracking eBay but retail stores..
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by chocochunks 7mo ago
It's a bit of a silly point now since the Neo only supports one external display anyways* but if they do support 2 or more displays it will be a problem. Even if they add TB support when they do, unless the prices of TB docks drop dram
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by chocochunks 7mo ago
Perfect Dark works on newer Xboxes too. For Xbox One X and Series X it runs at 9x the res of the 360 version. It's included in Rare Replay which also includes Goldeneye 007 if you get it digitally.
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by chocochunks 7mo ago
Most of what was done on an original modded Xbox can be done on a retail stock Xbox One/Xbox Series with the exception of pirated Xbox games. Kodi (formerly known as XBMC) is just in the Xbox store, emulators and homebrew can be setup

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